Soon, Toby finished the piece of rabbit meat, picked up the crystal glass in front of him, and tasted the wine as red as blood inside. Vera, who was sitting opposite him, also raised the crystal glass and said to Toby: "It's really rare. It’s hard to get this kind of Bordeaux from the imperial capital now, but I didn’t expect you still have it here.”
Toby said proudly: "I only have the last barrel left here. This is the inventory from a few years ago. I heard that after the chaos in the imperial capital a few years ago, all the vineyards were switched to growing grain. This is really abominable. What does the life and death of those lowly people have to do with us? Not being able to drink such delicious Bordeaux makes me feel depressed."
"Yes, yes." Vera echoed Toby, and then suggested: "Let us drink to each other's friendship."
"Okay." Toby raised the crystal cup in his hand in agreement, and everyone sitting at the dining table raised the crystal cup in front of them, including Vivian and Ryan, but Ryan only had a taste. Then he stopped, and everyone else, including Vivian, drank it all in one gulp.
Before Adela put down the crystal glass, she saw the almost untouched wine in front of Ryan, so she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Vivian, it seems that your friend doesn't like wine very much."
Adela's words also caused everyone present to focus on Ryan. Toby laughed dumbly and said: "It turns out he is a country bumpkin who has never seen the market. Hey, this is your first time drinking wine. I don't know. How does this wine taste?"
Ryan smiled faintly and didn't care about the provocative words in Toby's words. He just answered lightly: "The taste seems to be a little worse."
"Hahahaha." Toby's tears were about to burst out from laughter. He was holding his stomach and bent over with laughter. Although Vera's movements were not so exaggerated, they were still full of contempt. Adela's expression was slightly Better, but Ryan could see in her eyes the pride of being a noble and the contempt for the so-called commoners who were inferior to him. Only Vivian's face was full of discomfort. She moved her lips to Ryan's ear, He reminded him in a low voice: "This wine really comes from Bordeaux, the imperial capital, but maybe you haven't drunk it before, so you are not very accustomed to the taste. Don't take their words to heart."
Ryan still looks unfazed by honor and disgrace. In the eyes of Toby and the others, Ryan is a country bumpkin who knows nothing. He has never even tasted Bordeaux, which is only produced in the imperial capital. He also said that the taste is a bit worse, but in Ryan In his eyes, Toby and the others are really a bunch of tasteless guys, because the best quality Bordeaux in the entire continent is only produced in the manor of Chad Reeves, the former Imperial Minister of State. Obviously, Toby and these small southerners Nobles simply cannot get this kind of treasure, especially after the bloody night in the imperial capital. This truly top-quality Bordeaux wine is even difficult to exchange for ten times its weight in gold.
Ryan has drunk the real best Bordeaux more than once. As Luke, this thing is not enough, especially since Faras has always wanted to cultivate Ryan into a sociable person, so he has spent a lot of time in this regard. Ryan worked hard, but Ryan was really not interested in these things, so Faras gave up.
But Ryan has more or less remembered some details. For example, wine will keep bumping during transportation. If the distance is too far, the wine will have a slightly sour taste. There are two ways to remove this smell. One is One is to re-steam the wine, and the other is to put ice cubes into the wine.
The Bordeaux wine that Toby is proud of has this kind of sourness. Toby and the others may have regarded this sourness as a unique taste of this wine, but Ryan does not. If it were other wines, Ryan would definitely not He can detect whether the wine is pure, but what Toby brought out was Bordeaux wine from the imperial capital, and Ryan had almost only drank this kind of wine in his life, so he tasted it after just one sip.
However, in order to save the owner's face, Ryan said lightly: "The taste seems to be a bit worse." However, Toby and the others who did not know the truth were laughed at mercilessly. Ryan did not explain much and still sat there quietly. , as if the ridicule from Toby and the others was not directed at him,
Ryan's performance made Toby and the others laugh even crazier, but the attentive Adela felt slightly strange because she couldn't see any shame on Ryan's face. Anyway, his face was full of calm. She felt a movement in her heart and became cautious. She picked up the crystal cup in front of her. At this time, the servant standing aside had poured 70% wine into the crystal cup. Adela lowered her head and took a small sip, then curled up her tongue, letting the bright red wine slurry in her mouth. The liquid is constantly flowing, and I use my taste buds on my tongue to taste the taste of the wine.
A hint of slight acidity was finally tasted by Adela. Adela's eyes suddenly lit up, and her brain started to work quickly. She tried her best to recall the knowledge about wine. Perhaps she was influenced by her brother Vera. Influence, Adela likes reading very much. She vaguely remembers describing in a book about wine that long-distance transportation of wine barrels will cause the wine to continuously tumble, so that the wine will become slightly sour, affecting the taste when tasting. , but just adding ice cubes can remove such odor and taste better.
"Ah, I remembered something." Adela suddenly spoke,
"Oh, the beautiful lady has remembered something." Toby naturally would not miss this opportunity to increase his favor and spoke quickly: "I wonder if I can help you."
"Haha, apart from you, no one else can really help here." Adela said to Toby with a smile on her face.
"Oh, then I am very honored." Seeing that his method was effective, Toby raised his chest proudly: "Please tell me, as a gentleman, it is my obligation to serve the beautiful lady."
"I read in the book that as long as you add ice cubes to the wine, the taste will become better when you taste it..." Adela closed her mouth after saying this, looked at Toby with her eyes, and Wei Raze said nonchalantly: "Hey, what's the deal? The larger manor now doesn't have a cellar to store ice. Hey, Toby, just ask the servants to bring a few pieces."
Toby shook his head slightly and rejected Vera's suggestion, while Vera said with an exaggerated expression: "No way, the dignified Emilio family doesn't even have an ice cellar."
"Brother, I guess Mr. Toby is planning to perform in public." Adela said the answer with a smile,
Toby's face was full of pride, and his desire to possess Adela deepened. With such a beauty assisting him, it would only be ten years before he could unify the entire Cassano Plain. By that time, he would only be in his 30s, and he was in the prime of life. You can show your talents. Fernando I was just an ordinary general back then.
Toby didn't think much about this. He snapped his fingers, summoned a servant, and then whispered a few words in his ear. The servant bowed deeply and left quickly after bowing.