Circus Sunshine? ! Tiffany? ! Why... The author never expected that he would hear news about Circus Sunshine at the Marquis of Bracken's house.
After arriving in London, Laiwen inquired about the whereabouts of the circus many times, and all he knew was that they had been on tour, but unexpectedly they suddenly came back two days ago!
I was also invited to the home of the Marquis of Bracon... I haven't seen Tiffany and Gina for more than a year, and I am still very concerned about them. It's just that today, the occasion is not right.
Under Helena's guidance, Laiwen walked to the window and saw a group of people setting up tents in the rain in the open space behind the villa. Although they couldn't see clearly their appearance, Laiwen still had something to say in the haze. A familiar feeling.
"Tiffany...."
"Do you know them?" Helena asked.
"Well... I have seen their performance before, and it was very exciting." The letter said sincerely: "They are the best circus I have ever seen."
"Really? What's their most exciting performance?" If Yunia were here, she would definitely answer 'Clown Unicycle' loudly, but in Laiwen's heart, every performance is the most exciting.
Dongdong! Click... A maid pushed the door open and walked into the room, saying in a calm tone: "Mr. Felix, Miss Helena, the wine tasting is about to start. Master Bracken invites you to the wine cellar."
"Okay." Following the maid, Laiwen and Helena came to the wine cellar located on the basement floor of the villa. Storing red wine requires a constant temperature and constant humidity environment. Households with the conditions will store red wine in a fixed location. Bray Marquis Ken is an excellent wine collector.
In the dimly lit wine cellar, with a gas lamp suspended above his head, the Marquis of Bracken was accompanying a dozen or so well-dressed men with female companions to talk in front of a round table in the center of the wine cellar. When he saw the letter, he immediately stood up and said this. Everyone introduced: "This is Mr. Felix von Manstein, whom I mentioned to you before! He is an excellent wine taster. In order to increase the difficulty for him, I will prepare it tonight. I bought a bottle of mysterious red wine..." People who love drinking have their own opinions on wine, just like foodies. They are not gourmets, but they are better than gourmets.
Lao Wen often drinks alcohol. The silver flask he carries with him is filled with strong liquors such as brandy and whiskey. From time to time he will take it out and take a sip. His understanding of wine is much better than the average person.
After sitting down, Marquis Bracken clapped his hands, and the maids came out with glass containers for sobering up the wine. Of course, the type, name, and origin of the wine must not be known in advance, otherwise the meaning of wine tasting would be lost.
Through tasting, you can judge the origin and year of the wine. This is an excellent wine taster. There is a goblet in front of everyone, and the maids pour the sobered red wine into the glass in order. Not too much, otherwise you will get drunk after just a few glasses.
The mellow red wine slowly poured into the bottom of the cup. The guests raised their wine glasses and looked at the gas lamp above their heads to observe the color of the wine and whether there were any impurities. Then they gently shook the cups to see how the wine was hanging on the glass. Then bring it to the tip of your nose and smell it to smell the maturity of the wine, the acidity it emits, and the type of oak barrel.
"Well, it's a good wine." A man with a long face and a hooked nose was the first to give his judgment: "The wine is dark red without impurities, and has obvious hang on the glass. It smells of a sour taste, which means it is from a mature wine. There are still three days of green grapes, and there is a unique smoky smell from oak barrels... It should be produced in Beaubon... Oh, the red wine of Bonaparte's First Empire." Marquis Bracken nodded with a smile, A man sitting opposite said: "It doesn't taste sweet at all. It should be dry red, and it is a purely natural wine made from fermented grapes. It is filtered very cleanly, so there are no impurities."
"I think it should be a dry red from the Bordeaux region. The vintage..." Someone smacked his mouth and said, "I have to try it again."
"This is Pinot Noir red wine produced in the Bordeaux region in 1841." The message suddenly said.
"Oh?" Marquis Bracken's eyes lit up: "Mr. Felix, how did you know?"
“In 1841, there was little rain in the Bordeaux region, resulting in a poor harvest of Pinot Noir grapes and average quality, so the winemakers used lighter-baked oak barrels to give the red wine a more original oak flavor… The author took another sip of red wine and added: "This situation caused the Pinot Noir wine produced in the Bordeaux region in 1841 to be more flavorful than other years. When drinking it, people often mistakenly think it is dry red wine, but it is not. , but there was insufficient rain and light that year, resulting in too little sugar in the grapes. If you taste it carefully, you will find that this glass of wine still has a hint of sweetness, and the wine taste is not that strong, unlike a fully mature dry red. Softer..."
"Well said!" Marquis Bracken was overjoyed and quickly asked the maids to bring the wine bottle. From the label on it, it turned out that it was Pinot Noir wine produced in the Bordeaux region in 1841. The author's judgment was absolutely correct.
The guests looked at the message with some surprise. The tasters who could judge the year and winery were basically well-known. Especially tonight, the Marquis of Brecon gave them a difficult problem. He used extremely easy and other red wines. Anyone who can spot the confusion of Pinot Noir red wine at a glance is definitely a master in the world of wine tasting.
At the same time, it also proves that the author has a lot of experience. It is impossible to tell the difference between dry red wine and ordinary red wine without drinking a lot of wine.
"I'm just lucky." The letter said: "I have drunk the Pinot Noir wine produced in the Bordeaux region in 1841 once before, so I am familiar with it."
"Mr. Felix, you are so humble! This bottle of wine is given to you!" Marquis Bracken said generously: "Whoever can correctly guess the year and origin of the red wine can take away a bottle of my treasured red wine!" After hearing this, the guests suddenly became interested. Who doesn't know that the Marquis of Bracken likes to collect red wine?
Look at the surrounding shelves. The ones displayed on them are all aged wines that are hard to see on the market! It’s hard to buy even if you have money.
Lai Wen did not forget his task. During the subsequent wine tasting, he used hints and reminders to help many guests obtain rewards from the Marquess of Brecon. For a time, the atmosphere at the table was extremely warm and everyone was very happy. , Invisibly, the relationship has become much closer.
Helena remained silent and watched the performance quietly. Gradually, she discovered that the man sitting next to her was very mysterious, like a statue covered with a veil, which made people want to take off the veil. impulse.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the wine tasting party ended. The guests who had drunk a lot of wine were already tipsy. If they drank any more, they would probably lie on the table and not be able to get up. The Marquis of Bracken stopped and invited everyone to the restaurant for dinner. , after dinner...the rain stopped and the tents needed for the circus performance were set up.
Taking this opportunity, Laiwen exchanged business cards with the guests in preparation for joining the Nightingale Club in the future.
Behind the villa, Circus Sunshine.
"Manager! The guests are all here, when will we start the performance?" Omre, who was in charge of backstage preparations, found Tiffany who was inspecting the facilities and asked aloud.
"Don't worry, the Marquis of Bracken said that there is another distinguished guest coming, let us wait for a while." Tiffany held the program list and kept looking at the time.
In the tent, the guests were all seated, waiting for the performance to start, but Marquis Bracken asked them to wait a little longer, and they had to comply with Party A's request.
Ten minutes later, a carriage bearing the royal emblem and an olive wreath stopped outside the tent, and Prince Charles arrived.
"Mr. Felix!" Prince Charles greeted the guests enthusiastically, then sat next to Laiwen and chatted with him. At the same time, behind the stage, Tiffany saw this scene through the curtain. , also received the order from the Marquis of Bracken to start performing.
Before the performance started, an opening speech had to be given. Tiffany handed the program to Omley, straightened her clothes, lifted the curtain, and walked onto the stage. Suddenly... she saw a small silver hand held by a guest. flagon.
