The invention discloses cooking wine for braised cooking and a making method thereof. The cooking wine is made from, by weight, 450-500 parts of millet, 300-400 parts of glutinous millet, 80-100 parts of peas, 100-150 parts of purple potatoes, 200-250 parts of yellow rice or millet wine, 10-15 parts of Chinese prickly ash, 8-10 parts of cassia barks, 2-4 parts of cloves, 4-6 parts of fructus amomi, 8-10 parts of dahurian rose fruits, 2-4 parts of burdock leaves, 4-6 parts of boschniakia rossica, 7-10 parts of deer-horn glue, 50-60 parts of wild chrysanthemum flowers, 25-30 parts of aloe, 4-6 parts of jellyfish, 8-15 parts of ginger, 10-15 parts of lemon juice, 45-50 parts of seasoning powder, 40-50 parts of salt, 4-5 parts of star anise and 7-10 parts of garlic. The cooking wine smells savory and mellow, is pale yellow in color and luster, clear and transparent, has a pure taste, is free of additives, preservatives and pigments and good in seasoning effect, is added with a variety of food materials and traditional Chinese medicinal materials homological in medicine and food, has a rich nutritional value and multiple health care effects, can also promote blood circulation, promote metabolism and the like and has an excellent cooking effect.