汉代酿酒业的研究可以追溯到20世纪50年代。此后数十年间,从事自然科学、历史学和考古学的一些学者从不同角度对这个领域进行了深入考察。①但余义似未穷尽。本文拟在前人研究的基础上,对若干问题试作探考。一葡萄酒古代中国人对葡萄酒的了解不晚于西汉中期,但对当时内地是否能自行生产以葡萄为原料的葡萄酒,学界有不同意见。酿造葡萄酒的前提是葡萄的栽培。国外植物史家指出野生葡萄(Vitis silvestris)广泛生长于欧洲和亚洲,②这个说法得到古代中国文献和考古资料的支持。河南洛阳皂角 Han Dynasty winery research dates back to the 1950s. In the decades that followed, some scholars engaged in natural science, history and archeology conducted an in-depth study of this field from different angles. However, Yu Yi does not seem exhausted. Based on the previous studies, this paper attempts to explore some problems. A wine ancient Chinese understanding of wine no later than the mid-Western Han Dynasty, but at that time whether the Mainland can produce grape-based wine, the academic community have different views. The premise of making wine is the cultivation of grapes. Historians of foreign plants point out that Vitis silvestris grows widely in Europe and Asia, 2 and is supported by ancient Chinese literature and archeological data. Henan Luoyang soap horn