"Oh, tell me..."

Zhou Dong nodded, his face very calm.

Regarding Huai Liangren's behavior, no matter how ignorant Zhou Dong was, he still saw the problem. He took out three bottles of unbranded white wine and tested his own thoughts. Moreover, this question came from Huailiang Ren. The difficulty can be imagined with the careful arrangement.

"My friend, do not think that I am deliberately trying to embarrass you.

As you know, I still have a little reputation in the French catering industry, so I have some friendships with the owners of some famous wineries.

Haha...these three bottles of white wine are not for sale as a personal gift to me. Since they are not for sale, of course there will be no trademarks. If this misunderstands you, it is really my fault."

Huai Liangren, with a fake smile on his face, was like a fox preparing to deceive a little puppet: "But it doesn't matter. If Zhou Dong, you are not good at choosing white wine, let me make the decision for you?"

After saying that, he looked at Zhou Dong quietly. The most important step in eating French food is to choose the wine to accompany the meal. In the old days, China relied on a good waiter to distinguish whether a guest was a "diner" who knew how to eat or someone who was stupid and rich in money. "Faker", then the polite waiter in the French restaurant will distinguish the guests in the wine selection process.

When you meet a nouveau riche who knows nothing, the polite restaurant waiters will definitely give you a gentlemanly smile while tricking you to death.

Although Huailiang valued Zhou Dong, he only admired Zhou Dong's talent in Chinese cuisine. He did not think that a cooking school intern from a low-income family had the ability to choose a suitable bottle of white wine.

You know, choosing white wine is even more difficult than choosing red wine. Most red wines can be judged by their vintage, but white wine is more particular. If you blindly choose based on the vintage, you will make a big joke.

Not to mention that there isn’t even a trademark on this wine bottle. Even those who have done some research on French wine will have a hard time judging the quality based on taste alone. This is the job of a professional wine critic.

If he were not born with a sensitive tongue, even a good person would not dare to pick out a more suitable bottle of wine without a trademark; so if Zhou Dong is willing to 'give in', he will definitely eliminate the embarrassment in a very gentlemanly manner. , and then help Zhou Dong 'choose' a suitable bottle of wine. Of course, having a slight advantage will also make him very happy...

"Oh, I don't really like letting others make decisions for me, so I'll do it myself."

Zhou Dong smiled and pointed to the bottle of wine in the middle and said, "Let's try this bottle first."

The waiter's eyes lightly glanced at Zhou Dong's big pants, and he showed a professional smile and said: "Sir, do you need to sober up first?"

Huailiang glanced at the waiter and frowned slightly.

What an asshole! How dare he set a trap for my friend? If this was his restaurant, the waiter would be out of a job by now.

He and Zhou Dong are like the Five Ultimates in the world fighting each other. When the fight is fierce, all kinds of underhanded moves can come out one after another. But this is a matter between the Five Ultimates. When will it be the turn of the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River to steal the show?

Zhou Dong took a deep look at the waiter, pointed to the spiral bottle stopper and said: "As a professional French restaurant waiter, you should know better than me that most of the white wines that use this bottle stopper do not need to be decanted. ,Right?

So the question you just asked will make me suspect that you are not professional enough."

Metal screw-type bottle stoppers are different from oak stoppers. They are usually used on some wines whose aging life does not exceed five years. Often these wines have a characteristic, that is, they are drunk when they are "young", so that they have the best flavor. Good taste.

Whether it is red wine or white wine, this bottle stopper is used, especially white wine is the most widely used.

Compared with oak stoppers, metal spiral bottle stoppers are less airtight, so this type of wine has often gone through a process of 'self-awakening' during storage. It can be poured out and drank directly without the need to sober up. .

For people who frequent Western restaurants, this is actually just a common sense issue. Seeing that Zhou Dong was young and wearing big pants, the waiter was actually bullying people on purpose.

Of course he knew that this was Chef Huai's 'guest', but when he saw Chef Huai deliberately embarrassing Zhou Dong, he had the courage to flatter Mr. Huai Liang. Who would have thought that not only the flattery would reach Majiao Mountain, but also the flattery of Mr. Zhou Dong. I also met a real expert.

The waiter blushed when he was told that, and was speechless for a moment. Dai Jun glared at him: "Hurry up and pour the wine! Haha, please don't be offended, Mr. Zhou, he is actually just a temporary worker... "

"Oh, since he is a temporary worker, it can be forgiven."

Zhou Dong took the white wine from the waiter, took a sip, nodded slightly and said: "It seems that you are doing quite well in France, Lao Huai. Who would have thought that even a top winery like Mouton would give you something that is not for sale?"

Huai Liang's face changed slightly, and he laughed twice: "Fooling around, fooling around..."

"The Chateau Mouton in Bordeaux has a long history and is of first-class quality. There is no doubt about these. But if I had to choose, I would not choose the white wine produced by Mouton..."

Zhou Dong smiled and said: "This is actually determined by the grape varieties used to make wine.

The Medoc producing area of ​​Bordeaux has the world's top Cabernet Sauvignon, and coupled with Mouton's brewing process, it will produce top-quality red wine. There is no doubt about one thing, just like Lafite, Mouton is The aristocrat of red wine.

It's a pity that the white wines produced by 'Sémillon', 'Sauvignon Blanc' and 'Muscadet' produced in Medoc are somewhat unsatisfactory... God is always the fairest, since he gave Bordeaux the best red wine. Grapes, then there will be some discounts on white grapes.

Moreover, Mouton wine is notorious for its lack of stability. Sometimes it surprises people, and sometimes it performs mediocrely. In addition, what it is best at is always making red wine, so if I were to choose, I would decisively eliminate this wine. One bottle."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhou Dong pointed to the bottle of white wine in the middle and said.

"Take it away..."

Huailiang took a long breath and asked with itchy teeth: "Don't tell me that Qingxiang Technical School is so luxurious that it allows students to practice tasting top-notch French wines?"

"Well, I didn't learn it in school."

Zhou Dong's tone is calm. Since he suffered from bipolar disorder, he has always consciously controlled his tone.

"Then where did you learn these things?" Huai Liang was extremely curious.

"As for the internal affairs, please ask Du Niang, do you believe what I say?"

"I believe you, you big-headed devil!"

Huai Liang cursed secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm and calm: "My friend, what will you choose for the remaining two bottles of wine?"

"Then let's start with the bottle on the left."

Zhou Dong nodded to the waiter.

"Mr. Zhou, please."

The waiter changed his previous contempt for Zhou Dong, carefully opened the bottle of wine, and handed the wine glass to Zhou Dong with both hands very respectfully.

Taking the glass of wine, Zhou Dong took a sip. After a long silence, he glanced at Huai Liang with a half-smiling look, and then said to the waiter: "Please open the bottle on the right as well."

"Okay Mr. Zhou, please taste it."

Taking the wine glass handed over by the waiter again, Zhou Dong tasted it first, hesitated slightly and said, "Is there any pure water?"

"Of course sir."

The waiter quickly brought water. Zhou Dong took the purified water and rinsed his mouth. He picked up the wine glass again and tasted it. After being silent for more than ten seconds, he said: "Lao Huai, your contacts are indeed very wide, from Bordeaux to Burgundy."

, are all French winery owners your friends?

Yes, I think the best white wine still comes from Burgundy. This is still determined by the grape varieties used to make wine. Perhaps from the moment 'Chardonnay' appeared on the earth, it was destined to be the most popular wine.

The best raw materials for white wine…”

Zhou Dong said calmly: "What embarrassed me just now is that these two bottles of white wine are actually GRANDCRU quality white wine from Burgundy.

It is indeed difficult to choose one of them as today's dinner companion wine.

Now I can be sure, Lao Huai, are you deliberately creating problems for me?"

"This guy has the tongue of a dog! It's not simple. Is it possible that my beloved has finally met his 'lifelong rival'?"

Huailiang shook his head a few times before getting rid of this very unreasonable thought. He looked at Zhou Dong with a solemn expression and said: "It's not so much an embarrassment as it is a test. My friend, after all, not everyone is qualified.

I stuck my butt out and cooked for him!"

"Unfortunately, you met one today."
Chapter completed!