Chapter Seventy-Three: Drawing the Bottom Line, Three Changes, and the First Change
The first floor of the villa is a hall, which is relatively simple and bright, the most striking thing is that there is a large glass sofa in the middle, and then there is a small bar against the wall, and in addition to that, there are two or three or even one small sofas scattered in various corners or in front of the window.
"This is where I usually drink wine with my friends, so the setting is mainly simple and mainly comfortable." Ding Lin said.
Wei Lan looked at the turnaround, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "This place is good, relatively quiet, things are simple but practical, it is indeed a good enjoyment to come here to chat with three or five confidants and taste a good wine." ”
"Come, I'll take you to visit one of my small wine cellars here, and although there is not much wine, it is still good."
Ding Lin said, took Luo Ding and Wei Lan to the inside of the villa, pushed open a small door near the corner, and a downward staircase appeared, and then Ding Lin walked down.
The ideal wine cellar is in the basement below ground level, because in the space below the roof, it can be too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. This is not conducive to the preservation of wine, because the wine has to be kept at a constant temperature, otherwise it will easily spoil even after bottling.
The stairs are a little steep, Luo Ding secretly estimated it, and found that it was about five meters deep, and after thinking for a while, Luo Ding said: "Mr. Ding, your wine cellar is in the northwest, right?" ”
"That's right, Master Luo, you're right, my wine cellar is in the northwest, although it is already underground, but in order to better preserve a constant temperature and better preserve the wine, I deliberately chose the northwest where there is as little light as possible."
"Mr. Ding, you are quite correct in this approach, a good wine cellar should strive for excellence." Wei Lan is a real expert, although she has not seen the situation in the cellar yet, but what she has seen so far has made her quite satisfied, and she is even more full of expectations for the wine inside.
Ding Lin stopped in front of the door of the basement, pointed to the door, and said, "Usually no one comes, but it is a private wine cellar, so this door is not too exquisite, mainly pay attention to moisture prevention and heat preservation, etc." ”
As he spoke, after Ding Lin entered a string of numbers on it, the door opened with a "drip", Ding Lin turned sideways and said to Luo Ding, Wei Lan and the others, "Please, welcome to my wine cellar." ”
Among everyone, Wei Lan is an expert among experts, of course, he was the first to walk in, Ma Shiwei has been sticking to Wei Lan to death, and he also wants to take the opportunity to sneak in behind, but where will Luo Ding do what he wants? A sideways body was slightly pushed out, and Ma Shiwei "bounced" outward for the whole thing, naturally losing his position, and the cellar was already relatively narrow, and Ma Shiwei, who was squeezed out, could only watch Luo Ding follow closely behind Wei Lan and walk in!
Everyone noticed Luo Ding's small movements, but everyone remained silent, and Ma Shiwei originally wanted to get angry, but when he saw Luo Ding holding up his strong arm, he didn't dare to say anything except continue to stare at Luo Ding's background fiercely.
Wei Lan, who was the first to walk in, gently stomped on the ground a few times with his foot, then reached out and knocked on the wall a few times, nodded slightly, and said: "Moisture-proof, heat insulation, and thermal insulation are all done well, and the air circulation in the entire wine cellar is also very fresh. ”
"In order to better achieve constant temperature and humidity control, I also installed an air conditioner, with humidification and humidity functions, in addition, the lights here have been specially designed to not be too bright."
"In general, the temperature here is maintained at 14-16 degrees Celsius and the humidity is maintained at 50-70% all year round, in addition to the natural wind and the air in the cellar."
Ding Lin was also quite happy to be praised by an expert like Wei Lan, and introduced some basic data of his wine cellar.
"14-16 degrees is the ideal temperature for wine maturation, while a humidity of 50-70% favors the cork to maintain a good seal. These two points are indeed quite important for a wine cellar. Luo Dingkou said, he looked at this small wine cellar in addition to leaving the right to walk in the aisle, the solid wood shelves are densely stacked with boxes or boxes of wine, and he couldn't help but sigh, and secretly swore in his heart that he would make a better wine cellar than this in the future, and hide all the best wines in the world!
The big husband should wake up and take charge of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of the beauty, if he wants to be drunk and lying on the knees of the beauty, how can he be without wine?
Ma Shiwei was quite annoyed, he knew all that Luo Ding said, but when he reacted and wanted to answer, he let Luo Ding speak first, so he snorted coldly and said: "This wine cellar has been almost visited, I think it's time for us to have a competition, right?!" ”
Luo Ding couldn't hear the anger in Ma Shiwei's words, he smiled generously and said, "Okay, I think let's start, so that Mr. Ma can't wait." ”
Now, Ding Lin looked at Luo Ding, at this time he could only hope that Luo Ding really had the ability to win by surprise, thought for a while, and said, "I don't know how the two want to compare?" ”
Luo Ding looked at Ma Shiwei and said, "This competition was proposed by Mr. Ma, so naturally let Mr. Ma decide the method of this competition." ”
If it is compared to other things, Ma Shiwei has no confidence to win, but now it is wine tasting, he has 100% confidence that he will win, in his opinion, Luo Ding such a soil bun in addition to a few words of endorsement, what wine does he know? Le De pretended to be generous and said: "I proposed the competition, and the method of the competition is reasonable for Master Luo, otherwise I wouldn't be bullying people?" ”
Luo Ding didn't feel arrogant anymore, thought for a while, and said: "The most important part of wine tasting is the identification of the vintage, and I think we will compare this." ”
Indeed, as Luo Ding said, the most important thing in the identification of wine is the judgment of the vintage, because the wine of different years will affect the growth of grapes due to the different sunlight, soil, humidity, etc., which will affect the quality of the wine, plus the different processes, so in addition to the identification of these places of origin, the determination of the year has become a vital part of the wine, so the competition method proposed by Luo Ding is quite reasonable, and it can also distinguish the level of the taster.
Hearing Luo Ding propose this way of competition, Ma Shi was very happy in his heart, he has drunk all kinds of wine over the years not 10,000 but 8,000, confident that he knows all kinds of wines of all years, Luo Ding proposed such a way of competition is definitely in the middle, and quickly nodded and said: "No problem, I think this is very fair!" But I think that to be specific, Miss Wei and Mr. Ding choose two different vintage red wines from the same winery without Mr. Ma and I knowing, the closer the better, while Mr. Ma and I come to taste and identify, as long as we can identify which vintage is in the previous and which is later. ”
Ma Shiwei does have a better tasting ability than ordinary people in wine, but it is not to the level of a master who can distinguish which specific vintage can be distinguished by the mouth, and he is worried that Luo Ding proposed to distinguish the specific year of wine, so he preemptively said this method.
"No problem, I totally agree." Luo Ding nodded without hesitation and agreed.
Seeing Luo Ding's head agree, Ding Lin's last trace of luck disappeared, this is pragmatism, not retreat, relying on real skills, especially in front of experts like Wei Lan, it is impossible to deceive - even if she hates Ma Shiwei, when it comes to her own professional field, it is impossible to lie in order to help Luo Ding. I had to say:
"Okay, then please ask Master Luo and Mr. Ma to wait for us in the hall first, and Miss Wei and I will prepare."
Luo Ding nodded and walked out of the cellar, while Ma Shiwei also followed.
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