Rites run through the ages and play an important role in all aspects of people's lives. In family life, we respect the old and love the young; In social life, we are polite and kind to others; As far as it is concerned, we require the documents to be orderly; Even at the dinner table, we have all kinds of manners.
Wine has a long history in China. The earliest wine appeared in the Xia Dynasty. Wine has always been an indispensable thing on the table of China people. If there is a happy event at home, drinking is necessary. When things change at home, I also drown my sorrows in wine. Courtesy of wine, China people are also very particular about drinking, drinking also has a set of etiquette.
The ancients had strict restrictions on the time of drinking, and the time of drinking had been strictly stipulated in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It can only be drunk at coronation, wedding, funeral, sacrifice or festive ceremony, unless it is against etiquette to drink alcohol at these times. With the development of society, productivity has developed greatly, and the types of wine have also increased greatly, so there is not so much restriction on the time to drink. In modern society, people can drink at any time and anywhere according to their own mood.
In addition to the time limit, there are also strict restrictions on the order. The ranking of Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and Xiang Bo at the Hongmen Banquet is a good proof of this. The ancients also had many rules for toasting and persuading wine. Should a gentleman stop drinking three glasses when he advises wine? Three glasses of wine is enough? .
In addition to following etiquette, there are many rules for ancient people to drink, so it is necessary to warm the wine before drinking. Why is this? The reasons are nothing more than the following:
First of all, we should know that ancient wine was brewed from pure grain. Besides ethanol, wine also contains many harmful substances, such as methanol, acetaldehyde and fusel oil. At the same time, the ancient immature brewing technology will greatly increase the content of harmful substances, such as methanol. Now we know that methanol will evaporate when it reaches a certain temperature. Although the ancients did not understand this truth, they could also sum up this law in the long history of drinking, so the ancients always warmed the wine before drinking.
Secondly, white wine is very choking, but when you warm the wine with warm water, you can greatly reduce the feeling of choking your throat without destroying the taste of the wine. Moreover, drinking after warm wine will not harm the stomach, but also effectively reduce the stimulation to our internal organs, which is also helpful to our health. Warm wine can also reduce the degree of drunkenness.
Finally, the liquor that the ancients drank was naturally fermented from pure grain. Although it tastes delicious, there are many magazines in it. If you drink it after washing it with warm water, it will not only have sterilization effect, but also increase the flavor without destroying the flavor of liquor.