美国酒文化课件

WinecultureinAmerica美国酒文化ContentsWinevarietiesAlcoholandthelawDrinkingpurposeWinevesselDrinkingetiquettewinefestivals

美国酒文化WinevarietiesInUnitedStates,winecanberoughlydividedintobeer,whisky,wineandcocktail.

Beer（啤酒）

Americanbeer,withveryfewexceptions,variesfromthemediocre(普通的)totheterrible.TherearenotmanytypesofbeerintheUS,“light”and“dark”aretwotermscommonlyused.美国酒文化WinevarietiesTheHardStuff(威士忌)

InAmerica“whiskey”meansbourbon(一种烈性威士忌酒，最初为美国肯塔基州Bourbon地区所产)unlessotherwiseindicated.Bourbonisaratheroilyspiritmadefrommaize(玉米).Rye(黑麦威士忌酒)whiskeyiscalled“rye”andScotchwhiskeyiscalled“Scotch”.美国酒文化WinevarietiesWine（葡萄酒）

Inbarswinecanoftenbeboughtbytheglass.Don’tbemisledbynames,suchas“Chablis”isusedtorefertowhitewineand“Burgundy”tored.AmericansseemnevertohaveheardofwhiteBurgundy.美国酒文化WinevarietiesCocktails（鸡尾酒）

Cocktailsand“mixeddrinks”aremuchmorepopularandratherstrongerintheUSAthaninEurope,andtherearehundredsofdifferentcocktails.美国酒文化WinevesselWinevesselcultureisanimportantcomponentofthewineculture.TherearemanykindsofdrinkingvesselsintheUnitedStates,andeachwinehasitsfixeddrinkingvessel,suchasCocktailglass,wineglass,champagneglass,brandyglassandsoon.美国酒文化DrinkingetiquetteToast(敬酒)ThereisfewAmericanstoasteachotheronthetable,andmostofthemdrinkbythemselvesorfindpartnerstodrinkandchat.Onlyincertainoccasions,theywilltoasttogether,forexample,ablessing,congratulationsonsomethingorsomebody.

美国酒文化DrinkingetiquetteClink(碰杯)Inaspectofclink,theAmericanpeoplewillnotspeciallytomaketheirownglasseslowerthanothers’toshowhishumility.WhenAmericansseeatableofChineserushtopresstheirownglasseslowerthanothers’whiletheyareclinking,mostofthemwillbefullofsurpriseandincomprehension.美国酒文化DrinkingetiquetteUrgestodrink(劝酒)ThepeopleoftheUnitedStatesemphasizethedemocracyandfreedom,neverinterfereandforceothers.Theydrinkwiththeirfreedomandindependenceinthedinner,donotneedpoliteandcourteous.Whentheysaynottodrink,themasterisnoturgingpeopletodrinkinanycase.

美国酒文化DrinkingpurposeOnonehand,Americansarefocusedonwinetastingwhentheydrink.Ontheotherhand,WhetherChineseorAmerican,everyonegathertogethertodrinkmostlyinordertocontactfeelingandtheneedofcommunication.

美国酒文化AlcoholandthelawAmericanlawsconcerningalcoholvaryfromstatetostateandcitytocity.Sometowns,evenstatearetotallyissoldatallexceptthattheyallowthesaleofveryweakbeer.SomeplacesdonotallowthesaleofalcoholonSundays.美国酒文化AlcoholandthelawInmanypartsofAmerica,youarenotallowedtodrinkalcoholinapublicplace.Andinmanystatesyouarenotallowedtodrinkalcoholwhiledriving,orevenhaveanopenedalcoholcontainerinthecar.Somebarshavealicenseonlyforbeerandwine.Othersarealsoallowedtosellspiritsandthus,asAmericanssay,“mixeddrinks”.美国酒文化TheLegalDrinkingAgeLegaldrinkingagevariesfromplacetoplacebutisgenerallybetween18to21.Someplacespermittheconsumptionofbeerat18butspiritsonlyat21.Otherspermittheconsumptiononlyof“three-two”beerfrom18to21.Insomeplacespeoplebelowlegaldrinkingagearenotevenallowedtosellalcohol.美国酒文化winefestivalsTheconsumptionandappreciationofwineamongAmericanshasgraduallygivenrisetoadistinctivelyAmericanswineculture.Americanwineenthusiastsengageinceremoniesorfestivalsthatcelebratethefinethingsinlife.美国酒文化winefestivalsThelocations(e.g.NewYorkCity;Aspen,Colorado;andLongboatKey,Florida)anddatesofAmericanwinefe