女士们，先生们，还有即将成年的青少年们：往期课程上中，我们发现大家对瘦长的笛型香槟杯（flute）很熟悉，但是对宽口的香槟杯（coupe）却不甚了解。但是，宽型香槟杯在西方国家是很常见的，尤其是在法国和其他欧洲国家。新年就要来了，刚好是学习正确的香槟礼仪的好时机。
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.
巴卡拉笛型香槟杯“Harcourt”
Champagne flute “Harcourt”, from Baccarat
怎么握杯呢？
How to hold champagne glasses
上图所示，是拿香槟被时正确的位置。不能用全手掌托住杯子，而要用三根或四根手指拿着杯子。注意手指不要碰到杯壁，以免留下手指印，也会影响香槟的温度进而影响其口感。
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.
杯中应该倒多少香槟呢？
At which level shall the champagne be served?
答案其实很简单。笛型香槟杯中，香槟不能少于一半但不能多于四分之三，通常在三分之二的位置最佳。如果是宽口的香槟杯，就更简单了：香槟的高度在杯子弯曲位置的高度就可以了。详见下图。
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.
为什么喝香槟会有两种杯子呢？有两种解释，一种是实用原因，另一种是历史原因。
So why do we keep two glasses for champagne? Two reasons, one is practical, one is historical.
两种香槟杯：实用原因
Why do we have two different glasses of champagne: practical reasons
香槟专家们给出了很多解释，我们将各种解释深入分析，总结如下：
Champagne professionals would give you thousands of explanations, and we let them getting deep into details. Here is a summary to make it simple:
笛型香槟杯优点
笛型香槟杯又瘦又长。拿着香槟杯走路时，香槟不容易洒出来。所以，笛型香槟杯适合在需要站立交谈的场合，鸡尾酒会等等。而且，笛型香槟杯形状瘦长，可以很好地保留香槟的气泡，从而保留香槟特殊的口感。
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.
宽口香槟杯优点
使用宽口香槟杯时要分外小心。不要走得太快，也不能碰到周围的人。因此，宽口香槟杯适合可以入座的场合，比如正式晚宴，家庭晚宴等等。而且，使用宽口香槟杯时，香槟的气泡很快就会消失。这些气泡可以加速酒精进入血液，所以如果不想太快喝醉，就使用宽口香槟杯吧！
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!
历史原因：蓬帕杜夫人的完美胸部
The historical reason: the perfect breast of Madame de Pompadour
欧洲酒文化要追溯到公元800年，但香槟出现晚一些：大约出现在法国十七世纪晚期。18世纪时，只有巴黎的年轻潮人才喝香槟，凡尔赛宫的贵族们是不喝香槟的。
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，蓬帕杜夫人成为法国国王路易十五的情妇。蓬帕杜夫人来自巴黎，是她把香槟带进了法国宫廷。传说当时以“蓬帕杜夫人完美的胸部”为造型制作了一种新型杯子，专门用来喝香槟。这就是宽口香槟杯的起源。
1938年，美国驻巴黎大使拒绝使用宽口香槟杯，原因是“不想让自己的嘴唇碰到女人的胸部”。所以笛型香槟杯诞生了。
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.
希望本期的文章帮您更好地了解了西方的文化传统。如果您有任何问题，或者您需要为公司定制礼仪课程，欢迎与我们联系！
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