Chapter 143: No One Knows Wine Better Than I Am
There was a clang, and the door rang again. Speak of the devil. It was Zhao Punctuality's third uncle Zhao Youshan who just came, and his family of three.
If it was just Zhao Youshan's family, there were also Zhao Punctuality's grandfather and grandmother.
Zhao Youfang in the kitchen went out to greet him, and when everyone entered the house and sat down, Zhao Youfang couldn't go back to the kitchen anymore.
Zhao Pushangshi's third aunt saw that even the second sister-in-law, who was arrogant on weekdays, and saw that no one was working in the kitchen, and without waiting for others to speak, she turned around and went into the kitchen.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the north is really troublesome, after all, the workload of a dozen dishes is very large.
It is easy to say that it is simple, such as sausages, sauced beef, pork leg pith, shutters and other marinated vegetables can be eaten as long as they are cut into plates.
Seafood generally only needs to be steamed simply. There are also cold dishes such as jellyfish mixed with cabbage heart, boiled spinach and so on.
Thanks to the concerted efforts, the number of dishes on the living room table increased at a rapid rate, and it was soon full.
At six o'clock, the tea table where tea was originally drunk was cleaned up, and two large grate curtains were placed, on which the dumplings that had just been wrapped for a long time were neatly stacked.
The top of the skin is thin and the stuffing is big and meaty, and the Spring Festival of the northerners can be without rich dishes, and there can be no good tea and wine.
But you can't live without a bowl of hot dumplings. Dumplings are the spirit of the New Year in the north.
At the table next to them, a large group of people sat in a circle, about to start enjoying this sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
The third Zhao Youshan also didn't have empty hands when he came, and brought two bottles of Sea Blue, which he said at the time that he drank tonight, and Zhao Mama naturally couldn't refuse.
Seeing that the dinner was about to start, Zhao Youshan opened a bottle and gave the old man a small half cup (about 1 tael), and then the three brothers poured a full cup.
The degree of sea blue is low, only 40 degrees +, which belongs to the strong aroma type liquor, with a sweet entrance, soft mouth, and a long net tail.
Even those who are not good drinkers can drink a little.
Zhao Youfang is the three brothers, if you talk about the amount of alcohol, the eldest Zhao Youfang is the shallowest one. There is a maximum of one bottle of beer, a maximum of three taels of liquor, and no high spirits can be drunk.
In normal times, Zhao Youfang would never dare to drink a full cup directly, he was afraid of making a fool of himself. But today is not the New Year, happy, relieved.
The second Zhao Youwei is the most outstanding in terms of alcohol, and he has been socializing outside all year round, and the amount of alcohol is unfathomable. One pound of liquor does not change color, and two pounds of liquor shakes slightly. If you drink beer, then go straight to the pieces (12*500ML in bottles; 24*330ML in cans).
In terms of his preference, he is not used to drinking low-alcohol wine, and his favorite drink is 53 degrees Feitian. It's not that Feitian Moutai tastes so good.
The main reason is that this wine is famous, and others will know it as soon as they hear it, and they have to give a thumbs up and say "bureaucracy".
If you say that you drink 'love wine', 'swallow', and 'summary', you know that this is a grade of wine with Feitian Moutai, and you don't know that you still think that you drink fake wine from the ravine.
Some people drink not wine, but face.
Today is a family gathering, and those present are either their parents or their eldest brother and third brother, and there are more than 100 bottles of Shanghai Blue. Although it is not a high-end wine, it can be regarded as a mid-range top-notch.
Therefore, although Zhao Youfang was reluctant in his heart, he also settled down.
The third Zhao Youshan's alcohol volume belongs to the midstream level, and he can drink half a catty of liquor under normal circumstances, and he can drink a catty if he plays well, but this is the peak.
The four of them just took out a bottle of wine, which could choke Zhao Punctual who was salted fish on the side. His alcohol consumption is completely inherited from his father, and he has no arrogance to be arrogant.
The Chinese New Year is not a festival for one person, it is a festival for everyone. Adult men can relax with a glass of wine.
Old and young women and children also have their fun.
Zhao Ma Ma prepared a kind of locally produced champagne. When it is said to be champagne, it is actually a drink. It has a sweet and unusual taste, and it is a good seller in the local area, but almost no one has heard of it when it comes out of the market.
The kids also had juice to enjoy. It is said that Zhao Punctual has no face to mix in the pile of children, but the custom in his hometown is that if he is not married, he is not an adult.
In addition, Zhao Punctuality is thick-skinned enough, but he also rubbed two cups to relieve his hunger.
Some people are happy, some people are worried.
Just like Zhao Youwei can't drink low-degree sea blue, it is the resistance in his heart that makes him unhappy from the bottom of his heart.
Similarly, Wang Feixue, who is not used to drinking wine on weekdays, began to resist when she did not taste it, but only knew the price of this 'champagne' - in her eyes, low-priced drinks, no matter how good the taste is, are still garbage and do not match her current level.
The subconscious of her brain told her that she should drink a more expensive wine, even if it was bitter, she didn't like it.
However, wine is expensive, and she needs this 'expensive' to set off her taste.
This is what ordinary people want to integrate into a higher circle after becoming rich, but they don't know how to do it, so they can only start with high consumption to prove their existence.
Just as millionaires have millionaires' circles, multimillionaires have multimillionaires' circles, and billionaires also have their own circles.
It's a good thing to want to integrate into a higher circle, but I'm most afraid of using too much force, not to mention losing the original basic plate, and being regarded as an upstart by the upper circle.
The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.
Wang Feixue is the one in charge, she can't feel the alienation of others, she only sees her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law and daughter-in-law like this kind of 'champagne'.
Wang Feixue, who only felt that everyone in the world was drunk and I woke up alone, desperately hoped that others could understand her feelings, and she pushed the cup containing the drink out of her mouth after coughing twice.
"Sister-in-law, you can change me a glass of boiled water, this champagne is too sweet, I can't get used to it. After thinking about it for a while, Wang Feixue pretended to be embarrassed and said: "The price of this champagne is so low, whether there is grape juice in it or not, let's drink less, don't drink it badly." β
"If you can't get used to drinking, change to something else. Zhao Ma Ma replied casually, looked around with inquiring eyes, and asked casually: "Punctual came back this time and brought us a few bottles of wine, let's open a bottle?"
"I'm fine. Zhao Punctuality's third aunt agreed first, and then looked at the second sister-in-law, "Second sister-in-law, punctuality is now a big celebrity, and the wine he brought back from the imperial capital must not be bad, let's drink some?"
Wang Feixue hesitated before speaking: "Don't be too sweet." β
She was afraid to bring out another bottle of drink with the name of 'wine', so as to get a vaccination in advance.
"That shouldn't be, Punctual said that it was sent by his friend, and I want to give it away, but he doesn't agree. It shouldn't be cheap. Zhao Mama, who spoke in a very affirmative tone, got up and walked towards the storage room. Zhao Punctual is her son, others can not believe him, and she must support her as a mother.
"Mom, I have a good bottle of old packaging. Let's just drink the one with a small vintage. Zhao Punche was a little moved and a little distressed, but he still didn't stop it.
In the same way, this is the mother after all, others can not give her face, and he, who is a son, has to support his mother.
It's not that he's stingy, it's just that the wine that my mother wants to take is too precious, and even he only has four bottles.
A few days ago, when he was about to leave Shen #Yang, Han Jun said that he had prepared some souvenirs for him.
Zhao Shoushi thought about it, aren't the local specialties of the Northeast Wuchang rice, hazelnuts, pine nuts, round mushrooms, fungus or something, at most ginseng and deer antlers, so he didn't refuse.
Who would have thought that the local specialty that Han Jun said was the wine he had accumulated over the years, not too much, only ten bottles, but it must be his favorite to be able to be solemnly taken out by Han Jun, who is engaged in the liquor business.
A bottle of Sunflower Moutai in the 60s led the way, and two bottles of Feitian Moutai in the early 90s were the backbone.
Then there are the wines, two bottles of RomanΓ©e Condi from 1986 and two bottles of Margaux from 1993.
If you want to say that these wines are really expensive, you can take out a bottle of it for tens of thousands. But if you want to say cheap, you're not wrong.
Zhao Punctual can easily afford this cost. But what is really rare is that these wines are hard to come by.
They are usually stored in the cellars of wine collectors, or exchanged with fellow drinkers. Unless it encounters a major change, it is difficult to appear in the market.
If Han Jun hadn't been engaged in the liquor industry for many years, he wouldn't have such a background, and since he took the initiative to take out these, it means that he must have more inventory.
Since it is, Zhao Punctual naturally has nothing to be embarrassed about.
Wine is old and fragrant, and tea is new and good.
Zhao Punctual doesn't feel sorry for 10,000 yuan of tea, but he feels sorry for 10,000 yuan of wine, which are all non-renewable rare resources, drink one bottle less than one bottle.
Zhao Punctuality, who fell on the seat, groaned for a while, but still got up firmly and ran towards the storage room, he was afraid that his mother would take out Romani Condy.
Romani in 1986 had to be slapped at least, and it didn't necessarily stop. The Margaux in 1993 is much worse, although it is more than 10,000, but in comparison, it is still a little less distressing to drink this.
The wine is good wine, but it's a pity that Han Jun didn't send a matching decanter. Zhao Punchou never thought that he would drink this wine today, let alone prepare.
THE 750ML MARGAUX HAD TO BE POURED INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE CUPS. Zhao Punctuality's original intention was to pour it into the cup and let it stand for a while, which can also achieve the effect of decanting the wine.
But he skipped the step of decanting, which made Wang Feixue think that this was another inferior wine, and took a sip of the glass, only to feel a sense of astringency coming from the tip of his tongue.
With a frown, she said, "This wine is quite ordinary." β
Zhao Punctual was so angry that he didn't want to speak. Nima, you don't like rubbish for more than 10,000 bottles of wine, what kind of family are you?
"Can't you, right? A few days ago, I said that I wanted to send it to a friend, but I was reluctant to be punctual, saying that this wine was quite expensive. β
Zhao Ma Ma shot back directly, she shook the wine glass slightly, watching the wine slowly fall back, she said: "The wine color is very positive, the glass is slow, this wine should be good." β
Before the words fell, she took another sip, and without swallowing, she tasted it against the tip of her tongue, and said: "It is indeed slightly astringent, but it is very likely that the wine has just been opened and has not been completely decanted."
On closer inspection, the wine is gentle and elegant, with hints of black truffle, chocolate and vanilla. This wine is good, estimated to be around 5,000. Right?"
Zhao Mama's words surprised everyone, they didn't expect her to be able to comment on red wine, and she was also Taoist.
Zhao Punctual was not much surprised, and was even very relieved, just like old Dubai.
He knew that his mother had previously worked as the head of the quality inspection department in a garment factory, and the main business of this factory was exports.
Of course, it is not its own brand, but an OEM for a foreign mid-range brand.
The brand will have a special person come to the factory every week to verify the quality, and the county officials are not as good as the current management. This person may not be able to succeed, but he is likely to fail.
Good smoke, good wine, and good tea are served.
The staff of foreign companies are arrogant, and they don't look down on liquor and beer, and prefer red wine.
As the person in charge of the quality inspection department, in addition to paying close attention to quality, my mother must also maintain a good interpersonal relationship with this person, and under his preference, she has a certain reserve of red wine knowledge.
Of course, no matter how awesome the quality inspector is, he is just an ordinary staff, and it is naturally impossible to drink tens of thousands of red wine to entertain him.
The first time he drank Margaux for nearly twenty years, Zhao Mama was also a little bottomless in his heart, and looked at Zhao Punctual worriedly.
In this case, Zhao Punctual has no way out except to blow a rainbow fart.
"Mom, your vision is really amazing. Zhao Punctuality, who gave a thumbs up, did not hesitate to praise, not afraid of his mother's pride, and finally made a final decision: "It's not expensive, it's just more than 10,000." β
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