Why don't Americans drink wine with lunch?
We just don't do it. We don't drink wine at lunch, at least not in any regular way.
Even when we dine in restaurants with kitchens that turn out carefully prepared, sophisticated food that begs for wine accompaniment, we don't drink wine at lunch, for the most part. We say, "I'm fine with just water," or we upgrade to sparkling water or some other nonalcoholic beverage. We do this partly because returning to the office with boozy breath is taboo in our work-worshipping culture.
In some European countries, especially the ones known for wine production, wine traditionally has been a natural part of
