Monday, June 2, 2014

Drinking in Europe

On my language learning blog, I have mentioned that people in different parts of Europe enjoy drinking different types of alcoholic beverages. Chinese students should pay special attention here:

Wine ≠ 酒!

Wine is made by fermenting (發酵) grape juice. Beer is NOT Wine, and whiskey is NOT wine either. Here are different types of glasses used for drinking  brandy, whiskey and champagne.

Brandy (also called cognac) is often drunk in a snifter:



Whiskey (also spelled whisky) is often drunk in a shot glass:
Champagne is often drunk in a flute:

Beer is often drunk in a big, heavy glass called a stein (German word) or a beer mug:



















































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