1915年王泽履以“王茅”参展巴拿马万国博览会荣获金奖
In 1915, Wang Zeli won a gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition with his "WangMou" liquor.
1915年，美国为纪念巴拿马运河开通举办“巴拿马万国博览会”，并向世界各
国发出邀请，中国政府应邀参展。选择了各地的名优土特产，其中贵州省推荐了当地有名的“荣和（王茅）”、“成义（华茅）”两家烧房的酒送展，因“烧房”二
字不符合国际惯例，便临时起意将两家酒坊以地名命名统称“茅台造酒公司”，送展的酒统称“茅台酒”。“茅台酒”一名始于此。
In 1915, the United States hosted the Panama-Pacific International Exposition to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and extended invitations to countries around the world. The Chinese government accepted the invitation to participate. It selected famous local specialties from various regions, including Guizhou Province, which recommended liquors from two renowned distilleries, Ronghe (Wangmou) and Chengyi (Huamou). Because the term "distillery" did not conform to international convention, the two distilleries were temporarily named "Moutai Distillery Company" after their locations, and the liquors submitted were collectively called "Moutai Liquor." This is how the name "Moutai Liquor" originated.
展会上，被装在土陶罐的茅台酒并不显眼，中国赴赛监督的人员担心有如此竞争力的酒会
被埋没，于是灵机一动，将酒罐摔到地上，顿时酒香四溢，引来各国宾客与评委前来品尝。组委会最后一致决定，“茅台”酒为世界佳酿，与法国的白兰地、英国的
威士忌统称世界三大蒸馏酒，并向“茅台酒”颁发了金奖。
At the exhibition, the Moutai liquor, packaged in an earthenware jar, was not particularly eye-catching. The Chinese supervisors, worried that such a competitive spirit would be overlooked, cleverly smashed the jar on the ground. Instantly, the aroma filled the air, attracting guests and judges from various countries to sample it. The organizing committee ultimately decided that Moutai was a world-class spirit, ranking it alongside French brandy and British whisky as one of the world's three great distilled spirits, and awarded Moutai a gold medal.
赛会获奖后，因奖牌仅此一个，“荣和”和“成义”两家烧房对奖牌的归属产生了争议，
并因此打了数年的官司。直到贵州省长刘显世下裁决书裁定：“因送展的白酒，为两家合并，且奖牌不可分割、补发，最终决定，茅台品牌，由两家共用，均可将获
奖荣誉印在包装上，用于宣传，但其他酒坊不得使用。“自此，这场打了数年的官司便告一段落。
After winning the award at the competition, a dispute arose between the two distilleries, "Ronghe" and "Chengyi," over the ownership of the medal, which was unique and led to a years-long legal battle. Finally, Guizhou Governor Liu Xianshi issued a ruling: "Because the submitted liquor was from a merger of the two companies, and the medal cannot be divided or reissued, it is ultimately decided that the Moutai brand can be shared by both companies, and either can print the award honor on their packaging for promotional purposes, but other distilleries are not allowed to use it." This brought the years-long legal battle to a close.
王泽履酿造的“王茅”为茅台酒成为世界名酒奠定了基础。
Wang Zelu's "Wang Mao" (also translated as "WongMou") laid the foundation for Maotai to become a world-renowned liquor.
