The shelf life of yellow wine can usually be one to two years, but it's better to check the shelf life date written on the package, as brewing methods vary from brewery to brewery.

Yellow wine is one of the world's oldest liquors, originating from China, and is the only one in China, and is one of the world's three oldest liquors, along with beer and wine. About 3,000 years ago, during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Chinese created a unique method of compound fermentation of wine curds and began to make large quantities of yellow wine. Yellow wine has a wide range of origins and many varieties, the famous ones being Shandong Jimo Old Wine, Jiangxi Ji'an Gujiang Winter Wine, Wuxi Huizuan Wine, Shaoxing Scholar's Red, Shaoxing Daughter's Red, Shazhou Youhuang of Zhangjiagang, Wugong Old Wine of Wujiang, and Baifuaying and other Taoyuan wines; Shanghai Old Wine, Hebi Yuhu Shuanghuang, Fujian Min'an Old Wine, Jiangxi Jiujiang Seal Jar Wine, Jiangsu Baipu Yellow Wine (Shuminglou), Jiangsu Jintan and Danyang Seal Jar Wine, Henan Shuanghuang, Guangdong Hakka Nyonya Wine, and Jiangsu Jintan and Danyang Seal Jar Wine. Yellow Wine, Guangdong Hakka Nyonya Wine, Zhangjiakou Beizong Yellow Wine and Shaoxing Jiayan Wine (Huadiao Wine, etc.), Guangdong Pearl Red Wine, etc.