Château Clouds came to participate in the Brussels Wine Competition, alone, isolated, as William said just now, the roses in the desert are not only shocking, but also really rare. Even Napa Valley is not immune to surprise. Such a winery at the top of the clouds is like a monkey in a zoo for people to see.

Unexpectedly, now Lu Li is surrounded by a large group of people, not only Nicholas, Mark and others, but later a large group of people came one after another, coming and going, so lively, some because of curiosity, some because of enthusiasm, some because of ridicule, some because of excitement, and some because of connections. "Cloud Top Winery" is becoming the hottest keyword on the first day.

However, no matter how popular Winery is at Top of the Clouds, the real protagonist today is wine. Even small talk, wine is inseparable from the words, everyone is dancing and excitedly discussing the wine they have tasted, good and bad, impressive, vaguely remembered, just eager to share.

"Buzz", there was a commotion not far away, and the powerful force that suddenly burst out, like a volcanic eruption, disturbed the chaos and heat of the audience, and in an instant, everyone looked in the direction of the source of the sound, and Lu Li and the others also reflexively turned their heads-

It was a booth, and there were twenty or thirty people gathered around, which was normal, but you could see two or three judges chattering and exchanging opinions, but the way of exchange was a bit intense, everyone was red-faced, even if they were far away, they could be seen, which made people strongly doubt that they would explode directly in the next second.

Their quarrel attracted the attention of the surroundings, and for some reason, the crowd next to them gradually gathered, and the originally loose onlookers suddenly became crowded, like a honeycomb, and this honeycomb was coated with honey, attracting more and more people to gather, and at this time it seemed that at least fifty people were flowing, and the scene was really spectacular.

What's even more spectacular is that the gathered crowd made a buzzing discussion, trivial sounds gathered, forming a storm, like a tornado in the making, the power is not strong for the time being, but the outline can already be seen, the whole process of clear presentation is jaw-dropping, and people can't wait to get closer, and the exuberant curiosity always drives people to yearn for dangerous attraction.

"Why, aren't you going to go over and have a look?" Robinson didn't suppress his excitement and curiosity, and took the first step, only to find that he was actually alone, and the others didn't follow, so he couldn't help but look back and greet him, and finally his eyes fell on Raymond.

In fact, Raymond was only half a beat slower, and when Robinson spoke, he had already followed, not only him, but several other people next to him also followed one after another, ready to see the excitement.

This group of people walked along the crowd, but Lu Li's footsteps did not take a step, and looked left and right, Nicholas and Mark were not in a hurry, and stood in place calmly. Lu Li couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you going to join in the fun?"

"What about you?" asked Nicholas rhetorically.

Lu Li shrugged his shoulders, "Wine is not my forte, even if I am in a hurry, I guess I can't see a reason." "On such an occasion where there are many masters, I don't know how to pretend to understand, I just humiliate myself. Frankly admitting your strengths and weaknesses, treating others with sincerity, and learning to blacken and laugh at yourself can open up the situation. "What about you?"

"There's nothing special about it, it's just that there is a difference of opinion among the judges. Wine is what it is, everyone has their own opinion and thinks they are right. Nicholas was obviously not surprised by such a scene, "Every judge is recognized in his own field, has his own washing, his own persistence, his own preferences, and they all firmly believe in themselves, arrogant, even arrogant." The quarrel was so great that it seemed that it was a matter of principle. ”

"It's like just now. Lu Li immediately understood, remembering William, Jack and Brian just now, stubborn.

Nicholas was stunned, then reacted, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly; Mark didn't witness the quarrel just now, but he could vaguely feel the deep meaning, "If you want to become a professional, watching and auditing is an important beginning, and it is also an important accumulation. Mark looked at Lu Li and Nicholas and sent out a friendly invitation, "I'm going to go over and join in the fun, how about it, are you willing to join?"

The demeanor of advancing and retreating, as always, Lu Li laughed hehehe, "Of course, I'm waiting for an invitation." ”

The three of them walked unhurriedly like this, the crowd was still surging, and in just a few minutes, there were sixty or seventy people around, almost doubled, but everyone walked from different angles, listening to the quarrel, the scene was extremely crowded, but not to the extent that the water was impassable, and they could always find different angles and join the excitement.

"No, no, no, the tannins are really too heavy and not suitable for the market at all. No one would want to buy such a wine. ”

"But ten years later......"

"Yes, you said that was ten years later, not now. ”

"We didn't stipulate that you can't choose the aged wines in the selection here!"

"Aging? Are you kidding me? We can't predict what will happen in 10 years now, it's just potential, but it's less than a year old, it's just a fantasy!"

……

"The hierarchy is too complicated, too complicated. I don't like it. Losing the wine's aroma is opportunistic. ”

"This can be said to be layered, or it can be said to be aftertaste, your point of view is too arbitrary. ”

"No, no, no, excuses, it's just excuses. ”

"If you taste it carefully, the mellow aroma is worth savoring slowly. This level is not cheap or vulgar, on the contrary, it is very advanced and can make people close their eyes and slowly reminisce......"

"Put on a show. ”

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"You're all crazy, aren't you? A year's new wine, it's so complicated to discuss, new wine is new wine, and the tannins are so heavy, even if the potential is good, it's still new wine after all. ”

"Everyone scores according to their own ideas, and the organizing committee will find a balance. Our task is to score, not to agree on opinions. This is not the Cannes Film Festival. ”

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The discussion is endless, so that it is impossible to clearly identify, but it can be vaguely distinguished, and the evaluation has gone into the fog, not only the extreme views of ice and fire, but also the hesitation and confusion of unpredictable and non-stop arguments, and the voices of criticism and praise are constantly echoing.

Lu Li had never seen such a battle, and his eyes couldn't help but burst with surprise, "Is this normal?" He also thought that the judges were silently completing the scoring, refusing to exchange opinions and influencing others, and the final score was to remove the highest score and remove the lowest score, and the middle score was taken as the average score. Then there is no need for such a discussion at hand...... But now it seems that his understanding is somewhat wrong.

"No, no, it's normal, it's normal. Compared to Mark, Nicholas can be regarded as a lot of talk, but in fact, Nicholas is not usually a chatter, "They can communicate, they can communicate with bystanders, and everyone is allowed to express their opinions." Eventually, they all have to convince themselves to give a fair score. Forgot about it? The judges will also be scored. ”

Lu Li suddenly remembered and looked at Mark, "You said before that the main committee of the competition will randomly select wines and let the judges taste them repeatedly to see if there will be a difference in their scores, is that the truth?"

"Hmm. Mark nodded in affirmation, "Grading is inherently subjective, and even the most professional person, even if he refuses all forms of discussion, there may be deviations in every rating." They can exchange opinions, but at the end of the day, it's up to them to make judgments based on their expertise. For the same wine, there may be a slight difference between the first score and the second score, but if there is a huge deviation in exceedance, then the judge's score may be invalidated. ”

Lu Li collected his chin meaningfully, indicating that he understood, and didn't say anything.

Mark carefully observed Lu Li's expression, and then asked, "What, are you worried?" Lu Li didn't know why, Mark further explained, "Don't you think their description sounds a lot like the wines of Cloud Top Winery?"

Mark's words made Nicholas turn his head as well, and his eyes showed surprise, and it could be seen that he and Mark had the same thoughts.

"Yes and what, what if not?" The fragmented words were pieced together, and if they were seated, all of them could be matched, but Lu Li's expression was not too worried, "We are not judges, and the decision is not in my hands." Lu Li's gaze fell on Nicholas and Mark, and he smiled, "Or can you tell the difference?"

There are more than 8,000 wines, and the subtle differences are not so easy to distinguish, and even if the judges can distinguish the different subtle differences, they may not be able to sit down with each winery, they only rate the taste and flavor, but if you say which winery's craftsmanship, it is difficult to be strong.

"I have faith in my tongue, but I'm not a genius. When Mark speaks, his face is expressionless, and there is a kind of dry humor effect.

Lu Li smiled slightly, "How about it, are you going to taste it and then give your own score?"

For wines that are hotly debated like this, the score is often difficult to guess, and the biggest possibility is to go to two extremes, and after average, it ends up in the middle of the middle. However, what the final score will be is suspenseful and unpredictable. If this is really the wine of Yunding Winery, it is definitely not good news for Lu Li.

Mark and Nicholas both had similar glint in their eyes, and Nicholas said, "Of course, it's my job and it's our mission to compete. What, aren't you going to give it a try?"

"In order to learn, I certainly don't miss out. "Lu Li went with the flow.