Li Wenjun pretended not to hear, and scooped up two cups by himself, handed one cup to Tao Guangming, held a cup under his nose and shook it: "The wine of Chateau Latour has a strong smell of smoke and baking.
, as well as truffle, mint, leather, black cherry and mineral aromas. These aromas are determined by the grapes used to make the wine and the local soil and water."
He picked up the cork, smelled it and handed it to Tao Guangming: "Sometimes it is mixed with the smell of wine barrels. Wine packed in oak barrels will have a faint aroma of oak. You can also smell it from the cork.
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Tao Guangming took the cork and smelled it: "I can't smell it."
Li Wenjun smiled: "Take your time."
Li Wenjun cut a piece of steak, tasted it, and said: "It's fragrant and tender. It's good."
Tao Guangming muttered: "Foreigners are like savages, they like to eat undercooked food. This steak is still bleeding, it's scary to look at."
Li Wenjun laughed: "The main reason is that if it is overcooked, it will become old and unable to bite."
They didn't speak loudly, but the restaurant was already very quiet, so basically everyone could hear them.
The waiter who just said that Li Wenjun was a country bumpkin regretted it so much: He didn't expect that the pretty boy turned out to be an expert. He was mistaken.
The customer who had laughed at Li Wenjun just now heard that Li Wenjun was speaking eloquently and called the manager out of curiosity: "We will be given a bottle of the same wine they ordered, and we will also try it to see if it is as magical as he said."
The manager looked embarrassed: "This is wine prepared by the customer himself."
The man was a little unwilling and said to the manager: "Just ask, we will buy from him."
The manager could only shamelessly come over and ask: "The guests at several tables over there said they wanted to try your wine, can you give them the same glass?"
Tao Guangming waved his hand: "Why not?"
The manager wants to come up and pour it out.
Tao Guangming blocked it with his hand: "Hey? Whoever wants to drink can pour it without your help."
The manager had just heard the jeers of the two customers, so he naturally understood what Tao Guangming meant, so he went over and said to the two customers, "You heard it all."
The two customers knew that this was Tao Guangming's revenge for their previous ridicule, and their faces were hot with shame. How could they have the nerve to pour the wine? They could only look at Li Wenjun and the others eating and drinking, and swallowed dryly.
The manager went down, came back after a while, and then walked over to Li Wenjun and nodded: "Comrade, you seem to be very knowledgeable. Can you help us take a look at these newly arrived wines and how to recommend them to customers?"
.These kinds of wine were purchased by our head office. Our western restaurant has just opened. No one understands them, and we haven’t had time to send comrades out to study them systematically."
The waiters looked at each other in confusion. It turned out that the manager had gone to the wine store below to get wine.
Li Wenjun suddenly realized: It has just opened, no wonder he doesn’t know the order of serving dishes.
He never rejects people who are eager to learn.
Li Wenjun smiled: "Okay, you put them all on the table, and I will tell you bottle by bottle."
The manager waved, and then the waiters filed in with drinks and placed them in a row on the table.
When the customer at the table just saw this, he wanted to take revenge and started talking nonsense again: "Oh, it's just a show. I don't believe he can understand everything."
"That's right, it's not just nonsense."
Another table of customers might also be curious, so they got up and stood behind Li Wenjun to listen.
When Tao Guangming saw so much wine, and the labels were all in foreign languages, his head was spinning. Now when he saw that there were people watching, he became even more nervous and asked Li Wenjun in a low voice: "Can you do it? If you can't tell me later, it will be embarrassing."
"Li Wenjun understands English, but he may not understand all foreign languages. These people are not in English at first glance.
Li Wenjun smiled: "Smile, don't worry. Am I the kind of person who doesn't know the depth and speaks casually?"
Seeing how confident he was, Tao Guangming coughed dryly and moved his body. Although he didn't say anything, he couldn't help but tilt his body towards the door. Subconsciously, he was still afraid that Li Wenjun wouldn't be able to speak out and would be embarrassed, so he wanted to run away.
Li Wenjun turned the labels on the bottles toward him, and then said to the manager: "According to the rules, when introducing wine to others, you should face the labels so that they can see clearly."
The manager nodded: "Yes, I understand."
Li Wenjun added: "Because the wine is taken out of the wine cabinet, it is lower than the body temperature. If it is expensive wine, it is best to wear gloves when taking the wine to prevent body temperature from affecting the taste and storage of the wine."
The manager realized that they had just brought it up with their hands. He blushed and said, "Okay, I've written it down. This is very important."
The manager was so condescending that all the waiters secretly exchanged surprised looks.
Someone whispered to the waiter just now: "Look, shut up, you are in trouble now."
The man whispered: "Stop talking. It's embarrassing."
Li Wenjun pointed to the first bottle: "This is champagne. It is sparkling white wine made from special white grapes in the Champagne region of France using a designated process. It is generally used as an aperitif before a meal. It is best to chill it before drinking to let it cool down.
It is better to keep it at 8 to 12 degrees. The taste is more sour and spicy than red wine. Since it is an aperitif, it should be paired with appetizers. Caviar, foie gras, etc., as well as cold dishes. Because it is sparkling wine, the bottle
The pressure inside is relatively high, so be careful when opening the bottle and don’t point it towards others.”
The manager quickly took out his notebook and wrote it down.
Li Wenjun pointed to the second bottle: "This is bin707 brewed by Penfolds Winery in Australia in 1965. bin707 represents the bin series of wines brewed in No. 707 Winery. Bin707 uses Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
The color is deep red with an inky black tone. The aroma of the wine contains black currant, mulberry and mint. Some people can also taste the taste of nutmeg and cedar. The characteristic of this wine is that it is very lively and very strong in the mouth.
It has strong flavor, firm tannins, and a long-lasting aftertaste. It is suitable for pairing with main dishes, especially red meats such as pork, beef, and mutton.”
The manager was completely confused.
Li Wenjun laughed: "You write slowly, don't rush, I say slower. Red wine must be decanted. Firstly, it needs to settle. If there is a lot of sedimentation, it needs to be filtered. Secondly, it needs to soften the tannins and let the wine with a smaller vintage be softened.
The wine becomes mellow and smooth, making it comfortable and pleasant to drink. The time for decanting varies from dozens of minutes to several hours. If this time is too long, the wine will lose its fresh and refreshing taste, if it is too short, it will not achieve the purpose. Generally speaking, vintage
The longer the wine is, the more careful you have to be when decanting it, otherwise the precious aroma in the wine will be lost and the wine will be ruined. The VIP hotel doesn’t even have a decanter, so I had to use an open sea bowl.”
Only then did the two customers and the waiter realize that this was the reason why Li Wenjun filled the bowl with red wine. They were even more ashamed and regretted that they had just laughed at him.
