National Tide 1980

Chapter 1087 Wine Tasting Party

The large wine vat opened by Kang Shude is not the only feature of the store.

In addition, his store also provides a wine-warming service.

Although the winter weather has not yet arrived, he has already had a briquette stove set up on the porch outside the store to provide hot water for guests to warm their wine at any time.

The hot wine warmer is also called "wine gud". It is often soaked in hot water. Once the wine glass is placed in it, the aroma of wine will overflow in an instant.

In a wet and cold weather like today, almost all the drinkers in the store have a glass of warmed wine.

Hold it in your hand and smack it slowly. It not only warms your body and heart, but also warms your hands. It is the most moisturizing thing.

So when Alain Delon and Ning Weimin walked into the store, in addition to seeing this unique drinking vessel in the store, they could also smell the aroma of wine emanating from it and see the white mist.

This artistic conception, this temperature, this breath, this taste are simply amazing.

In such an environment where you can see, smell, taste and feel, who can’t enjoy drinking more?

So as soon as he sat down next to a large vat, Alain Delon pointed to the wine in the room and made a request a little impatiently.

"Boss, we also want to drink that kind of wine, please give us two glasses..."

However, Kang Shude waved his hand playfully and continued to explain in French.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, everyone else can drink this kind of wine, but you can't."

"Why?"

"Because it's too strong, and you, a Frenchman, can't stand it."

"No, no, I have attended many banquets in China, and I have also drank your strong liquor. Although it is a bit uncomfortable, I can totally bear it."

"That's different. The banquet you attended was full of good wine, so you won't be able to get over it, and the wine glasses for that occasion were also small. I only have one or two cups here. I'm afraid you might drink too much. Just passed out drunk."

"Getting drunk all of a sudden? How is that possible? Please don't underestimate my drinking capacity."

Kang Shude tried to dissuade him like a shop owner who said "three bowls are enough", but Alain Delon rebutted firmly.

No matter for Chinese or Westerners, men seem to be unwilling to admit that they are not good at drinking.

However, Kang Shude is indeed justified.

Seeing that Alain Delon was so persistent, the old man had his own way and simply spoke with facts.

He immediately asked his waiter Fang Bin to bring him a bowl and a cup of "Mao San".

Then the magic started happening.

I saw him first holding the bowl over, and then pouring some of the wine in the cup into the small area at the bottom of the bowl.

Then use a little more matches, and the blue flame will jump up to two inches high.

After that, he burned the cup of wine in circles on the fire.

In a short time, until the wine was finished burning and the flames were extinguished, the half glass of wine was also hot, giving off a curl of heat.

"Did you see it? The liquor in our capital city is called Shaojiu, because this kind of wine lives up to its name and ignites on fire. Moreover, the wine is so strong that it is also called Shaojiu. Don't look at this wine when it is overheated. If you drink it in one gulp, it will still be like swallowing a sharp blade, a line of fire..."

Okay, this is going downhill, Alain Delon was immediately dumbfounded.

You know, although French brandy and British whiskey also have this ability to ignite.

However, the alcohol content of foreign wine is mostly 40 degrees, making it difficult to light.

Foreigners just pour wine on cakes or ice cream and simply burn it to get the wine flavor.

It's not like the "Erguotou" in Beijing that can be simply used as fuel.

Therefore, this French gangster who had been wandering around Europe for many years and claimed to be well-informed could not help but feel a little vague at this time, and his self-confidence began to waver.

I have to admit that seeing it with your own eyes is the most shocking and convincing thing.

If people in the Song Dynasty drank this kind of shochu, and if the store owner had understood the old man's methods, then Wu Song might not have gone his own way and insisted on going to Jingyanggang after getting drunk.

However, since the old man spoke French, this move was a bit baffling to other drinkers in the store.

Where is this big wine vat?

It was originally a place for people to relax, chat and meet friends.

Those who have no control over their tongues and those who have no control over their mouths are not considered sins in this place, and they are all too common.

What's more, the weather today is not good, and these drinkers are the ones who came out when no one else at home felt uncomfortable, and they have all been drinking for a while.

Do you think they are all in this group, will their mouths be free?

So this move immediately aroused ridicule from those who were unrestrained and dissolute.

"Ouch, shopkeeper, why did you burn the very good Erguotou in vain? If you want hot wine, wouldn't you have some wine? Don't forget, waste is shameful."

"Hey, you don't understand. The shopkeeper is trying to get business for himself. Tell the foreigner with practical actions that his wine was not watered down! Is it the shopkeeper?"

"Yes, foreigners are not stupid. People who have money don't buy mud strips..."

Well, it's all out of tune, and it's just using Kang Shude to play cymbals.

However, there are some people who are really knowledgeable. There is an old man who is over sixty years old. He then spoke up to explain Kang Shude’s actions just now.

"Hey, hey, I'm talking about you guys, let's not make the shopkeeper laugh. Let me make it clear first, it's not that I want to argue with you guys. The key is that you didn't say it to the point. In my opinion Ah, in fact, this shopkeeper’s style is what an expert does.”

The unusual remarks immediately attracted the attention of those people.

The old man took a sip of wine, wiped his lips again, and became more interested in talking. He tapped the wine glass in front of him with his chopsticks and began to preach.

"Do you know why this shochu is also called 'Baigan'er'? It's for no other reason than that after the distilled liquor is burned, nothing is left. This stuff is good, it's cheap, it has high alcohol content, and it's strong Big and enjoyable to drink. However, there is one thing that is not on the market because it is too irritating. Nowadays, those who drink it are ordinary people. In the past, it was traffickers and the like. And the poor are not just for a pitiful enjoyment. , the key is lack of clothes and clothing. If you go out to make a living in the cold weather, you have to rely on these few sips of wine to warm up. This is a survival thing. Then think about it, where can they find wine? Isn’t it just on the spot? Use this method to get the materials. So in the past, wine vessels were all made of tin, which was convenient for hot wine. Now it has become a kind of fun to use this method."

This statement is well-founded, simple and easy to understand, and is full of knowledge.

Not to mention immediately quelling a few booing masters, it also made Ning Weimin stand in awe.

I felt that I had learned a lesson invisibly and gained knowledge from the old man.

So in unison, all the people present cheered and cheered for the old man.

Even Alain Delon, who had limited Chinese proficiency, understood it to some extent, and also clapped his hands like a gentleman.

Kang Shude was even more happy and did not allow the old man to refuse. He immediately asked his waiter Fang Bin to give the old man a glass of hot wine.

He said, "Don't be polite. I know you don't care about this glass of wine. But we opened this business just to make friends with wine. This wine must be given to a knowledgeable person like you. I also hope that you will drink more wine on weekdays." Coming."

In this way, the old man gained face and respect, and he was still in the limelight in front of foreigners.

Naturally, he smiled from ear to ear and felt honored.

There was nothing the others were unhappy about.

On the contrary, I feel that Kang Shude, the shop owner, is not just trying to make money.

This store is not snobbish, it is humane, more stylish, and worth a visit.

So even though there were not many people in this big wine tank today, it was really lively for a while. The unobtrusive laughter made this place a paradise on earth, which offset a lot of the cold wind and rain outside.

And this also made the French star feel more truly what is special about the "Chinese Bar", which is the unrestrained, peaceful and comfortable way of getting along with others.

He found that the people here were not only friendly, enthusiastic, humorous, reasonable and interesting.

And only when we truly achieve equality and respect for each other can we be so happy and harmonious.

But it will never be like a bar in the West, where there are always fights of temper, or jealousy, and old tricks.

What is civilization?

This is civilization.

At this time, Ning Weimin also exposed the relationship between Kang Shude and himself.

Hearing that the owner of this store, J, was actually Ning Weimin's elder, Alain Delon's goodwill and trust in this place naturally increased.

It was precisely for this reason that he decided to give up his persistence and let Kang Shude make arrangements for himself.

And his decision was quickly proven to be extremely correct, because Kang Shude did show the qualities of a professional, and he was not completely ignorant of the French eating habits.

I saw the old man asking the waiter to put cups on their wine tank table while he himself introduced today's relevant arrangements to Alain Delon.

"Sir, please don't feel any pressure when you are here today. I know you don't know much about Chinese wine, so we are just here to taste wine, chat and make friends. As for you, in terms of drinking capacity Just do what you can, and we will follow your French tradition of not forcing you to drink, and you can drink as much as you like."

"As for the wines I want to taste today, there are actually not many, probably only thirty kinds. As someone said before, it's not that we in China have few fine wines, but that my shop is small. Please understand this. . At the same time, in order to make it easier for you to understand, I will also briefly divide the categories for you according to your French wine classification."

"You see, the most famous French low-alcohol wine is wine. We have rice wine. This is one of the three ancient wines together with wine and beer. It is also the only Chinese wine in the world. Unique wines. Your wines are dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet, and sweet. We also have rice, Huadiao, Chunxue, and Shanniang to match them. Let’s drink this first later.”

"Secondly, you in the West have various flavors of liqueurs, dessert wines, and aperitifs. These all belong to the category of prepared wines. We also have corresponding alcoholic beverages. But we call them medicinal wine and dew wine. Medicinal wine can strengthen the body. , tiger bone wine, snake gall wine, rehmannia glutinosa wine, wolfberry wine, coptis liquid, bamboo leaf green, lotus white, Sixiao wine, capsicum wine. Dew wine is flower and fruit type, with a sweet taste, which may be more suitable for your taste, what? Rose water, papaya water, hawthorn wine, osmanthus wine, wine, mango wine, pear blossom white, many flavors are not found in the West. If you are interested, you can try them all."

"Finally, if you still have enough, let's drink some soju. The same is true for your different raw materials: brandy, whiskey, vodka, tequila and rum, these distilled spirits. We also have sorghum, barley, and wheat soju. , wait, but you can’t tell from the name of our wine.”

"Of course, you can't just drink wine without food. In addition to the ready-made ones in my shop, Master Zhang also used our local chicken to prepare a famous French dish for you - chicken Bresse. You can try how many there are. There is a gap, but it still needs some work, he is busy in the kitchen..."

While talking, the first batch of twenty wine glasses were placed on the table.

Just talking like this, he was acting like a wine tasting master. Not to mention Alain Delon, even Ning Weimin was dumbfounded.

It even attracted the other drinkers in the store. No one stopped drinking. They all looked at the excitement at their table and stared at what they were going to do next.

Ning Weimin never expected that his master would actually organize such a formal wine tasting and such a professional situation in such a small shop.

Hey, this old man really has a grocery store in his belly.

For those who don’t know, one might think that he is a blender from a Western winery.

Is there anything in the world that he doesn't know about?