Du Fu was another well-known poet of the Tang Dynasty. He frequently used his poetry to expose social injustice and voices the suffering of the people. He come to Chengdu in 759, where he lived in peace and composed over two hundred poems. Some of these are associated with wine drinking.

A Friend Visits
So far from town, the food is very plain.
And all we have to drink is this home brew.
If you like, I’ll call across the fence to my old neighbor
To help us finish off the last few drops!

This article by Yang Tianqing and Daniel Kister.