There are not many pedestrians on Tianhuo Avenue, because coming here requires qualifications, not just money, but also taste.
Only by passing all seventeen assessment items can one obtain the Skyfire Badge. Of course, money must be paid. The name is: Tianhuo Avenue Public Maintenance Fund.
Lan Jue walked out of Zeus, with a faint smile on his face again. What happened in the store didn't seem to affect his mood.
Walk to the opposite side of Tianhuo Avenue, opposite is a Gothic building in ancient France in the Yuan Dynasty.
Towering minarets, pointed arches, large windows and stained glass with stories from the Bible. The pointed rib vault, flying buttresses, and slender beam columns create a light and slender sense of flying. The frame structure gives sufficient strength to support the top, making the whole building famous for its straight-up lines, majestic appearance, and open space.
Compared with the blue Zeus jewelry store, this Gothic building is like a giant, and even on the entire Tianhuo Avenue, it is the most eye-catching highlight.
Pushing open the door and entering, Lan Jue touched the stubble on his face, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I'm going to be criticized by that strict guy again.
"Jeweler, you're here." A tall, beautiful girl with long blond hair and wearing an ancient French court dress greeted her, and performed a standard French etiquette to Lan Jue.
Lan Jue nodded slightly to her and said, "Hello, Eva, is the sommelier here?"
Eva smiled, revealing only her eight white teeth, "Yes, the gourmet and the barista are also here."
"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in Lan Jue's eyes, "It's great that the gourmet is here too."
Eva smiled and said, "I'll take you there."
There are a few people sitting at a luxurious French court table that can accommodate twenty people at the same time. On the main seat is an old man who looks to be in his fifties or sixties. She was dressed in an elegant French dress, with a wig on her head, sitting upright and elegant, with a serious expression on her face.
There were two people sitting on one side of the long table. One was slender, with a white shirt, black vest, and short hair. He was about forty years old and had a gentle smile on his face.
The other person was about thirty-five years old, with a medium build, wearing a white suit, and his long blond hair was combed meticulously, hanging from both sides of the temples to his shoulders, and he was shining. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but the smile in his eyes is not rigorous, with a bit of a bad taste.
On the other side of the long table sat three people, an old man, a middle-aged man and a young man.
Compared with the main seat and the three people on the other side, their emotions seem a little cramped.
"Hey, is it time for the assessment again today?" Lan Jue came down to the long table led by the girl Eva, and he pulled away the chair next to the man in the white suit and sat down.
"Jeweler, you haven't shaved or combed your hair." The old man on the main seat said with a frown.
Lan Jue patted himself on the forehead, "I knew you would say that. Well, I was wrong. Although I just want to show a little bit of vicissitudes, and get closer to you old people."
The wine taster said coldly: "If you make a mistake, you will be punished. You know our rules."
The man in the white suit sitting next to Lan Jue nodded and said coolly, "Support."
Lan Jue glanced at him, then looked at the sommelier, and said, "What's for dinner?"
The corner of the man's mouth twitched, but he couldn't help but smile after all.
The sommelier also smiled, "I'll talk about what to eat later. Since you are wrong, let's interview these people. You are better than me at this."
Lan Jue shook his head, "No, it will consume my brainpower."
Enter one of the seventeen qualification exams on Tianhuo Avenue, wine.
The sommelier said: "If the results of the interview satisfy me, I'll invite you for tonight's wine."
"Okay." Lan Jue said.
The man in the white suit pouted, "Can't you be more reserved?"
Lan Jue said flatly: "Then don't drink."
The middle-aged man in the black vest sitting on the other side of the man in the white suit spoke for the first time, "Support."
The man in the white suit said dissatisfiedly: "Gourmet, why do you always turn to him?"
The gourmet said: "Because he has better taste than you."
The sommelier at the main seat also nodded, "Yes."
But Lan Jue turned his gaze to the opposite side at this time, "Three, let's start. The first one." For him, he is absolutely unwilling to wait for the opportunity to taste good wine.
The old man sitting in the first place opposite immediately became serious, "Excuse me."
Lan Jue said: "This is the Old Gothic Winery, do you know where the wine here comes from?"
The old man obviously made preparations long ago, and immediately replied: "The Gothic Old Winery is one of the first batch of merchants in Tianhuo City after the development of Tianhuo. It is famous for selling fine wines from various countries in the Shangyuan era. These fine wines are preserved through space technology. It is basically kept in the state of Shangyuan 2020. Its most precious feature is that every bottle you drink will lose one bottle. Therefore, the value is high, but tasting these Shangyuan wines is a symbol of real nobility. "
Lan continued to ask noncommittally: "What's your favorite red wine?"
The old man seemed to have spoken smoothly, "Castle Lafite. One of the five first-growths of the Medoc in 1855 on the left bank of Bordeaux in ancient France in the Yuan Dynasty."
Lan Jue said: "If the seven of us drank a bottle of Lafite today, and you were the master, what would you do? Be detailed."
The old man said: "I will open it carefully, pour out a little, look at its color, smell its aroma, and then try the wine. Make sure it is not bad, and then distribute it to everyone, and taste this bottle of wine together. "
"You can go." Lan Jue said lightly, leaning on the back of the chair.
"I passed?" the old man said with surprise.
Lan Jue shook his head, "No, you were eliminated."
The old man was surprised and said: "Why? I didn't say anything wrong?"
Lan Jue frowned and said: "You are just memorizing materials, not really like to drink, and you don't know how to drink. A bottle of Lafite from the Shangyuan era, if you drink it like this, it can only be a waste of money."
"No matter what year Lafite is, it is stored horizontally. Before drinking, it must be erected and placed in the wine cellar for three days to complete the precipitation. When opening it, it is indeed necessary to test the wine first. But it’s not just to test whether it’s good or not. It’s also to determine its state by tasting it. Then decide how long to sober up. Sobering up is one of the most important steps when tasting red wine. A bottle of Lafite in normal state, Pour into a decanter for at least 2 hours or more. Otherwise, it won't taste much better than vinegar. It needs time to release its fragrance. You don't even know that, obviously don't drink, or even drink Good wine. So, don't waste my time."
The old man said unwillingly: "But, it's written like this in the books."
Lan Jue curled his lips, "The person who wrote about Lafite in the book has never tasted it at all. It is taken for granted. The saying that you drink Lafite right after opening the bottle is an insult to it. Drinking like that, it is better to drink it It's poured in the humidifier."