春暖花开，踏青时节喝哪些酒 The Bugs are Taking Over! Crisp Fresh Spring Wines

草长莺飞二月天，拂堤杨柳醉春烟。——（高鼎《村居》）今天是2022年3月3日，农历二月初一，明天是二月二龙抬头，后天是中国二十四节气中的第三个节气——惊蛰，于本周六开始。

The bugs are coming back! The Waking of Insects, the third of China's twenty-four annual solar terms, starts Saturday.

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对许多农民来说这是一个重要的时间，因为田地和果园在冬日过后开始恢复生机，农耕也开始。

This is an important time for many farmers as fields and orchards start coming back to life after the winter. 

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包括酿酒葡萄种植者，特别是中国北方地区，葡萄藤整个冬天都被埋在地下，以保护它们免受干燥寒冷的天气的影响。

That includes wine grape growers, especially in those parts of northern China where the vines are buried all winter to protect them from dry cold weather.

中国的24节气可以追溯到古代，起源于黄河流域。正如我们在上周文章了解到（点此查看），在黄河流域，酒的生产已经有9000年的历史了。

China’s solar terms system dates to ancient times and is linked to the Yellow River basin where -- as we learned last week [Click here to see] -- alcohol has been produced for some 9,000 years.

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24节气在上月的北京冬奥会开幕式上也受到了全球关注。每个节气大约持续两周。开幕式恰逢立春，又以影片的形式展示了24节气，这是非常成功的，因为此次也是第24届冬奥会。

The system got global exposure during the Beijing Olympics last month. The opening ceremony coincided with the start of spring and featured images of all twenty-four solar terms, each of which lasts about two weeks. This worked nicely as it was also the twenty-fourth Winter Olympics.

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东风随春归，发我枝上花。（李白《落日忆山中》）美好的春天就在眼前，约上三两好友、亲友，我们可以在户外喝上一两杯葡萄酒。

In any case, for those of us in China’s colder areas, nice spring weather is straight ahead and that means we can enjoy a glass or two of wine outside. 

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这儿有三种分别来自德国和奥地利的葡萄品种酿造的新鲜爽口的葡萄酒供酒友们选择。

Here is a trio of crisp fresh options to enjoy, using grapes with which Germany and Austria excel.

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多纳图雷司令干白葡萄酒

Donatushof Saar Riesling 

多纳图雷司令干白葡萄酒来自德国的摩泽尔。这是一个地区和一条河流的名字，葡萄生长在陡峭的河岸上。

Donatushof Saar Riesling hails from Germany’s Mosel, the name of both a region and river, where the grapes grow on steep banks.

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这款酒果香浓郁，酒体轻盈，口感带有梨、苹果和酸橙的味道，同时还带有一种活泼的矿物质味，酒精度13%vol。

It’s fruity, crisp and dry, with pear, apple and lime character, a tingly minerality and 13% alcohol. (RMB159)

这款雷司令也是CHEERS三月春季钜惠活动其中一款。

This Riesling is also part of a three-bottle deal at CHEERS all month long.

爱茵堡绿维特林纳干白葡萄酒 

Aichenberg Gruner Veltliner 

绿维特利纳是奥地利的旗舰白葡萄酒葡萄品种，这款产自 Aichenberg的干白葡萄酒带有大量多汁的柑橘味和热带水果的风味，以及略微辛辣的味道。

Gruner Veltliner is the flagship white wine grape of Austria and this offering from Aichenberg has loads of juicy citrus and orchard fruit flavors, plus a peppery edge. 

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在CHEERS性价比高的产品中也占有一席之位。

It also offers some of the best value in the CHEERS portfolio. (RMB99)

青鸟歌舞姿甜白葡萄酒 

Vogel Gewurztraminer 

CHEERS的大卫•绍曼推荐青鸟歌舞姿甜白葡萄酒(Vogel Gewurztraminer) ——Gewurtz在德语中的意思是 “香料” 。

And David Schaumann of CHEERS suggests grabbing a bottle of Vogel Gewurztraminer – Gewurtz means “spice” in German.

青鸟歌舞姿甜白葡萄酒

Vogel Gewurztraminer

歌舞姿（琼瑶浆）最著名的产地是法国的阿尔萨斯地区，但在德国也有很好的市场，包括这款酒的产地法尔兹地区。

Gewurztraminer is best-known from the Alsace region of France but also has a good presence in Germany, including in the region of Pfalz, where this one is made.

歌舞姿

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这款酒带有明显的荔枝香味，轻微诱人的蜂蜜味道，余味带有宜人的柑橘味。

Playful and light, this wine comes with a tell-tale lychee aroma, a slight appealing honey character and a nice citrus edge at the finish. (RMB199)

冬去春来，冬眠已过，该醒来了！这三款酒将唤醒你的味蕾。

While the insects come out of their slumber, these three wines will serve to wake up your tastebuds.

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Original by Jim Boyce, Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
原文作者：Jim Boyce, Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城

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