Rebirth of the Super Landlord

After making a phone call and explaining that he would be returning later, Su Zhen and Kate boarded the plane to France and arrived at the first stop of this trip to France, Bordeaux, the world-famous red wine country.

, the fourth largest city in France, known as Little Paris.

However, although it is the fourth largest city, its population is actually less than 1 million. Most people in France are unwilling to live in big cities, so even the largest city, the capital Paris, has a population of only 2 million.

Its permanent population is not even as large as the number of tourists who come to visit. You must know that France is the world's largest tourist country, with more than 70 million tourists per capita per year, and the total population of France is only more than 60 million.

However, when they arrived in France, it was still early for the Bleiburg Wine Challenge to start, so Su Zhen and Kate had plenty of time to visit this beautiful place.

"The scenery here is so beautiful," Kate said, leaning on Su Zhen and looking at the beautiful wine estate in front of her.

Su Zhen nodded. The scenery here is indeed good, and the climate is also very warm and comfortable. You can see lush vineyards everywhere around the city. Their scale and number are far beyond what Su Zhen saw in Niagara.

But it’s not surprising that the world-famous Chateau Lafite, Latour, Margaux and Hongyanrong are all here, and the only super first-class winery in the world... Chateau Lysalus is here, and at this moment Su

Accompanied by Ek, Zhen and Kate visited this ancient winery.

In his previous life, Su Zhen had some knowledge of the five first-class wineries in Bordeaux including Lafite, but he had never heard of this super-first-class winery that was above the five major wineries. Until he arrived here, he heard that

It was through Ek's introduction that I learned about the existence of such a winery, and the wine produced by this winery is also very unique. It is a white sweet wine called "botrytis wine".

As the name suggests, with the word rot, it is naturally related to rot. Of course, it is not really rot, but the grapes were affected by a mold called aristocratic mold during the late harvest. The grapes molded and shrank, thus reducing the

It reduces the moisture in the grapes and increases the sugar content, thus producing the famous "noble rot wine".

The emergence of this kind of wine is the same as the emergence of ice wine. It is very accidental. In the early days, once the late-harvest grapes were affected by mold, people would directly abandon them until a Hungarian fruit farmer named Tokaj came up with it.

After using this moldy grape to make wine with an experimental attitude, he found that the sweetness of the wine produced was extraordinary, so he created this peculiar white sweet wine.

However, Su Zhen, who is a wine blind person, complained in his heart. Didn't he say that the top wines are all sugar-free dry reds? Why are the wines produced by some of the best wineries that he heard about always tasted sweet?

What about wine? Isn’t this unscientific?

After visiting several famous wineries, Su Zhen and Kate also feasted on some super authentic French food. You must know that Bordeaux is not only a famous wine producing area, but also the most famous winery in France besides Paris.

It is a place that produces gourmet food. In addition to wine, it is also an important producer of the famous French delicacies foie gras and caviar. In addition, the seafood here is also world-famous.

A few days later, the Bleiburg Wine Challenge, one of the largest wine competitions in the world that Eck said, started. Su Zhen originally thought that there would be 38 countries around the world, thousands of bottles of red wine, and hundreds of sommeliers and wine enthusiasts.

The competition you are participating in should be a very interesting event.

When the wine challenge started, Su Zhen realized that it was not what he thought. The competition was quite grand, but it was really not interesting. He looked at a group of gentleman-like creatures, each one spitting out various words.

Su Zhen didn't know why

A professional term, how can this make Su Zhenqing, who is basically a wine-illiterate, embarrassed? It is not that Su Zhen has never participated in the press conferences of famous wineries, but those wineries are more open to ordinary people, no matter in

Both the discussion and the introduction are very easy to understand, and

This wine challenge was completely different. Standing with these professional sommeliers, Su Zhen felt like a country bumpkin, while Kate beside him also twitched the corner of her mouth, expressing that she couldn't listen at all.

He understood what these people were talking about, so before the game was over, Su Zhen said hello to Ek, and then took Kate, who was also eager to leave, to escape from this 'scary' place. There is this American

If you don’t have time to listen to heavenly books here, why not enjoy some delicious Bordeaux food with Kate?

The wine competition lasted for three days in total, and after Su Zhen and Kate went there on the first day, they were unwilling to go again and continued to visit this beautiful city, from the cheap shops on St. Catharine Road to

The two people left their footprints at the Bordeaux Wine House in Place Comédie until Ek brought good news three days later.

The awards of the Bryburg Wine Challenge are divided into three categories: gold, silver and bronze. Basically, the wines that can win the award account for less than one-third of the total participating wines. Once the award is won, the wine can basically be said to be valuable.

If it doubles, especially if it gets a gold medal, then the winery that produces the wine is basically a first-class winery.

This time, two of the three ordinary wines that Eck brought to the competition, which were prepared for sale, both won silver medals. This means that these two red wines have entered the category of high-end wines, which made Eck

I am extremely happy. In the future, the winery will be able to ensure profits by selling only these two red wines, and the remaining ice wine, which is not intended for sale, won a gold medal.

This also means that Su Zhen's winery in Niagara has become a first-class winery. However, Su Zhen actually doesn't care too much about this rating. He just used an excuse to come to France to play. Now that the competition is over,

Then he and Kate are going to leave Bordeaux and go to Paris and other places to have a good time, especially the French castles, which are also quite famous in the world.

Su Zhen and Kate are both looking forward to their trip to Paris, but they are obviously looking forward to different things. Su Zhen is looking forward to a Parisian woman, a representative of romance and elegance, while Kate is looking forward to the Champs Elysees.

Avenue Elysee and Eiffel Tower.

But after arriving in Paris, Su Zhen found that he was not feeling well. Women in Paris are indeed as fashionable and elegant as the legends say, but isn't the smell of perfume on her body so strong? Su Zhen could ask Paris from afar

The strong smell of perfume carried by locals, both men and women, makes Su Zhen, who has lived in the fresh air environment of Wyoming for a long time, a little unbearable.

, although several of his women also use perfume, they generally use relatively fresh and elegant perfumes, which do not have such a strong smell at all, md. Do these French people pour a whole bottle of perfume on themselves when they go out?

?It turns out that the name of the perfume city comes not only from the production of perfume. It may also be related to everyone’s hobby of spraying perfume on the body. The taste is really strong.

"What's wrong? What do you look like?" Kate looked at Su Zhen with a strange look, her brows furrowed and she asked. At the moment, the two of them were strolling around the western section of the famous Champs Elysees Avenue, where first-class clothing stores and perfume shops are concentrated.

Area. When Kate saw Su Zhen's expression, she thought he was dissatisfied with her shopping behavior. She didn't buy much, and she completely ignored the dozen bags in the hands of the bodyguards behind her.

"It's nothing, I can't stand the air here," Su Zhen replied dully. While shopping, Su Zhen also saw many beautiful French girls, but whenever he passed by these French girls,

, Su Zhen felt his stomach churn, and he felt like he was going to vomit out the food he had eaten the night before. The taste was so strong.

"Air? What's wrong with the air?" Kate is used to staying in the city and doesn't think there is any difference between the air here and that of Los Angeles. The only difference is probably the faint fragrance permeating the air.

"Don't you think the smell here is too fragrant? It makes me a little nauseous," Su Zhen said, rubbing his nose.

Kate was stunned when she heard this, and then she was so happy that she smiled from ear to ear. She didn't expect that Su Zhen was allergic to the smell of perfume here. It was so interesting.

"Su, are you allergic to the smell of perfume?" Kate asked with a smile, but she thought something was wrong. She usually uses perfume, and she has never seen Su Zhen be like this.

"It's not that I'm allergic to perfume, but the smell of the perfume here is really too strong. I prefer sober and elegant scents. I'm not used to such a heavy scent." Su Zhen shook his head helplessly and said, "What do you mean about the French?"

Do you really like perfume this much?”

"Haha, this actually has historical reasons. Do you want to listen?" Kate said with a smile after hearing this.

"Oh? What do you say?" Su Zhen asked curiously after hearing this.

"Europeans had a very good concept of hygiene in the early days. As early as the ancient Greek and Roman periods, people regarded regular bathing as a necessary means to maintain good health. They also built large public bathrooms. At the same time, the ancient Romans also built large public baths in cities.

A complete drainage system was built in the city, which could remove the entire city's sewage in time. However, with the decline of the Romans, the situation began to change." Kate paused and then continued, "In the period from the fall of Rome to the 19th century

It was the most chaotic period in Europe, with almost no wars, big or small.

It was stopped, which also hindered the construction of cities. The whole of Europe was dirty and messy, and Paris, which has a large population, became a typical example. At that time, people in Paris poured all kinds of daily filth directly into the streets.

, even pedestrians may be trapped if they are not careful.

The citizens in the building were covered in excrement." Kate couldn't help laughing when she said this. "At that time, Paris was not the city of perfumes it is now, but the city of stinks. In the 18th century, the American ambassador Franklin appeared.

It even made me faint when I was in Paris."

When Su Zhen heard this, he felt a little incredible. He couldn't imagine that the clean and tidy Paris used to be like that. "But what does this have to do with perfume? Is it possible that perfume can be used to wash the city?"

"No, no, of course not," Kate said with a smile, "But it does matter, because the filth in the city caused the plague to start raging in the 15th century. People began to look for the cause of the plague, and unfortunately they were shot while bathing.

doctor at that time

It is believed that water will weaken the function of organs. When taking a hot bath, the pores will be fully opened and toxic air will enter the body. If there is a layer of dirt on the body, it can resist the invasion of diseases. So from that time on, the French began not to take baths, because

For the sake of cleanliness, wipe your face with a piece of white cloth every morning, but do not wash it with water. During the reign of Louis XIV, the most clean ladies only took a bath twice a year, and Louis XIV himself also

You should bathe carefully under the guidance of a doctor. It is said that you only bathe once a year. Louis XV only bathed three times in his life, one was his birthday, the second was his wedding day, and the third was his burial. If he didn't bathe, he wouldn't need to bathe.

I have said more, from that time on, the French began to concentrate on the study of perfume, and since then they have been out of control. With the support of successive rulers, France's perfume industry has become more and more developed, becoming the world's perfume kingdom."

Su Zhen was stunned after hearing Kate's long speech. He didn't expect that a small perfume could be involved in so many things. "But how do you know so much?"

"Humph, I was a top student at Oxford University, majoring in French literature and Russian literature. Of course I had a deep understanding of French history." Kate raised her lovely head proudly.

"Ahem!" Just when Kate was being arrogant, Su Zhen suddenly coughed twice, looked around, and then sneakily approached Kate's ear and whispered, "Is it true that the French people nowadays don't do it all year round?"

You're taking a shower, otherwise why would you wear such a strong perfume?"

"Pfft" Kate laughed directly after hearing this, rolled her eyes at Su Zhen and said, "Of course it's impossible. French people are not stupid. Most French people are still very hygienic. They take baths regularly and spray perfume. It's just a traditional thing."

It’s just a habit, but it’s true that Parisians don’t like bathing, no

But it's not because of the medieval reasons, but because although Paris is the capital of France, it is the most water-scarce place in France. Therefore, many apartments for rent in Paris are not equipped with bathrooms, and even if they are, they are extremely crude. That's why

There is a rumor that all French people don’t like to take baths.”

Su Zhen was greatly amazed after hearing what Kate said. He was not only amazed at the strange French people, but also at Kate's erudition. He was indeed a top student, but he was different. He was really taught.

However, after such an experience, Su Zhen had completely lost interest in French women. Thinking of what he would do with a woman who hadn't taken a shower in months, Su Zhen felt goosebumps all over his body. (To be continued.)

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