At a formal banquet, the waiter should pour a little after opening the bottle and give it to the host for tasting. The host should take a sip before tasting. When he feels that the wine served meets the requirements completely, he will signal to the waiter that he can pour the wine for the guests. The order of pouring wine is that the host comes first, and then the other guests. When pouring wine, the glass should be placed on the dining table, and the bottle should not touch the mouth of the glass. The posture of holding the glass varies from cup to cup. The goblet should be supported by your fingers, and the short goblet should be supported by your palm. There is a saying in China about pouring wine that "wine is full of affection". In other words, pouring wine is full of respect. Therefore, no matter what wine is on the wine table, it is respectful to fill it. In fact, wine, champagne, brandy, liqueur, etc. It should not be filled, but only 2/3 of the glass capacity, so that the drinker can swirl the wine in the glass when drinking. Make full use of the aroma of wine.
As a drink on the dining table, there are certain rules in the choice of wine utensils and drinking methods. The so-called tea ceremony, wine also has a channel for wine.
First of all, leave room for drinking, drink slowly and carefully, especially hard liquor, and never drink it all at once.
Some people will not give in to each other in order to be brave and win. You pour it for me, I pour it for you, and have a "drink without loss" or "not drunk enough to be friends", and they all end up as drunk as a fiddler. Even swearing, overturning tables and stools, hurting neighbors, and being extremely sad, it was too late to be detained or compensated. This not only destroys the friendly and joyful atmosphere of the banquet, but also is a rude and lack of self-cultivation, which is the most taboo aspect of drinking at the banquet.
Secondly, we should know the etiquette of drinking at the party.
As the guest of honor, you should know the habit of toasting, that is, why and when to toast, so as to make necessary preparations. You should also be careful not to cross your glasses when toasting. When the host and guests propose a toast, they should temporarily stop eating, stop talking, pay attention to listening and don't take this opportunity to smoke. After the host and guest have finished speaking and clinked glasses with the VIP staff, they often go to other tables to propose a toast. In this case, they should stand up, raise their glasses and pay tribute to each other visually. Pay attention when toasting. Toast should satisfy both blessings and literary grace. For example, a long time ago, Jews raised their glasses and shouted "for life!" At a religious ceremony. The toast in Charlie and Dickens' Christmas hymns is widely used: "God bless you".
China people are used to saying "congratulations" when clinking glasses, English people often say "cheers Chili" and French people say "Sante”Sante；; The Spaniard said: "Salusz" salus, in Shakespeare's works, there is such a wonderful toast: "He who has good friends, good wine and good guests becomes a good man." Besides toasting, it is generally advisable to talk about some pleasant and healthy experiences and real feelings before and after drinking, so as to maintain a cordial, warm and optimistic atmosphere between the host and the guest.
Thirdly, if you are not good at drinking, you can politely refuse when the host proposes a toast to you. If the host buys you a drink, don't blindly refuse. You can choose a little light wine or soft drinks such as cola and orange juice as symbols to avoid ruining everyone's interest. Of course, as a toaster, don't force others to do it. You must force the other person to drink it at once. At a banquet, the amount of alcohol you drink should generally be about 65438+ 0/3 of the usual amount.
Fourthly, in western food, there are several goblets on the table of each seat at a formal banquet, including cold water glasses, red wine glasses, white wine glasses and champagne glasses. The two glasses for red wine and white wine are basically the same, or slightly different in size, while the glass for drinking champagne is another way. Generally, it is a goblet or a tulip-shaped slender goblet. What kind of goblet to choose depends on the menu. The way Europeans and Americans eat food and wine is often closely related to drinking. It is said that this helps digestion, especially at banquets, receptions and other important occasions. Almost every dish is accompanied by a specific wine, and the use of a specific wine glass requires strict attention. France, a country of delicious food, has always had unwritten rules that white wine goes with fish and red wine goes with meat.
Most people drink low-alcohol wine at cocktail parties, and champagne is the most common. Champagne is known as the "king of wine" in western food, and it tastes cool and sweet. Because it is full of gas, it can make a crisp sound when opening the bottle. At the high-class banquet, all the tables are opened at the same time, making a banging sound, just like firecrackers, adding a grand and warm atmosphere to the banquet.
Toast at the banquet can not only show respect for the guests, but also increase the warm atmosphere of the dinner party. It is not only a traditional custom of our people to express welcome or gratitude to guests with wine, but also a way for people of all nationalities in the world to enhance friendship.
Drinking etiquette in daily communication;
When a host pours wine for a guest, he often says "it's full". This "full" does not mean that the mouth of the cup almost overflows, but that it is full enough.
When the host pours wine, guests can "tap their fingers" to express their gratitude to the host for pouring wine. When performing the "finger tapping ceremony", the guest put his thumb and middle finger together and tapped on the table several times.
Toast. The pleasure of drinking is not only the pleasure brought by excellent wine quality, but also the atmosphere and scene of drinking is a kind of enjoyment. Therefore, civilized drinking is particularly important. Toast is to express wishes, blessings, etc.
Pay attention to clinking glasses when drinking at the table. If you want to touch the glass, you must drink it dry, drink it all at once, and turn it upside down to show others that it is empty.
At banquets, there is often a saying that "rudeness is impossible", which means that you must drink more than three glasses at a time. The so-called "drunk" also means this.
Special instructions:
Pay attention to alcohol taboos when drinking, and don't deliberately get people drunk, let alone secretly pour spirits into other people's drinks.
Don't overeat all night.
Don't force others to the table.
There must be no disputes, teasing, pretending to be drunk and other unhealthy trends at the banquet.
Don't slip of the tongue or gaffe. A good amount of alcohol is the best, but a good wine virtue and a good wine gift can bring people fun while enjoying the wine.
About the basic etiquette of the banquet
dining etiquette
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Chinese banquet seating arrangement: