Precautions for drinking red wine on the plane

1. Temperature

What do people often say? White wine is suitable for cold storage and red wine is suitable for room temperature? So, is this statement universally applicable? Actually, it's not all like this. When the indoor temperature rises to more than 2 degrees Celsius, it is not appropriate to drink wine at room temperature. Andrea, a famous sommelier? Andrea Robinson once said that if we are on the ground, such as a farmhouse or a castle, it is appropriate to drink red wine at room temperature. However, the temperature in the engine room has exceeded 2 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is too high, it will accelerate the oxidation and volatilization of phenols and make the wine lose its proper aroma and taste. Therefore, whether it is red wine or white wine, it is best to drink it after refrigeration, and the effect will be better.

2. Acidity

Because the high-altitude environment is very different from the ground, the rich or high-acid wine that we are usually keen on may not be a good choice on the plane. If you drink high-acid wine on the plane, the acidity will become very bitter and unbearable, and there is no crisp and fresh feeling. This is because the low pressure in the cabin will weaken people's ability to feel the flavor, and the dry environment will make people unable to perceive the taste and texture of wine. Therefore, when choosing wine to drink on the plane, you should try to choose wine with soft taste.

3. consider all aspects

in addition,? Red wine with red meat and white wine with white meat? Our catering rules are often regarded as the standard. Master sommelier Andrea? Robinson thinks that the composition of food is more important than that of protein. In other words, the whole process of preparing dishes should be taken into account, not just focusing on protein. For example, when eating lemon yellow fried chicken on the plane, it is best to eat it with crisp white wine. If the dish contains a lot of beans or mushrooms, it is best to use red wine to accompany the meal. Therefore, when preparing wine for meals on the plane, comprehensive consideration is needed.

because the high-altitude environment is very different from the ground environment, there may be many other aspects that need to be paid attention to in our table wine collocation. I hope you can remember these three points first and enjoy the company of wine and food on the plane.

etiquette details to pay attention to when drinking red wine

Prepare to drink red wine

Red wine will be stored horizontally, and the cork will decompose and produce sawdust after being soaked for a long time. Stand upright the day before drinking and let the sawdust settle to the bottom of the bottle. Note that the bottom of the bottle of red wine bulges towards the middle. This design is not for holding the bottle well, but for the sawdust to sink into the concave ditch.

You can't drink red wine with ice, nor can you put it in an ice bucket like champagne. The most suitable drinking temperature is 1~14 degrees Celsius. In winter in Guangzhou, you can drink it directly; In summer, it is best to put it in the freezer first, take it out one to half an hour before eating, open the bottle first, put it aside to sober up slowly, and let the temperature rise.

wine tasting

first look at the color of the wine. For correct observation, put the glass in front of the white background and tilt the glass slightly outward. Pay attention to whether there are sawdust or impurities, and observe the color of the wine. Brown, broken; Purple, the wine is very young; Dark red, with brownish yellow outside, good wine.

smell the wine

and smell the wine. Cover the mouth of the cup with your nostrils and take a deep breath. High-end red wine smells delicious? Thick? It makes people feel that it is very thick and complicated. Because the sensitivity of the nose far exceeds that of the tongue, sometimes a glass of wine is slowly tasted for an hour, and it still feels more and more fragrant, so that people are reluctant to drink it later.

After smelling it, I feel it is very thick. Then I try to drink it, take a shallow sip, put it in my mouth, and push the wine around my mouth with the tip of my tongue so that all the taste cells can feel it as much as possible.

pour wine

The bottles of high-grade red wine are collected, because some wine labels are simply works of art.. To avoid alcohol? Liuhua? Wine label, the correct way to pour wine is to make the wine label face up. In addition. Old wine (more than 8-1 years old) must have sawdust at the bottom of the bottle, even if it is three or five years old, some have sawdust. Therefore, be careful when pouring wine. Besides not shaking the bottle, you should leave a little on the shoulder of the bottle when you pour it to the end. It is not correct to turn the bottle upside down and try to pour the last drop of wine.

sober up

after opening a bottle of red wine, let it stand for 15 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the type, quality and maturity of the wine, and let it mix with air? Breathe? Perform chemical action. If you don't have patience, you can pour it directly into the glass (according to international standards, it should not exceed one-third of the capacity of the glass), or even shake the glass to speed up the chance of wine contacting the air.

There are two ways to shake the glass. One is to pick up the glass and shake it inward. In this way, the glass is suspended, and it needs a little skill to shake it evenly. Another way is to hold the foot of the cup with your index finger and middle finger, and stick the whole palm flat on the bottom of the cup, and press the bottom of the cup on the table and rotate it like grinding ink, with less force, so as not to spill the wine out of the mouth of the cup.

wine tasting

expensive and good red wine is a work of art, don't you want it? Drink? , but? Product? . Before each tasting, shake the glass, then take a deep breath through your nose, then take a sip, and let the wine stay in your mouth for a while before swallowing it.

Note, please clean your mouth before drinking, otherwise there will be lip prints on the cup. Please don't drink wine in one gulp. In addition, drinking red wine should not add sprite or lemon, which will destroy the original taste of red wine. It's not the way to drink red wine by shaking a small handleless wine cup and comparing the amount of alcohol one by one.

Matters needing attention when drinking in summer

Wine: Drink in moderation

Some people have heard that wine has the function of health care, and regular drinking can enhance immunity and resist colds, so they will drink excessively in rainy season. In fact, wine does have a certain health care function. It contains phenolics, flavonoids, vitamins, trace selenium, zinc and other substances, which can resist oxygen free radicals and help people resist aging and prevent diseases. Resveratrol in wine helps people to prevent cancer and lower cholesterol? Good partner? . However, these effects of wine do not mean that you can drink it heartily. Scientists point out that people should not drink more than 2 ml of wine every day when the alcohol content is 12%, otherwise it will be harmful to health because of excessive alcohol.

Beer: Drink as little as possible

In the summer rainy season, many people are prone to anorexia and drowsiness due to the changeable temperature and heavy humidity in the air. Chinese medicine believes that strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness should be paid attention to in the rainy season.

some people think that being called? Liquid bread? The alcohol content of our beer is very low. Drinking more beer in rainy season can stimulate appetite, promote digestion, relieve fever and quench thirst. As everyone knows, because beer is a wet beverage, it is easy to cause moisture accumulation in the body and aggravate the symptoms of damp heat. If you drink too much, it will easily lead to water retention and spleen and stomach dysfunction in the drinker. In addition, studies have proved that drinking too much beer can easily increase the burden on the liver, damage the liver tissue, increase the incidence of diseases such as arteriosclerosis, heart disease and fatty liver, and may also damage the gastric mucosa, resulting in gastritis and peptic ulcer, and discomfort symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension and acid reflux.

Yellow rice wine: Warm drinking

Yellow rice wine is rich in nutrients, including amino acids, organic acids and vitamins. From the health point of view, it is suitable for warm drinking in rainy season with heavy humidity. Because in the process of warming yellow rice wine, the trace organic compounds such as methanol, aldehydes and ethers that are harmful to human health will evaporate with the increase of temperature, and the lipid aromatics contained in yellow rice wine will evaporate with the increase of temperature. Generally speaking, the warming method of yellow rice wine is to put the wine container in hot water and heat it at a temperature of 6? 7 degrees Celsius is appropriate. Moderate drinking of warm yellow rice wine can remove dampness and promote blood circulation, which has a certain health care effect for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and low back pain. It should be noted that because sweet food should be eaten less in rainy season, it is best to choose dry rice wine or semi-dry rice wine with low sugar content in the selection of rice wine types.