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中国国际广播电台CRI采访北京万欧兰葡萄酒俱乐部节目(首席葡萄酒顾问陆江)

Wineonline Wine School  –  Wineonline Wine Club

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(China Now!)Wine-tasting classes popular in Beijing 

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How much knowledge do you know about wine? Can you tell the difference between wines from different places? Do you know your manners when drinking wine in various social situations? More and more Chinese people, especially white collars, are taking wine training classes not only for better networking but also to enjoy the rich culture of wine.

Du Lijun has more.

Reporter:

(Ambience: Teacher’s talking and students’ discussion)

This is a wine training class of Wine Online Culture, a company that conducts wine-tasting courses and promotes wine culture in Beijing. After learning the typical characters of wines produced from Spain and America, the teacher asks students to sip some of them and then to describe the different tastes.

Xu Xinrui, who is attending the training class for the first time, is very interested in wine. She said two years ago she knew nothing about the wine, but now knowledge of wine means a lot to her.

[SB1, Xu, in Chinese]

“I am working for a magazine specializing in alcoholic drinks. Due to this, I need to learn as much as I can about them, and I’ve found out wine is getting more and more popular among Chinese people. It’s a social fashion. I need to know wine in a professional way. I feel good in the class.”

Xu says at the beginning she just wanted to increase her knowledge about wine. After trying the wine in some small sips, she fell in love with it.

Unlike European countries, China historically didn’t have a wine-drinking tradition. Wine is a comparatively new thing in China.

Lu Jiang, chief wine advisor of Wine Online Culture Company, says the original idea of organizing wine training classes was to help those who are in need of wine knowledge. Most of his clients are hotels’ service staffers or people who want to become a wine taster.

But now things have changed; many ordinary people come to his class. They believe wine can help them become more sociable. At the same time, they also want to discover the real charm of wine.

[SB, Lu, in Chinese]
“Wine itself has a rich culture. During our two-day class you can only scratch the surface. What I would like to do is to introduce wine culture to each one of my students. I open the door for them to discover the wine. I myself think wine has its own charming taste. In social situations, wine is a symbol of being elegant and graceful. That is also the reason which explains why wine has become increasingly trendy in China, especially among the middle class.”

Zhao Hang became the fan of wine in 2006. He says since the very beginning he knew he made a very smart choice.

[SB3, Zhao, in Chinese]

“I love it. Five years ago I just graduated from the college to start my first job. And I thought I needed some new interests in my life. I found wine. I chose it because I thought wine contained a lot of Western culture. Through wine I can learn about Western countries. Now I am proud of my wine knowledge – its benefits for my social connection is just one side. What is more important is that I’ve discovered the true spirit of wine.”

(Ambience of drinking wine)

The latest figures show that the volume of wine consumed in China doubled from 2005 and 2009. And during this period, some amateurs become professional.

Chen Weiran, who is now an assistant of Lu Jiang, says wine has brought her a totally new life.

[SB4, Chen, in Chinese]

“I fell in love wine at the first taste. I like all kinds of wine. Sometimes only seeing wine without drinking it will make me happy. I enjoy the tastes of different wines and the culture of them. Wine has become an integral part in my life. Before becoming an assistant I was working in the IT field. Now instead of facing all those boring charts and diagrams, tasting the different flavors of wine has helped me rediscover the beauty of life.”

For whatever reason people start to drink wine, many of them are becoming interested in it and eventually are discovering the glamour of wine.

For CRI, I’m Du Lijun.

兰会所(LAN Club)的“倒掉”

昨天在兰会所(LAN Club)讲座和主持品酒会,很失望,兰会所(LAN Club)的酒水专业知识和人员的敬业程度原来那么大众化. 这点真不如万达Sofitel。 当然一些常规的服务和配合还是比较到位。媒体忽悠太过了!

虽然我体会的是只是一个大包间的感受,但还是可以窥豹一斑.

总体感觉还是很奢华, 不过只可远观,很多细节比较糙。消费价格超贵, 酒杯虽然是Riedel的, 可杯型却配置搞笑, 事先要求用波尔多杯, 答应“没问题”。而现场却是布根地杯型,服务员还振振有辞, 这就是波尔多杯!她们就是只有这款红葡萄酒杯。号称京城的顶尖会所之一,居然没有波尔多杯. 难以置信!据说还有专业侍酒师,诧异和置疑其专业性。另外事先答应的配酒(含在总费用里)数量,也打了折扣,甚至想用两瓶香槟来供给30个高端来宾用酒。软件(尤其服务理念)也一般, 原来在心目中从媒体得来的法式典雅形象轰然倒塌。

希望这只是偶尔的个案,不过让我这场本想做得足够专业和尽可能完美的Wine Event多了不少缺憾。

 晚上和一个朋友聊,他公司正好想做场客户答谢,也对LAN Club有兴趣,直接被我劝阻了。

说实话,摄影倒是颇能出效果。现场摄影师的5DII,24-70,2.8红圈还是让我羡慕。

我只有小DC 记录几张。

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