Table 1 The testing results of vintage liquors on sale.

From: Authentication of Chinese vintage liquors using bomb-pulse 14C

Lab code

Vintage year on the label

δ13C (‰)*

Uncertainty

Δ14C (‰)

Uncertainty

Predicted vintage year (AD) (1σ intervals)

XA12683

1996

−21.6

0.2

57.2

3.1

2006 ± 2

XA11791

1996

−12.6

0.5

27.4

3.1

2013 ± 3

XA11925

2002

−11.5

0.3

69.5

2.8

2002 ± 2

XA11926

2002

−14.2

0.2

70.2

3.6

2002 ± 2

XA12200

2002

−15.1

0.3

27.8

2.7

2013 ± 3

XA12681

2005

−19.4

0.1

28.1

3.1

2013 ± 3

XA11921

2010

−13.2

0.5

41.4

3.0

2010 ± 3

  1. *δ13C values were measured in the accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) for isotope fractionation corrections.