we are a more militaristic nation than many others. you go to the south you see some boys ready to die for their country, god bless em.

California wine is california wine thats why it is distinguished but yes brands follow french wine culture because there has never been any other culture even attempted.

english draws most of its roots from germanic tribes and bastardized latin.

the us doesnt need colonies like the english did we are large and have all the resources we needed.

elite culture in america is not derived upon european trends. we dominate music, literature, etc. where do your musicians come to be published some to the uk but most to the us, we have the most used publishing houses in the world. America simply is modern popular culture and has been since the 1950's.

as for your elitist cultures,

Persians- dead and gone
French- relegated to france and the surronding area for the most part (some former colonies)
Chinese- even the chinese are becoming more western and their neighbors were still decidely different cultures from china.

English/American culture dominates the world.