The down-and-out royal family is also pitiful, and the oil paintings hanging on the walls are fakes, which makes Zhang Tianyuan a little worried, will this Napoleon VII really have valuable Chinese antiques?

If so, why not put it out, at least you can decorate this empty banquet hall, so that it won't be so shabby.

The butler Blue went to the kitchen to look at it and came back, and then bent down to Napoleon VII and said, "Your Royal Highness, the meal is ready, is it time to eat?"

"Oh, of course, go get ready. Napoleon VII nodded, watched Blue leave, and said to Zhang Tianyuan with a smile: "A little wine and food, not a respect, these ......"

Napoleon VII looked at Xu Yue and the others, obviously asking Zhang Tianyuan, what are the identities of these people and how to sit down, after all, in the eyes of this kind of person, people are still divided into three, six, nine and so on.

"Oh, they're all my friends, just dine together, and ask Sister Xu for help with jewelry, she's the best disciple of Paloma Picasso. Zhang Tianyuan doesn't have so many rules, in his eyes, these people are all friends, and it is absolutely impolite to eat at separate tables, not to mention that this table is not small, and it is definitely enough for these people to sit together.

"Okay, then please take a seat......"

Napoleon VII did not have many servants in his family, but today in order to entertain Zhang Tianyuan, he specially ordered a banquet outside and invited the chef to come to his home to cook it, of course, there was also a service.

At this time, a waiter held a bottle of red wine wrapped in a towel in his hand and poured it for everyone.

Serpentine used not to touch red wine. The blue phoenix doesn't touch it either, they prefer dry white. Or simply drink liquor, and later because you often have to deal with some occasions. I gradually learned to drink red wine, even if I don't like it, at least I have to follow the local customs, not to mention that Napoleon VII was not stingy, and the wine he took out was really fragrant, and he knew it was the best when he smelled it.

"Come, dear Mr. Zhang, Mrs. Liu, Miss Xu, Miss Lan, and Mr. Snake, you are the second batch of guests to be entertained by me in this ancient castle. Let's toast to this upcoming friendship!"

Napoleon VII picked up the glass and bumped into it with everyone, but he didn't drink it in a hurry, but shook the glass gently, and then put it in front of his nose and sniffed it gently, still without an entrance, but looked at Zhang Tianyuan.

The meaning is obvious, Zhang Tianyuan is asked to drink first, after all, Zhang Tianyuan is a guest.

Zhang Tianyuan smiled. Although his favorite is actually white wine, he has also drunk a lot of red wine recently, at least he still knows how to taste wine, so as not to be embarrassed in front of Napoleon VII.

And he wanted to know, too. Is this wine a pre-1864 red wine as Napoleon VII said?

He gently shakes the glass to observe its feet slowly flowing down, and then tilts the glass 45 degrees to observe the color and edges of the wine. Of course, this is ideal in a state of natural light, and the banquet hall of the castle has good sunlight. This step determines the ripeness of the wine.

In general, baijiu is colorless when it is young. However, as the age progresses, the color gradually changes from light yellow with a slight green reflection to a mature straw color, golden yellow, and finally to a golden bronze color. If it turns golden copper, it means that it is too old to drink.

Red wine, on the other hand, fades in color over time, from a deep red to purple when young, then to a red or cherry red, then to a reddish orange or brick red, and finally to a reddish brown.

Zhang Tianyuan noticed that this wine was really quite old, and it had already shown an orange-red color, indicating that the wine should be quite ancient, and it seemed that Napoleon VII did not lie to him.

And the color is clear, translucent, shiny, and the red color is very deep, which is a reflection of the best red wine.

He shook the wine, then put his nose deep into the glass and took a deep breath to feel the smell of the red wine.

Generally speaking, fruity, sour, vegetable, mineral and spice aromas are different in the life cycle of wine, the initial aroma is the taste of the wine itself, the second stage is the aroma produced during the winemaking process, such as woody and smoky, and the third stage is the aroma produced after ripening.

Overall, the aroma is related to the grape variety, the vinification method, the age of the wine and even the soil.

This red wine is very fragrant, with a ripe aroma that can be intoxicating when smelled. It will make you feel a burst of pleasure in your nose, as if you are about to sing.

The aroma is delicate, harmonious, soft, and long, and this feeling is comfortable, and only a good wine with good quality will have such characteristics.

Finally, Zhang Tianyuan took a sip and semi-rinsed his mouth, allowing the wine to fully mix with the air in his mouth and touch all parts of his mouth.

This is the tasting, but also the key to whether the red wine is good or not, if you just look good and smell the fragrance, then it still doesn't work, after all, wine is for drinking, not for looking or smelling, it is not a spice, let alone an ornament.

"How is it, Mr. Zhang, this wine is not bad, right?" asked Napoleon VII when he saw that Zhang Tianyuan had finally put the wine in his mouth.

Zhang Tianyuan nodded and said, "This flavor is mellow, sweet, long, and pure, it is really a good wine!"

"Hahaha, I thought Mr. Zhang was just an expert in treasure appreciation, but I didn't expect that he also had a lot of research on red wine?" said Napoleon VII excitedly.

This benevolent brother doesn't have much interest, drinking is one of them, especially red wine, which he likes the most, so he is naturally very happy to see that Zhang Tianyuan also has this preference.

"If you want me to say, this old world wine is better than the new world wine. Zhang Tianyuan praised.

"What old world and new world?" In the process of Zhang Tianyuan's wine tasting, Snake Lin had already drunk a glass of red wine, although he drank red wine, but it felt like drinking white wine.

Zhang Tianyuan didn't laugh at Snake Lin, because he himself had just learned to drink red wine recently, and he used to be no different from Snake Lin, he still remembered that when he was in college, in order to pretend to be forced, he and his roommates bought those dozens of pieces of dry red, but in the end, a bottle of wine was drunk with Sprite, which was really unswallowable.

At that time, he didn't know that there was actually a difference between red wine and dry red.

The "dry" word of dry red wine is a word borrowed from Champagne brewing, that is, without adding any additives such as water, spices, alcohol, etc., and directly made from pure grape juice. After the juice of the red grapes is pressed, the core of the grape skin is not filtered, and the grape juice is then filtered after the wine is made, and the color of the grape skin is dissolved into the wine during the winemaking process, which is a dry red wine.

There are two types of dry red wines, one is simply filtered, and the other is filtered and the residue is pressed. Pressed dry red wine contains more tannins and has a thicker flavor. In other words, dry red is not sweet to drink.

In China, some people like to mix sprite with dry red wine, which shows that the drinker is not actually suitable for drinking dry red, but orthodox red wine.

"The 'Old World wines' and 'New World wines' really refer to the places where the wines come from. There are many countries in the world that produce red wine, and one of the ways to divide the origin of red wine is divided into 'Old World wine' and 'New World wine'. At this time, Napoleon VII was very enthusiastic about the new world and the old world.

"Yes, 'Old World wines' generally refer to wines from Europe, especially France and Italy, which are slightly more expensive on the international market. 'New World wine' refers to red wine produced in Australia, Chile and other countries. French red wines used to be toned with pigments extracted from ox blood, but the fear of mad cow disease once affected the sales of French red wines. Australia and Chile are well-known in the international market due to their strategic location and the fact that the grape regions are in places with little environmental pollution. Australian red wines are toned with pure plant pigments extracted from the grape skins themselves, which is the first of its kind in the wine industry to use natural substances for coloring. Zhang Tianyuan continued.

"I see, what do I think, is our Chinese wine the new world or the old world?"

"You really asked me this question, it should be regarded as a new world, after all, the birth of Chinese red wine is relatively late. Zhang Tianyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile.

"Chinese red wine is the last, it is also very good, I heard that you also have a special health red wine, Chinese can always combine anything with tradition." "Napoleon VII is really good at talking, although his words are sycophants, but they are just right, and they are not annoying at all.

"Hahaha, thank you Mr. Napoleon for the compliment, in addition, I also want to thank you for your hospitality this time, if you have the opportunity, I hope that Mr. Napoleon will also go to China to see, China is not true from the Internet and newspapers, at least it is one-sided, go and see, maybe it is good, I will definitely treat you well when the time comes, we are Chinese very hospitable......"

Regardless of whether Napoleon VII was an aristocrat or not, in Zhang Tianyuan's eyes, this person was still a good person, and he also met many foreigners after coming to Europe, including the so-called British gentleman Helis, Stein and Birch, and of course the university professor John Lampard.

But the one who feels the most aristocratic to him is really this Napoleon VII.

Of course, Zhang Tianyuan is disdainful of aristocrats, perhaps because he was born in China, unlike many Western countries, and still retains the titles of royalty and nobility, which is also quite funny. Regardless of whether you have money or not, at least psychologically speaking, there is no status gap between people.

In these countries that retain the nobility and royalty, the situation is different, and in the hearts of many people, the distinction between nobles and commoners is still deeply implanted, such as the butler Blue, who really regards himself as a subordinate. (To be continued......)