QUINQUINA DU LION (aperitif wine tonic) - Embossed lithographed sheet metal circa 1900 - Good condition, some light rubbing to the gilding. 45.2 x 30 cm. Printer: "imp.L.Revon & Cie - Paris". Cinchona wine" was originally a medicinal beverage, tonic and aperitif obtained by macerating this bark and other plants in fortified wine. It quickly made its way from the apothecaries' dispensaries to the cafés' bars, while doctors continued to prescribe it to tired stomachs (source: avis-vin.lefigaro.fr).