Pouring wine and tea etiquette

We often need to serve tea and pour water at the dinner table. At first, I thought this thing had little technical content, but when I actually did it, it didn’t feel that simple. So what are the specific etiquettes for pouring tea and wine? The following is the etiquette for pouring wine and tea that I have prepared for everyone. I hope it can help you!

1. Wine pouring etiquette

Whether the banquet is held at home or in a restaurant, if you are serving rare and fine wines, be sure to take out the bottles and show them to the guests.

If you are serving just regular wine, please pour the wine into a stoppered glass bottle beforehand. The glass bottle does not need to be placed on a mat or silver platter.

Many tasters believe that wine with increased alcohol concentration should be poured into a glass bottle with a stopper before serving it to guests.

The temperature of red wine for hospitality should be equivalent to room temperature. If your wine is too cold, suggest that your guests warm the wine with their hands.

Please put the liquor in the refrigerator for at least two hours before the banquet, or place it in a wine cooler filled with ice cubes and ice water for 20 minutes. Remember, the better the quality of the liquor, the shorter the time it takes to cool down. If you forget to pre-ice, please put the bottle in the ice chamber for 15 minutes. But no matter where you put it, don’t forget to take it out!

Many people prefer to drink only their favorite wine throughout the night, so a thoughtful host will have both red and white wine on hand. . Although the insulator does not look good on the table, it is quite practical for keeping liquor chilled on midsummer nights.

When the wine is served for the first time, the host can pour wine for all the guests himself. But remember, do it in a counterclockwise direction, starting with the guests sitting on the left, and finally it is the host's turn. After the guest has finished a drink, he or she can ask the person sitting across from you, the second host, to help refill the wine for those nearby. If you have both red and white wine, place the bottles at opposite ends of the table. Remember never to let guests drink two kinds of wine from the same cup. This is basic courtesy.

Unless your skills are perfect, when pouring wine, please put a towel on the neck of the bottle to prevent it from slipping, and keep the mouth of the bottle facing up as much as possible to avoid spilling the wine.

Sometimes you need a basket for wine bottles, with the bottles placed on a near-horizontal slope so that the sediment in the bottle does not mix with the wine.

2. Tea pouring etiquette:

When pouring tea, if the guests and hosts are divided, the guests should be poured first, and then the host; if there are multiple guests, the tea should be poured according to the order. They serve tea according to their age, position, and gender. The age order is from the oldest to the youngest, the position is from high to low, and the gender is from female to male. The tea you pour is generally 70% fine, but this is not a requirement and generally there is no need to pay attention to it.

First of all, the tea set should be clean. After the guests enter the room, first let them sit and prepare tea. Before making tea, be sure to wash the tea sets, especially tea sets that have not been used for a long time. They will inevitably be stained with dust and dirt, so they must be washed carefully with clean water. It is best to scald the teapot and teacup with boiling water before making or pouring tea. In this way, you pay attention to hygiene and appear polite. It is impolite to pour tea for guests regardless of whether the tea set is clean or not. People feel nauseated when they see stains on teapots and teacups, so why are they still willing to drink your tea? Nowadays, most companies use disposable cups. Before pouring tea, be sure to put a coaster on the disposable cup to avoid The water was so hot that the guests were unable to hold a cup of tea for a while.

Secondly, the amount of tea should be appropriate. Let’s talk about tea first, generally it should be appropriate. Tea should not be too much or too little. If there are too many tea leaves, the tea flavor will be too strong; if there are too few tea leaves, the brewed tea will have no flavor. If the guest takes the initiative to introduce his habit of drinking strong tea or light tea, then brew the tea according to the guest's taste. When it comes to pouring tea, whether it is a large or small cup, it is not advisable to pour it too full. If it is too full, it will easily overflow and wet the table, stools and floor. If you are not careful, you may burn yourself or your guests' hands and feet, making both the host and the guest very embarrassed. Of course, it is not advisable to pour too little. If the tea only covers the bottom of the cup before being served to the guests, it will make people feel that it is pretentious and not sincere.

Also, if important guests come to visit, it is best to confirm with the leader whether the tea will be prepared separately. This is not a matter of waiting for the guests to order the food. It’s just that some people are very concerned about the company’s hospitality. . . So I would rather be prepared than not. . .

Again, serving tea must be done correctly. According to the traditional habits of our people, as long as the hands are not disabled, tea is served to guests with both hands. However, some young people now do not understand this rule and use one hand to hand the tea to the guests. You should also be careful when serving tea with both hands. For tea cups with cup lugs, you usually hold the cup lugs with one hand and hold the bottom of the cup with the other hand to serve the tea to the guests. After filling a teacup with no ears, the whole body will be hot, and it is difficult to get close to the cup with hands. Some comrades just hold the edge of the cup with their fingers and serve it to the guests. Although this method of serving tea can prevent burn accidents, it is unsightly and not hygienic enough. Please imagine, let the guest's mouth lick the host's finger marks, how comfortable is it?

Add some tea. If your boss or client needs more tea in their cup, you have to do it. You can signal the waiter to refill the tea, or ask the waiter to leave the teapot on the table. Even better, you can refill it yourself. This is the best way to hide when you don't know what to say. Of course, when adding tea, you should first add tea to your boss and customers, and then add tea to yourself last.