Chapter 19 Top Wine Tasting
The reason why Tom has such great respect for this Mr. Roosevelt is because this seventy-year-old man, in addition to being higher than Tom, is more importantly, he is not an ordinary person, but Anthony Roosevelt, who has a pivotal position and the most prominent reputation in the American wine industry!
Tom knew exactly how influential Mr. Roosevelt was. In fact, one positive comment from him was enough to make a certain wine famous throughout the United States. What's more, Mr. Roosevelt was also the royal sommelier of the American Federal Five-Star Hotel, and if he could get his approval, any new wine could quickly infiltrate all the top hotels. On the contrary, even some old brands of liquor are difficult to gain a foothold.
Anthony Roosevelt, 73 years old, not only has such a high reputation in the American wine industry, but also owns a hotel and a wine winery. All of this is also hard-won, and it is also earned by all kinds of hard work when I was young.
At that time, Mr. Roosevelt traveled frequently between Europe and the United States, and was also involved in the development of professional standards for sommeliers. Today, Anthony Roosevelt, who is very experienced, is naturally the "standard" in this industry.
Therefore, Mr. Roosevelt was not only a member of the Sommelier Guild, but also one of the examiners for new tasters. Naturally, every taster does not ignore Mr. Roosevelt's opinion. Indirectly, any of America's top restaurants takes Mr. Roosevelt's conclusions very seriously.
All in all, as long as the wine can be appreciated by Mr. Roosevelt, it will definitely become famous in an instant, so that it can save a lot of complicated and expensive promotion links.
That's the idea that Tom Sterling played. Of course, the most important reason is because Tom is very confident in Forget Worry Wine!
"Tom, it's been a long time since I've seen you. I've heard that your Rolley Company will also have new wines on the market today, is that what you are holding now? I can tell you, my evaluation standards are very high, and my comments will be very strict. Mr. Roosevelt, though he seemed to speak harshly, smiled very kindly at Tom. He and Tom's deceased father were acquaintances and friends, so there would be some exceptions for Tom.
Tom understood the meaning of Mr. Roosevelt's words. What he meant was that for Tom's father's sake, he would be willing to taste whatever kind of wine Tom handed him. But for other things, for example, the quality of the wine is not up to par, the winemaking process is not up to par, etc., he will be merciless and severely criticized. Obviously, Mr. Roosevelt was not optimistic about the new wine of the Rolai Company from the beginning.
Tom confidently bared his white teeth and smiled, "Mr. Roosevelt, this is an exotic wine that I have traversed thousands of mountains and rivers to obtain, and it is very precious, and I hope you will be the first taster in America to taste it." ”
When Mr. Roosevelt heard this, his wrinkled face suddenly showed a look of surprise and concentration, and said, "Yes? I will definitely taste it." ”
Roosevelt was surrounded by three first-rate sommeliers, but they didn't speak the whole time, just smiled at Tom's performance.
Tom carefully placed the tray on the nearest table, then uncorked the bottle.
As soon as Tom pulled the cork on the top of the bottle, a strange aroma suddenly wafted out of the bottle, filled the air, and wafted into the noses of Mr. Roosevelt and the tasters beside him.
Although it was not the first time he had smelled the strange aroma of Forget Sorrow Wine, and he was already mentally prepared, Tom was still drunk when he came into contact with it again. He picked up the bottle and poured wine into each cup in turn.
Mr. Roosevelt, too, smelled the scent in the air. At this moment, he was silent.
After about half a minute, Mr. Roosevelt finally spoke slowly: "The aroma of fine wine!" and the tasters beside him couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this.
Several of them, therefore, suddenly became a little more interested in the wine that Tom brought.
The strange aroma of wine continued to spread in the air of the party, and then more and more people followed the fragrance to get closer to Tom.
By the time Tom had filled all six small cups with Forgetfulness, but before he could serve them himself, Mr. Roosevelt could not help but reach over and pick up a glass of wine.
When Tom saw this, not only did he not have a trace of surprise in his heart, but he was very excited. Mr. Roosevelt's move has already shown that the aroma of the wine has been approved by him, and then, if the taste of the wine can also conquer Mr. Roosevelt, then Tom's purpose today has been achieved.
I saw Mr. Roosevelt slowly pick up the wine glass, but did not taste it immediately.
In fact, as a top taster, Mr. Roosevelt naturally did not focus only on the taste of the wine. He first took a look at the color of the wine, and saw that it was pale blue and transparent, without impurities, and had a color like a jewel. Then smell lightly with the tip of the nose, the fragrance is not strong, and the wine taste is refreshing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy, as if they can forget their sorrows. Finally, I drank it in one gulp.
It's extraordinary!
The delicate and mellow aroma of wine in the mouth, the elegant and soft taste, made even a top wine taster like Roosevelt instantly shocked by it, and almost fell into a state of fantasy.
"Good! good wine!" Mr. Roosevelt blurted out with satisfaction and praise! This was an experience he had never experienced before.
All the tasters present were already paying close attention to Mr. Roosevelt's expression, and when they heard this, their curiosity suddenly rose, and they immediately gathered around.
"Mr. Stirling, may I taste your wine?" said the taster closest to Mr. Roosevelt, who spoke first, and offered Tom for a glass of Forgotten Sorrow. Tom glanced at the other and readily agreed. Because he is also a very famous top taster, one of the most authoritative sommeliers in the southern United States.
"One more drink!" said Mr. Roosevelt.
"I want a drink too!"
"Mr. Roosevelt, don't be too greedy!"
As a high-end wine tasting, there was a rare scene of asking for a "refill" at this time, and it would never be possible to see such a rude scene in normal times.
Then, more tasters begged for wine, and moreover, there were more people and less wine, so they had to fight.
Tom couldn't afford to offend the Sommelier Guild, so he naturally didn't want to offend the tasters, but he had to explain in advance: "Everyone, this wine is precious, and it can't be mass-produced, it is a master winemaker who brews it by hand, the process is complex, and the raw material requirements are extremely high, so the output is extremely low, I'm afraid I can't meet your requirements one by one." ”
Tom did not forget to remind him of the preciousness and rarity of wine. In fact, he knows a truth very well, the rarer and more precious anything is.
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