{就餐禮儀} 您知道喝香檳的正確禮儀嗎？

04-30

女士們，先生們，還有即將成年的青少年們：往期課程上中，我們發現大家對瘦長的笛型香檳杯（flute）很熟悉，但是對寬口的香檳杯（coupe）卻不甚了解。但是，寬型香檳杯在西方國家是很常見的，尤其是在法國和其他歐洲國家。新年就要來了，剛好是學習正確的香檳禮儀的好時機。

Ladies, gentlemen and also teenagers who are about to become adults, in our classes we have noticed you know very well the champagne glass called 「flute」, but not the other one, called 「coupe」. However, the coupe is very common in Western countries, especially in Europe and France. The new year evening is coming, it is then the right moment to revise the proper etiquette for drinking champagne.

巴卡拉寬香口檳杯「Harcourt」

Champagne coupe 「Harcourt」, from Baccarat

這並不是雞尾酒杯（雞尾酒杯是圓錐形的），也不是冰淇淋杯，這種杯子是用來喝香檳的。

This is not for cocktail (it would have a triangle shape) or for icecream, but for Champagne, just like the flute.

巴卡拉笛型香檳杯「Harcourt」

Champagne flute 「Harcourt」, from Baccarat

怎麼握杯呢？

How to hold champagne glasses

上圖所示，是拿香檳被時正確的位置。不能用全手掌托住杯子，而要用三根或四根手指拿著杯子。注意手指不要碰到杯壁，以免留下手指印，也會影響香檳的溫度進而影響其口感。

Here is where you should hold your flute, not with a plain hand, but three fingers, four if you have a small hand. Do not grab it by the balloon, it would let to many finger prints and warm up the champagne.

杯中應該倒多少香檳呢？

At which level shall the champagne be served?

答案其實很簡單。笛型香檳杯中，香檳不能少於一半但不能多於四分之三，通常在三分之二的位置最佳。如果是寬口的香檳杯，就更簡單了：香檳的高度在杯子彎曲位置的高度就可以了。詳見下圖。

The rule is simple. For the flute, never less than the half or more than three fourth of the glass. Two third is a good option. Concerning the coupe, you have less variation possible: it has to be slightly above or under the curve of the glass, like on the photo below.

為什麼喝香檳會有兩種杯子呢？有兩種解釋，一種是實用原因，另一種是歷史原因。

So why do we keep two glasses for champagne? Two reasons, one is practical, one is historical.

兩種香檳杯：實用原因

Why do we have two different glasses of champagne: practical reasons

香檳專家們給出了很多解釋，我們將各種解釋深入分析，總結如下：

Champagne professionals would give you thousands of explanations, and we let them getting deep into details. Here is a summary to make it simple:

笛型香檳杯優點

笛型香檳杯又瘦又長。拿著香檳杯走路時，香檳不容易灑出來。所以，笛型香檳杯適合在需要站立交談的場合，雞尾酒會等等。而且，笛型香檳杯形狀瘦長，可以很好地保留香檳的氣泡，從而保留香檳特殊的口感。

The flute is long and narrow. Therefore, there is less chance for you to knock over some liquid when holding your glass and walking at the same time. The flute is thus particularly convenient for drinking champagne at social occasions during which you may have to walk, like standing galas, cocktail parties etc. Also, the length of the glass preserves the bubbles, as they have to go through more liquid before reaching the air, and the bubbles are those making the special taste of champagne.

寬口香檳杯優點

使用寬口香檳杯時要分外小心。不要走得太快，也不能碰到周圍的人。因此，寬口香檳杯適合可以入座的場合，比如正式晚宴，家庭晚宴等等。而且，使用寬口香檳杯時，香檳的氣泡很快就會消失。這些氣泡可以加速酒精進入血液，所以如果不想太快喝醉，就使用寬口香檳杯吧！

With a coupe you have to be careful. No fast movement, no people walking around who could push you. Thus, it would be preferred for occasions you will have to remain seated, such as gala dinners, home reception etc. Moreover, because the open part of the coupe is larger than the flute the bubbles will disappear faster in the coupe. Bubbles are what make alcohol reaching your blood faster, so if you don』t want your guests to be drunk to fast, serve them in a coupe!

歷史原因：蓬帕杜夫人的完美胸部

The historical reason: the perfect breast of Madame de Pompadour

歐洲酒文化要追溯到公元800年，但香檳出現晚一些：大約出現在法國十七世紀晚期。18世紀時，只有巴黎的年輕潮人才喝香檳，凡爾賽宮的貴族們是不喝香檳的。

Wine has been produced in Europe since 800 AD, but champagne is more recent: since the late 17th century in France. Later, during the 18th century, only young fashionable people in Paris were drinking champagne, but not the aristocrats at the court of Versailles.

蓬帕杜夫人

Madame de Pompadour

1745年，蓬帕杜夫人成為法國國王路易十五的情婦。蓬帕杜夫人來自巴黎，是她把香檳帶進了法國宮廷。傳說當時以「蓬帕杜夫人完美的胸部」為造型製作了一種新型杯子，專門用來喝香檳。這就是寬口香檳杯的起源。

1938年，美國駐巴黎大使拒絕使用寬口香檳杯，原因是「不想讓自己的嘴唇碰到女人的胸部」。所以笛型香檳杯誕生了。

In 1745, Madame de Pompadour become the mistress of the King of France Louis XV, she was from Paris and brought champagne with her at the royal court. The legend says that a new glass has been then created for champagne 「shaped on Madame de Pompadour』s perfect breast」. The coupe was born.

Later, in 1938, the American ambassador in Paris refused to drink in a coupe because he 「didn』t want his lips to touch a woman』s breast」. And a flute was served to him.

希望本期的文章幫您更好地了解了西方的文化傳統。如果您有任何問題，或者您需要為公司定製禮儀課程，歡迎與我們聯繫！

I hope this advice has been useful and help you understanding more the western traditions. If you have any questions, or your want to organize etiquette classes for your company, you are more than welcome to write to us!

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