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Lawrence listened, then smiled and walked towards the champagne district, lightly touching the champagne bottle body, before turning around to say to Jiang Tiankuai: "A top-notch sommelier must first be a gourmet, not only having some knowledge of food, but also being familiar with the person cooking the food, their cooking methods, and their culinary preferences. If I'm not mistaken, Old Chef's crab meat fish roe sauce today will definitely have butter fruit, small tomatoes, mango, fresh crab meat, egg yolk sauce, scallions..."
Jiang Tianku slightly furrowed his brow and looked at Lawrence with a somewhat incredulous smile, saying: "You're so certain?"
"I'm sure..." Laurence said with a smile, before turning around and hesitating for a moment among the many delicate green bottles of champagne, "In traditional restaurants, guests would choose Russian or perhaps Polish vodka to pair with top-grade caviar, because the stimulating taste of vodka paired with caviar gives a sense of romance and adventure that's hard to match. However, I'm French, and I've always emphasized balance in food, so I don't like the overpowering taste of vodka to overwhelm the delicate flavor of caviar, which is an art form in itself. So, I would choose a champagne with a light sweetness..."
He finished speaking, and with a wave of his hand, he took the white gloves handed to him by Sally, the shift leader. The old man put on the white gloves himself, transforming from a VIP guest to one of the hotel staff. As he tucked the gloves into his wrinkled but strong hands, he smiled and turned around, looking at Sally with a smile and saying: "Let me test you..."
Sally immediately tensed up, her breathing a bit uneven, and her face turned pale with fear that Lawrence would ask her some difficult questions in front of the president, but she didn't dare say more, so she just nodded calmly and replied: "Yes!"
Dong Kexin outside the red wine district also widened her eyes, slightly tilting her head to listen to Lawrence's question...
Lawrence finally put on white gloves, turned around and looked at the various champagnes, ranging from light gold to pale yellow, amber, and even a very special pink champagne. As he slowly browsed through the different champagnes, he asked: "What's the fuss about the vintage of champagne?"
Chen Manhong and Cao Yingjie immediately looked at Sally with tension, especially Chen Manhong, who clenched her ten slender fingers and thought that if she couldn't answer, she would strangle her throat!!
Jiang Tiankuai also slightly raised his head, his face slightly solemn!
Sally blinked, trying to recall a certain training process, and said with some tension: "Champagne is divided into... Non-Vintage Champagne and Vintage Champagne! Non-Vintage Champagne... refers to the fact that there is no year marked on the label, it's made by blending wines from different years. Generally, this type of non-vintage champagne has a free brewing method, which can guarantee its style. But vintage champagne is marked with a specific year on the label, indicating that only grapes from that particular year are used to make the wine. Because the weather conditions in that year affect the grapes, it's impossible to produce a fixed style of champagne, and the taste will vary depending on the year!"
Chen Manhong and Cao Yingjie immediately let out a deep breath of relief.
Jiang Tiankuai's eyes floated up with a satisfied smile.
Lawrence listened and smiled slightly, "Generally, vintage champagne is only brewed in that year?"
Sally looked up, a bit tense as she gazed at Lawrence, but furrowed her brow and lightly bit her lower lip, trying hard to think - each sommelier selected from this restaurant had those years of champagne, but no matter how hard she thought, she just couldn't remember...
Lawrence is waiting for her...
Jiang Tiankuai also slightly turned his face and stared at her intently.
Sally felt like crying...
Chen Manhong glared at Sally, this useless thing!
Lawrence looked at Sally and knew the answer, perhaps embarrassed her, so he said with interest: "Let the staff in charge of the wine room come in to answer? Whoever answers correctly will be rewarded!"
