After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 62 New Grapes
The wine workshop has been experimenting with wine making for some time.

So far, the master craftsmen and young workers in the workshop, under the instructions of Hai Xiya, have tried brewing several wines with different formulas using different varieties of grapes. There were three batches of wine before and after, all of which were stored in the wine. It is said that it needs to be kept in the cellar for a while before the bottle can be opened and tasted.

Haixi Ya did not have an exact recipe for making wine, but based on years of observations, he deduced several possible recipes, and selected a few of the simplest and easiest to brew as his first attempt at making wine.In fact, he was not very confident.However, in order to increase the success rate, he carefully watched from beginning to end to ensure that the people in the workshop followed his instructions and that all known details were done correctly. Finally, just in case, he even got a glass wine jar. Brew a separate jar.

Whether it can happen in the end depends on God's will.

When Hai Xiya was at home, he would talk about this matter from time to time.Xie Wenzai occasionally mentioned his worries in front of two old friends.Everyone thought that the trial wines would have to be stored in the cellar for at least a year and a half before being tasted. Unexpectedly, they could be tasted today.

Haitang curiously came to the kang and said hello to the three elders obediently. Then her eyes were fixed on the small white porcelain bottles on the kang table.There are three small wine glasses placed next to the small porcelain bottle, two are empty, and one still has half a glass of wine left, which is dark red and exudes a faint aroma of wine.

Smelling the aroma of the wine, Haitang couldn't help but feel secretly happy.It seems that the wine shop that grandpa specially worked on has indeed produced a finished product.

Seeing that she was very interested in those bottles of wine, Xie Wenzai smiled and said: "Today, in the workshop, we opened a few jars of the first batch of trial brewed wine, packed them in small bottles, and sent them to a few adults. Please They tasted it. Since I have been doing a lot of work for the guards recently, I also got a share. There is another share at your grandfather's place, and I will probably let your grandmother and second uncle have a taste at night. But forget it for you and your brother. It’s better not to drink at home with children.”

Cao Gengyun said with a smile: "What's the point? This wine tastes sweet, like sherbet, not intoxicating. It won't be a big deal if the kids take a sip, just don't drink more."

Lu Bainian felt that there was no need to take this risk: "No matter how intoxicating you are, it is still wine. There is a smell of alcohol in your mouth. How old are their siblings? It's better not to touch them. Tangtang is just down. In two years, when Baoshun is older, it will be better. You can have a taste.”

He turned to Xie Wenzai and asked: "I see that the four bottles of wine you brought back have different flavors. This one is a bit strange in the mouth and does not taste like wine. Which one is too sour? The remaining two are the best. It looks like it, with moderate sweetness and sourness, and a slight astringency, with a bit of aftertaste. It is somewhat similar to the one produced by the wine shop on the corner where we often went when we were in Guazhou, except that the astringency is lighter and the taste is lighter. The astringency is stronger. Is it because the formulas of the four wines are so different? Also, the color of these bottles of wine seems to be turbid, not as clear and red as the wine I drink every day."

Xie Wenzai said with a smile: "I can't say for sure at the moment. The sweetness and sourness of the wine should be related to the amount of rock sugar. However, the old master in the workshop thinks that it is more likely because of the different types of grapes delivered. Some grapes are suitable for eating as fruit, but not suitable for making wine; some grapes can produce high-quality wine, but they are not delicious when eaten as fruit. People below only know that grape wine can be sold at a good price, but they do not know that grapes are different from grapes. Yes, we harvested the seeds from nowhere and planted them blindly. Some of them can’t make wine and can still eat the fruits. Some of them can’t even eat the fruits and can only make unauthentic tasting wine to give away to others or drink by ourselves. We need to learn lessons. , you can try any variety of grapes during the trial brewing. After you find the most suitable grapes, you can collect the seedlings and open the vineyard, and you will be foolproof."

As for the turbid color of the wine, it’s probably because it was opened too early, right?It’s better to store the remaining wine for a while.

Both Cao and Lu were quite convinced by Xie Wenzai's conclusion.Cao Gengyun picked up another bottle of wine and poured more than half of the glass into the small wine glass in front of him: "I think this one tastes the best and is most similar to the wines produced in barbarians' wineries. Brother Hai must have asked people to remember the recipe clearly. Are you ready? Make more wine according to this recipe? Take one jar out to try during the Chinese New Year, and the others can be stored in the cellar for two more years."

Xie Wenzai said: "My cousin mentioned that in Hu people's wine shops, good wines have to be stored for three to five years, but it's a pity that Suzhou Wei may not be able to wait. Therefore... each time you make wine, you only need to select a part. The best wine is stored in the cellar, and the rest is sold out as usual."

Lu Bainian laughed: "That's a good idea. In fact, I think the newly brewed wine tastes quite good. I drink it very smoothly. When I don't have wine to drink, even if the wine has shortcomings, it can make up for it. Just drink." Cao Gengyun rolled his eyes at him: "Stop gesticulating. What do you know about wine? You can stay drunk for a whole day if you drink yellow rice wine. If you drink a little stronger wine, you can drink it. There is no way to drink it. When you were in Guazhou, you only recognized the wine produced by the wine shop at the end of the street. If you switch to a stronger wine, you can't stand it. How many wines have you drunk? I'm sorry to say that you are here to fill your mouth. expert!"

Lu Bainian didn't care if his friends laughed at him, he just laughed it off.

Xie Wenzai smiled as he watched the two old friends bickering. He turned around and saw Haitang staring at the bottles containing wine. He smiled and asked, "What is Tangtang looking at?"

Haitang raised her head and asked him: "Cousin, although this porcelain bottle is very beautiful, at first glance, you can't tell that it contains wine. I heard that wine should be paired with luminous cups, right?"

This is what the ancients said. Where can I find so many luminous cups nowadays?It is customary to use a small white porcelain cup, and you can also enjoy the deep red color of wine, but I heard that some people also use glass vessels to hold wine.

It's a pity that the glass workshop in Suzhou City has only produced two batches of glassware so far. The yield rate is not high, but it is not bad.Although the craftsmen of Dashi are very clever and the styles of the utensils they produce are relatively simple, they are good-looking in shape and of good workmanship, but the color is a bit greener.According to the Daishi craftsmen, the glass they fired before was not so green, and it was probably due to the material.The materials were all purchased locally by people from Haixi Ya.

The color of the glass is greenish, which does not achieve the colorless and flawless effect. When used to hold wine, the red color of the wine cannot be highlighted, and the beauty is compromised.

Xie Wenzai felt it was a pity.He originally gave his cousin Hai Xiya an idea. He said that if the glassware produced in Suzhou City was not as exquisite as that produced in the Western Regions and could not be sold at a high price, it could be sold with wine. A jar of wine should be paired with a small glassware. Wine glasses, ten jars of wine and a complete set of glass wine vessels, I can’t believe that those caravans who were accustomed to traveling to the Western Regions in the past but may not be able to leave Jiayuguan in the future will not be tempted!

If Suzhou Wei could really sell wine by the hundreds, the cost of dozens of sets of glass wine vessels would not be worth mentioning at all.

Xie Wenzai, Cao and Lu lamented the shortcomings of the glass workshop's products and the regret that the good strategy of selling wine could only be greatly reduced. Haitang on the side was stunned for a while.

In her heart, she actually agreed with her cousin's idea.What’s wrong with the glass being a little green?Can it be greener than a luminous cup?Luminous cups can be paired with wine, and so can glasses.

However, the glass will turn green. It seems to be a problem with ferrous ions, right?To remove this green color, you must first remove the iron impurities in the raw materials... Forget it, although she has heard of the principle, she doesn't know how to solve it specifically, so she should leave it to professionals to figure it out.

Haitang raised a new question: "Does the glass workshop only make wine vessels? Don't you plan to make anything else?"

(End of this chapter)