Unit 31
Wine tasting
海外生活/休閒餘樂
Oversea life/Leisure and entertainment
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
How do you think wines are made?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. unwind (v.) 放鬆
I want to travel to the mountains and unwind.
我想去山上放鬆一下。
2. leisurely (adv.) 悠閒地
She just leisurely drinks wine every 5pm.
她每下午5點才悠閒地喝酒。
3. wine tasting (n.) 品酒
Are you excited for the wine tasting? Cause I am!
你為品酒感到興奮嗎？因為我是！
4. tasting flight (phr.) 品酒序列
I am also excited for our series of tasting flight.
我也為我們的品嚐之旅感到興奮。
5. cabernet sauvignon (n.) 赤霞珠葡萄酒
Let’s drink the cabernet sauvignon.
讓我們喝赤霞珠。
6. needs to breathe (phr.) 葡萄酒醒酒、與氧氣接觸
She is okay, she just needs to breathe.
她還好，她只需要呼吸。
7. acidic (adj.) 酸的
Too much citrus fruits is acidic.
過多的柑橘類水果是酸性的。
8. with a hint of (adj.) 一絲、少許
He smiled at me, with a hint of malice.
他帶著淡淡的惡意向我微笑。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Ah, nothing is better after a long day of hiking in the Napa mountains than to unwind with a leisurely wine tasting.
啊，在納帕爬山一天後最讓人放鬆的就是悠閒地品嘗葡萄酒啦。
Absolutely. Ah, here comes the tasting flight now. Which should we start with?
當然。 啊，葡萄酒品酒組合來了。 該從哪個開始呢？
Let’s save the cabernet sauvignon for last – it’s probably still pretty tight and needs to breath. How about the sauvignon blanc?
我們最後品赤霞珠吧，現在可能還有些緊，需要醒一會兒。 先嘗白蘇維翁怎麼樣？
Sure. Hmm… it’s very acidic and bright.
好。 嗯…… 非常酸，很明亮。 Pinterest和Instagram都是圖片多。
Very crisp, yes, with a hint of citrus.
特別清爽，是的，還有些柑橘的味道。
I would pair it with a nice fish filet. Let’s try the chardonnay.
我喝這款酒會搭配上等的魚排。 我們再試試霞多力。
Interesting, the bouquet is very fruity, almost a pineapple flavor.
有意思。 酒香帶有果味，幾乎是鳳梨的味道。
To be honest, this isn’t my cup of tea. It’s just not that complex.
說實話，我不太喜歡這種酒，味道不夠豐富。
Alright, let’s try this cab.
好吧，試試赤霞珠。
Wow, this is very big and full-bodied. Lots of tannins.
哇，這款口味濃郁、飽滿。 單寧很重。
Extremely oaky as well. I love it.
而且橡木味十足，我喜歡。
You know, I really do think terroir makes a big difference in wines so have always preferred old world wines to new world. But this vintage from the Sonoma valley really knocks it out of the park. I think I’m going to buy a bottle.
我覺得葡萄酒產地的風土條件會讓葡萄酒產生很大的不同。 所以我一直喜歡舊世界的葡萄酒。 但是這款索諾瑪谷的年份酒非常優秀。 我要買一瓶。
Make it two.
來兩瓶吧。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
I would ______ it with a nice fish filet.
1.compare
2.pair
________ oaky as well. I love it.
1.Extremely
2.Interesting
“this isn’t my cup of tea. “means: _______.
A.this isn’t my forte.
B.this isn’t the tea I want.
C.this isn’t my tea order.
D.this isn’t my doing.
I think I’m going to _______ a bottle.
A.get
B.buy
C.acquire
D.invest
You know, I really do __(1.)__ terroir makes a __(2.)__ difference in wines so I have always __(3.)__ old world wines to new world.
taught / great / think / big / favored / preferred
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.What health benefits have you heard, that came from drinking wine?
