The situations of the Chinese vintage liquor on the market were introduced,and research progress,technical level and method of identification of the vintage liquor were discussed.The problem of vintage could be solved by the following two steps.One is to strengthen the scientific research on the vintages identification technology.The relationship between characteristics ingredients and vintage should be explored for developing the scientific identification method of vintage.Second,the relevant state departments should attach the importance to the vintage problem and develop a systematic management approach for vintage.The approach could be used to effectively supervise the vintage market.