The invention discloses a Chinese rice 
wine low-
ethanol beverage and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps of (1) preparing cooked polished glutinous rice; (2) addingamylases and glucoamylase to steamed cooked rice, performing enzymolysis treatment, then performing bottling, performing sterilization, performing cooling, performing 
inoculation with 
lactic acid bacteria of 
pediococcus pentosaceus RHJ68 and the like, and performing 
fermentation to obtain 
lactic acid bacteria fermentation liquid; (3) adding 
purified water, sweet distiller's 
yeast and the 
lactic acid bacteria fermentation liquid to the cooled cooked polished glutinous rice, and performing fermentation so as to obtain sweet 
wine mash; (4) performing cooling treatment on the sweet 
wine mash for 1-5 days, and performing 
filtration so as to obtain Chinese rice wine; and (5) adjusting the 
sugar degree and the acidity of the Chinese rice wine, performing filling, and performing sterilization so as to obtain the Chinese rice wine low-
ethanol beverage. According to the Chinese rice wine low-
ethanol beverage and the preparation method thereof disclosed by the invention, rice saccharification liquid is used as a natural culture medium for enlarged culture of lactic acid bacteria, the lactic acid bacteria are supplemented to the sweet distiller's 
yeast, and artificially-controlled reinforced fermentation is performed, so that the acidity of the wine mash at the fermentation initial stage can be quickly increased, the effect of restraining infectious microbes can be achieved, and favorablefermentation 
flavor and taste can be given to the Chinese rice wine; and the product namely the Chinese rice wine low-ethanol beverage is free from food additives, and is a low-ethanol beverage havingcleaning 
label and being suitable for old people and young people.