China's wine culture has a long history. Although the longest history is yellow rice wine, the most representative of Chinese wine is white wine.
From a certain point of view, China's wine culture is liquor culture.
Greece, known as the cradle of western civilization, is located in the Balkan Peninsula, where the soil is relatively barren and the yield of cereal crops is low, which can only meet people's consumption and it is difficult to have surplus for wine making.
Grapes, which prefer sandy soil, are widely planted in Greece because of their drought tolerance and adaptability to Mediterranean climate, so wine also meets the demand of westerners for alcohol.
Different drinking manners
From the point of drinking etiquette, there are great differences between Chinese and western wine cultures.
People in China pay attention to people, who to drink with, and the atmosphere of drinking, while westerners pay attention to wine, what to drink, and what to fully enjoy the delicious wine.
Chinese wine culture is deeply influenced by China's traditional ethical culture of respecting the elders, so the respect for drinkers is placed in the most important position in the process of drinking.
The etiquette of drinking wine in the west reflects the respect for wine.
Westerners' drinking etiquette and drinking culture are formulated to better appreciate delicious food.
The purpose of drinking is different
In the eyes of China people, wine is regarded as a communication tool, so there is a lack of scientific and systematic theoretical analysis and evaluation of wine itself in China's wine culture.
In the west, the purpose of drinking is often very simple, drinking to appreciate wine and drinking to enjoy fine wine.
Comparing Chinese and western wine cultures, we can find that the difference between wine cultures is actually the difference of Chinese and western ways of thinking.
China people are divergent thinking of freehand brushwork; Westerners, on the other hand, think in a straight line with meticulous sketches.