Lan Jue dialed the interstellar communication for the old pedant again, and explained the situation in a few simple words. The old pedant just said angrily: "These guys are not doing enough, and they are not doing enough." Then he hung up the communication. Lan Jue knew that this matter was over.
Lan Jue originally wanted to find a sommelier at night, but then he thought that he was going to drink good wine tomorrow, and he would invite him over then, and we would meet again, so he didn't go again. After eating something at night, I continued to meditate in the room.
Since Taihuaxing came back, he has always felt that his cultivation speed seems to have increased, at least much faster than before, even after breaking through the ninth and seventh ranks. At this speed, he forgets Well, it seems that there is a good chance to break through to the peak level of ninth level at the same age as his brother. He has dual abilities, and at that time, he is very sure that he will be able to compete with his brother.
After one night of meditation, his cultivation has increased again, and the lightning power around the energy core has become more stable. For the bottle of Dionysus, he drank a glass of water in the morning, ate two slices of white bread, and dared not eat anything with a taste. Came directly to the gourmet hut.
It was the same few people from yesterday, gourmets, tailors, and beggars. It seemed that one came earlier than the other.
Seeing Lan Jue coming in, the beggar immediately stood up and eagerly said, "Everyone is here, come on!"
The gourmet nodded, and took out the bottle of Kroha Badong from the legendary wine god Henry Jaye from his temperature-controlled wine cabinet.
"Who will open the knife? Or the fork?" This is the scientific name for opening wine. Generally speaking, the traditional seahorse knife is used to open red wine, and sometimes two iron-like forks are used to open some old wine. When opening a bottle of old wine, the cork must be intact as the standard, which is called a beautiful opening.
The wine cork is made of oak. If it is fully opened, it means that the quality of the wine itself is well preserved. Some red wine corks that are not well preserved will break or even be broken into slag, and the quality of the wine inside can be imagined. Therefore, opening a bottle is also a very delicate subject. Generally speaking, when a group of people drink, the person who opens the bottle must be the one who knows the most and has the most stable hands.
In the Xinyuan era, the cork of a good bottle of wine is also priceless, especially the legendary wine of Henry Jayer, the world god of wine. Wine corks and empty bottles can also be auctioned, both of which are rare antiques. I don't know how many people are willing to put them in their collection.
The beggar immediately raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "I'm a well-known broken hand, so don't let me come. Otherwise, everyone will feel sorry for the broken hand. How about you use your ability to suck it out?" The beggar asked the gourmet suggested.
The gourmet shook his head, "You must have a pilgrimage mentality to drink this kind of wine. Everything must be done with the most primitive means, how can you use supernatural powers? If you can't ask the sommelier to come over right now, in fact, it's very important for him to open the bottle." The best, he has the most experience. I also have a little lack of confidence! Jeweler, why don't you come?"
Lan Jue said, "Take off the aluminum foil and check the condition of the plug."
"Okay." The gourmet agreed.
The so-called aluminum foil is the layer of metal that seals the cork at the mouth of the wine bottle for sealing.
This bottle of Ke Luo Ha Ba understands that the seal is still quite intact. It is not easy for Shangyuan 1993 wine to be preserved to this extent. Burgundy wines are more difficult to store than Bordeaux wines.
The gourmet took out a seahorse knife like a magic trick. There is a small knife on the top and back of the seahorse knife, which is specially used to open the aluminum foil on the top of the red wine bottle.
Seeing the seahorse knife in Gourmet's hand, Lan Bu's eyes lit up.
The hippocampus knives are similar, there are two pieces and one piece. They are all a spiral screwdriver and a small knife on the back. After turning into the cork, use the clip at the front to hold the bottle mouth and pull out the cork.
The seahorse knife in the hands of gourmets is first of all different in handle, which is very beautiful and looks very simple and patterned. With Lan Jue's eyesight, he could tell at a glance that this was a mammoth handle, a knife handle made of bones from mammoth fossils in ancient times, which was extremely precious and rare.
At the same time, the screwdriver of this seahorse knife is longer than normal ones. This kind of seahorse knife is specially designed to open old wine, because some old wines from the Shangyuan era have a very long wine cork. Only when the screwdriver is completely pierced can it be more complete Pull out the cork without breaking it.
Turn the serrated knife twice, and the aluminum foil on the mouth of the bottle will fall off, exposing the cork inside.
When the four of them saw the appearance of the cork, they couldn't help but change slightly.
"Infiltrated." The gourmet frowned.
The cork was not the color of wood, but dark brown, with some dark stains on it. This is a sign that the wine cork has been soaked by the wine inside because it has been too long. Fortunately, the wine in the bottle is still transparent, otherwise Lan Jue would probably suspect that the bottle of legendary Dionysus wine is old.
Red wine will spoil if it is not stored properly or if it is left for too long. But the term is old, not bad directly, to show respect for wine.
The gourmet took a clean white cloth and carefully wiped off the black stain on the mouth of the bottle. It was not really dirty, but formed by the reaction between the permeated red wine and the cork.
"You come and I come?" The gourmet looked at Lan Jue.
Lan Jue took a deep breath, "Let me do it." At the critical moment, he must do his part, and he considers himself not as good as a gourmet when it comes to food, but he is still very experienced in understanding red wine. He has also opened a lot of this kind of old wine.
The gourmet handed him the seahorse knife.
Lan Jue said: "If I uncork the bottle intact, the knife will belong to me." He didn't intend to ask for the cork and bottle, which would undoubtedly be taken back by the sommelier.
The gourmet said angrily: "You are simply a robber. Well, as long as you can open it intact, it will be yours. But what if the plug is broken?"
Lan Jue smiled and said, "Then I'll treat you to a bottle of whiskey that is at least thirty years old."
"It's a deal." The gourmet agreed without hesitation.
Lan Jue opened the seahorse knife, the screwdriver was facing outwards, and the wine bottle was lightly and steadily placed in front of him. With a little concentration, his breath suddenly became stable.
Seeing this scene, both gourmets and beggars couldn't help but secretly nodded. Although the jeweler was young, his mentality was calm enough.
Lan Jue's movements were not fast at all, and he was very careful. The tip of the front of the screwdriver accurately hits the center of the wine cork, then gently press down and rotate the screwdriver at the same time, so that the front end of the screwdriver drills into the cork.
His movements were not fast, each rotation was very rhythmic, and the screwdriver with a length of more than seven centimeters slowly penetrated into the wine cork without any deviation.
Soon, the entire screwdriver was completely drilled in, and the wine knife was erected, and the metal clip was stuck on the mouth of the bottle. The most important time has come. Pull the cork.
During this process, the wine cork may be damaged at any time. Once the cork is broken, although it will not affect the wine inside, it must be a great regret.
Lan Jue didn't directly pull the wine knife to remove the cork, but slowly turned the wine bottle sideways, and then gently started exerting force.
Experienced people will open the cork of old wine in this way, so the chance of breaking the cork will be much smaller.
Gourmets and beggars alike stared at his hand for a moment.
The wine cork came out little by little, and the speed of being pulled out was very uniform, without any slack or excessive force. The front end of the wine cork was pulled out a little, and everyone's eyes were filled with joy. Although the surface of the wine cork was infiltrated, the side wall of the wine cork was still the color of logs. That is to say, the wine cork was not completely infiltrated, but the center part was slightly infiltrated. .
This discovery made all three of them overjoyed, which proved that the quality of this bottle of wine was better than expected.
The wine cork came out bit by bit, without break, without break!
Finally, at the last point, there was a faint smile on Lan Jue's face. Based on his experience and handling of opening wine, there was no problem with this cork.
With a slight force, the wine cork came out of the bottle with a soft "poof". But at this moment, a faint silver light suddenly flickered at the mouth of the bottle.
"Not good. Touching space imprint."
With a flash of silver light, a majestic aura suddenly appeared in the gourmet's hut, and a powerful coercive voice mixed with anger sounded, "You guys, I'm going to kill you!"
This sudden appearance was undoubtedly the sommelier.
Lan Jue reacted immediately, raising the wine bottle high with both hands, "Don't touch, be careful with the wine."
The sommelier's originally high momentum stagnated for an instant, and his eyes suddenly fell on the wine bottle. Lan Jue was still holding the seahorse knife in his hand, and the complete plug was on the screwdriver. The wine bottle has been opened, and there is no aroma overflowing from it.
"You bastards, my legendary Dionysus!" the sommelier wailed and snatched the bottle away. Although the movement is very fast, it is very stable. Looking at the wine label on the bottle is like looking at the woman you love.
The gourmet and the beggar looked at each other, both of them looked a little embarrassed. Although they originally planned to wait for the wine bottle to open before calling the sommelier. But that process must require them all to drink some first. Otherwise, what should we do if we invite this great god over and prevent everyone from drinking it? After all, it was a disgraceful means for them to get the bottle.
"Bring it!" The sommelier roared at Lan Jue.
Lan Jue hastily handed over the sea horse knife in his hand, and said in a low voice, "Don't scare the wine, the taste will change."
The sommelier glared at him viciously, "I knew you were in it." He took the wine knife and took a careful look at the stopper. On the cork, the letters of Henri Jayer are very clear and complete.
Looking at the complete wine cork, the sommelier finally looked a little better, and turned to look at the gourmet, "Why are you looking so stupid? Where is the best Burgundy glass?"