Important factors of the workshop sheet (2)

2. Advice. The difference of the counterfeit Shaoxing Yellow Rice Wine from the genuine yellow Rice Wine made in Shaoxing is that the former's composition and the style are the same, but it makes the drinker feel thirsty"(offering an easy way for differentiation). The two are different in essence. Some mercenary wine sellers would sell counterfeit Shaoxing yellow rice wine rather than real Shaoxing brew in order to make more profits. Such behaviors make it hard for such refined scholars as Tao Yuanming and Li Bai (well-known for their love for wine) to purchase the genuine article." This is a straightforward accusation against those merchants who forgot honor at sight of money and a piece of advice for the consumers to beware of imitations.