And now in China, kids want to drink yellow wine

BEIJING – Drunk by generals in battle to toast after a victory, loved by poets because it warmed the stomach and melted the tongue (and the pen), this almost three thousand years old wine, born in the city of Shaoxing, served hot – perhaps with a sprinkle of osmanthus or a dried plum – faithful companion during the cold Chinese winters, it seems to have fallen out of favor.