商务宴会上该怎样点酒

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1、商务宴会上该怎样点酒Wewereconductingawine-tastingdinnerforourcompanylastmonthwithsomeprettyhigh-levelexecutivesfromabroadspectrumofindustries.Whattheyallhadincommonwasthisquestion:WhenI'matabusinessdinnerandtheyhandmethewinelist(eitherbecausetheythinkIknowsomethingaboutwineorbecauseofmyposition),whatt

2、heheckamIsupposedtodo?　　上个月我们为本公司举办了一场葡萄酒品尝晚宴，赴会的有一些来自各行业的级别相当高的主管。他们都问到一个同样的问题：在商务晚宴上别人把酒单递给我时（或是因为他们以为我懂点葡萄酒或是因我担任的职务的缘故），我到底该怎么应付呢？　　Johnansweredinoneword:'Cheat.'Towhichseveralpeoplereplied:'Cheap?'Well,yes,butlet'sstartatthebeginning.　　约翰的回答是一个词：“忽悠”。有几个人回应道：“便宜？”（译者注：英文中CHEAT和CHEAP仅一字母

3、之差，且读音非常相似）嗯，两者都对。但还是让我们从头说起。　　Orderingthewineatabusinessfunctionisnotunimportant.Businesspeoplearejudgedbyjustabouteverythingtheydo,andanabilitytoorderwinecrisplyandwellprobablytakesonfarmoresignificancethanitshould.Whenwefirstwroteaboutthisissuein2000,wequotedsomeonewhostillrememberedayoun

4、gassociate,20yearsearlier,nervouslylookingoverthewinelistandfinallytellingthesommelier,'Ithinkwe'lltrytheLancers.'Infact,thissituationisevenmorefraughtthanitwasin2000becauseoftherecession.Backthen,thepersonforcedtochoosethewinecouldsimplyfocusonaCaliforniacultCabernetorsomeotherfancybottlean

5、deverybodywouldbehappy.Thesedays,thebottomlinewhenitcomestowinereallyisthebottomline.Successfulbusinesspeoplearesupposedtobeabletoidentifyvalue-andthewinelistisnoexception.Thisiswherethe'cheap'comesin.　　在商业场合上点酒的能力并非无关紧要。而商务人士的一言一行都会被当作判断其能力高低的依据，点酒是否干脆老练且让人皆大欢喜，或许被赋予了远远超出其本身的意义。我们记得当我们的文章在2

6、000年首次涉及这个话题时，我们引述了某个人讲述的20年前的故事。他记得有位年轻的助理紧张地看着酒单，最后告诉侍酒师，“我想我们就尝尝Lancers吧”。事实上，由于目前经济的不景气，这种事情的发生比2000年还要频繁。在那个年代，被迫点酒者可以索性将重点放在加州CaliforniacultCabernet酒或其它精美的酒上，而这样做也会让人皆大欢喜。如今，点酒的底线还真的是指价格的底线了。成功的商业人士都应该是识货的，在点酒上也不会例外。这就是我们所说的“便宜”的意思。　　Andhere'swhere'cheat'comesin:Moreandmorerestaurantsh

7、avetheirwinelistsonline.Finditandstudyitbeforeyougo.Seewhatfitsintoyourbudgetandlookupthewinesonline.Bythetimeyouarehandedthelist,you'llbeabletomakeasnapjudgmentthatwillmakeitappearyouknowwhatyou'redoingandareaquickdecision-makertoboot.Ifthewinelis