美國酒文化課件

WinecultureinAmericaWinecultureinAmerica1ContentsWinevarietiesAlcoholandthelawDrinkingpurposeWinevesselDrinkingetiquettewinefestivals

ContentsWinevarietiesAlcohol2WinevarietiesInUnitedStates,winecanberoughlydividedintobeer,whisky,wineandcocktail.

Beer（啤酒）

Americanbeer,withveryfewexceptions,variesfromthemediocre(普通的)totheterrible.TherearenotmanytypesofbeerintheUS,“l(fā)ight”and“dark”aretwotermscommonlyused.WinevarietiesInUnitedStates3WinevarietiesTheHardStuff(威士忌)

InAmerica“whiskey”meansbourbon(一種烈性威士忌酒，最初為美國肯塔基州Bourbon地區(qū)所產(chǎn))unlessotherwiseindicated.Bourbonisaratheroilyspiritmadefrommaize(玉米).Rye(黑麥威士忌酒)whiskeyiscalled“rye”andScotchwhiskeyiscalled“Scotch”.WinevarietiesTheHardStuff(威4WinevarietiesWine（葡萄酒）

Inbarswinecanoftenbeboughtbytheglass.Don’tbemisledbynames,suchas“Chablis”isusedtorefertowhitewineand“Burgundy”tored.AmericansseemnevertohaveheardofwhiteBurgundy.WinevarietiesWine（葡萄酒）5WinevarietiesCocktails（雞尾酒）

Cocktailsand“mixeddrinks”aremuchmorepopularandratherstrongerintheUSAthaninEurope,andtherearehundredsofdifferentcocktails.WinevarietiesCocktails（雞尾酒）6WinevesselWinevesselcultureisanimportantcomponentofthewineculture.TherearemanykindsofdrinkingvesselsintheUnitedStates,andeachwinehasitsfixeddrinkingvessel,suchasCocktailglass,wineglass,champagneglass,brandyglassandsoon.WinevesselWinevesselculture7DrinkingetiquetteToast(敬酒)ThereisfewAmericanstoasteachotheronthetable,andmostofthemdrinkbythemselvesorfindpartnerstodrinkandchat.Onlyincertainoccasions,theywilltoasttogether,forexample,ablessing,congratulationsonsomethingorsomebody.

DrinkingetiquetteToast(敬酒)8DrinkingetiquetteClink(碰杯)Inaspectofclink,theAmericanpeoplewillnotspeciallytomaketheirownglasseslowerthanothers’toshowhishumility.WhenAmericansseeatableofChineserushtopresstheirownglasseslowerthanothers’whiletheyareclinking,mostofthemwillbefullofsurpriseandincomprehension.DrinkingetiquetteClink(碰杯)9DrinkingetiquetteUrgestodrink(勸酒)ThepeopleoftheUnitedStatesemphasizethedemocracyandfreedom,neverinterfereandforceothers.Theydrinkwiththeirfreedomandindependenceinthedinner,donotneedpoliteandcourteous.Whentheysaynottodrink,themasterisnoturgingpeopletodrinkinanycase.

DrinkingetiquetteUrgestodri10DrinkingpurposeOnonehand,Americansarefocusedonwinetastingwhentheydrink.Ontheotherhand,WhetherChineseorAmerican,everyonegathertogethertodrinkmostlyinordertocontactfeelingandtheneedofcommunication.

DrinkingpurposeOnonehand,A11AlcoholandthelawAmericanlawsconcerningalcoholvaryfromstatetostateandcitytocity.Sometowns,evenstatearetotallyissoldatallexceptthattheyallowthesaleofveryweakbeer.SomeplacesdonotallowthesaleofalcoholonSundays.AlcoholandthelawAmericanla12AlcoholandthelawInmanypartsofAmerica,youarenotallowedtodrinkalcoholinapublicplace.Andinmanystatesyouarenotallowedtodrinkalcoholwhiledriving,orevenhaveanopenedalcoholcontainerinthecar.Somebarshavealicenseonlyforbeerandwine.Othersarealsoallowedtosellspiritsandthus,asAmericanssay,“mixeddrinks”.AlcoholandthelawInmanypar13TheLegalDrinkingAgeLegaldrinkingagevariesfromplacetoplacebutisgenerallybetween18to21.Someplacespermittheconsumptionofbeerat18butspiritsonlyat21.Otherspermittheconsumptiononlyof“three-two”beerfrom18to21.Insomeplacespeoplebelowlegaldrinkingagearenotevenallowedtosellalcohol.TheLegalDrinkingAgeLegaldr14winefestivalsTheconsumptionandappreciationofwineamongAmericanshasgraduallygivenrisetoadistinctivelyAmericanswineculture.Americanwineenthusiastsengageinceremoniesorfestivalsthatcelebratethefinethingsinlife.winefestivalsTheconsumption15winefestivalsThelocations(e.g.NewYorkCity;Aspen,Colorado;andLongboatKey,Florida)anddatesofAmericanwinefestiv