Chapter 1541 The old man's wine cellar
The door of the wine cellar was locked by a copper lock, and it was not a vault. There was no need to set up numerous protections, so a lock was enough.
There was an incident in which a maid stole wine from a wine cellar and sold it. There were some collectible editions of good wines, a bottle worth more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, so there was no need to worry about not being able to find a sales channel.
Many things in this manor are quite valuable. Working here every day, you will inevitably be stimulated by money to create evil thoughts. Electronic sensors are installed in corners where items such as ornaments and oil paintings are invisible. The things will be alarmed when they leave their original position. Relatively speaking, red wine is easier to steal.
After that incident, butler Adolf added a lock on the door. Every time the master needed it, he would open the door and go in and get it in person.
This old housekeeper who once worked at Princess Diana's home, the ancient Earl Spencer family in England, is now in his seventies and in good health. The Western concept of work is different from that of the East. There are many elderly people who are still working in their seventies in their seventies.
He had white hair, and was combed in a slight shady manner. His face was very wrinkled and his skin had a very old spot. His waist was still straight, and he always wore a pair of white gloves. He wore a black tuxedo all year round. Han Xuan guessed more than once that there might be only this kind of clothes in Butler Adolf's closet.
There are few full-time housekeepers who work in this profession who suddenly resign because after living in a place for a long time, the employer's family is like his own and he is reluctant to leave.
Unless you are fired, sick, or old, you can't continue working, the housekeeper will continue to work. When you are old, no manor will treat their long-term dedication unfairly.
If you are willing to continue to live until you die, there will be no problem. Of course, there are exceptions. Even if you leave your workplace, according to their usual high income, living a comfortable retirement life is not a problem. This is a position that no one pays attention to but seems very important...
When he heard Han Xuan say that he was looking for a few bottles of white wine, Adolf Butler was silent for a while. Maybe he thought of some bad things and his face was a little: "I really don't understand why Chinese people like to drink this kind of wine.
I only tasted it once, and I didn't have long since I came here to work. At that time, I knew that I would never drink it again in my life. It was so bad that it felt like I was drinking alcohol.
Otherwise, how about taking red wine? Whiskey is OK. I know where the master’s best wine is, but if he asks, please say that you saw it yourself and took it away, otherwise I might be in a little trouble.
He usually couldn't bear to drink the treasured wine. He wanted to open a bottle of dried red wine in Baima Winery several times, but in the end he couldn't bear to start. The bottle of wine is now even if he has money, it is really a top-notch wine.
If you don't like it, there are more than ten bottles of snow champagne here. They have just been salvaged from the seabed this year. Do you know their history, right?
Last month, I purchased fifteen bottles of snow champagne and spent a total of 2.4 million US dollars. Now there are eleven bottles left. The master gave someone three bottles and drank one by himself. I was lucky enough to taste half a cup. It tasted great…”
Just in September this year, a batch of 1907 Snow White Champagne Gne-heidsiek, totaling 2,000 bottles, was salvaged from a Swedish shipwreck on the bottom of the Finnish sea by the "Ocean Treasure Hunters".
The cargo ship was sunk by a German submarine in 1916. It was loaded with snow-white champagne used by Russian Tsar Nicholas II. This batch of champagne was auctioned at a price of US$275,000 per bottle at major auctions around the world, and bought fifteen bottles for US$2.4 million, which was considered a cheap wholesale price.
"Haha! You're so funny.
I know them. Those treasure hunters made a lot of money this time, and the starting price was a bit high, but I think they can be sold all of them one day. Tonight, please help me open a bottle of snow champagne for me to taste. I haven't drunk it yet.
Thank you very much for your kindness, Mr. Adolf, but no need.
We Chinese have liked drinking liquor thousands of years ago. Just like Chinese people don’t understand why residents of Western countries like to drink vodka, brandy, and whiskey. Don’t even think about how Chinese people like to drink liquor, each with their own hobbies.
Today I am going to entertain my dad’s friend, who is also Chinese, so it’s better to bring liquor. Just tell me where they are."
Hearing Han Xuan's words, the old housekeeper Adolf sighed helplessly and stopped persuading him.
As a butler, you have a professional habit. You may express your own opinions on something, but you will not force the employer to do anything. This is the professional quality that most butlers have, because no employer will like to hire a big-mouthed and verbose butler.
The young master only had white wine, so after the housekeeper Adolf opened the door, he took Han Xuan and his father to the wine cabinet where the white wine was placed.
No one is more familiar with this place than Adolf. The old man hasn't come in a few times. He usually needs to clean up before other servants are allowed to come in.
The total area of the wine cellar is about 200 square meters. When you come in, you will have a step to the underground, which is definitely located underground. This arrangement is conducive to controlling the temperature and prolonging the "life" of the wine. If you are exposed to the sun or the temperature is hot and cold, it will affect the quality of the wine.
There are all kinds of wines placed in the wine cabinet, purchased from all over the world, and there are special people responsible for collecting them. Coming here is like entering a wine museum, even the air is filled with a faint smell of wine, and the fat Ding who is following him is almost drunk.
The ventilation equipment is running all year round, so it is not as damp and moldy as other wine cellars often have. The floor is also clean, and rows of wine cabinets are shining with lights, which looks very beautiful.
"There are more than 1,700 bottles of wine stored here, and there is only so much white wine, and so on the shelf next to it.
I don’t know the quality of liquor, so I can only place the same bottles together. If you have any questions, please feel free to see if you don’t understand and can’t help you. I’ll find a packaging box first so that you can take it away later.”
After seeing Han Xuan nodding, Adolf's housekeeper walked not far away alone.
My father looked on the wine rack and said, "Where are those Maotai used at the founding ceremony and state banquet? Where have they been put? Have you found it?"
"I'm looking for it, and the wine bottles are placed horizontally. I can only see the bottle cap and the labels. Go and move a ladder to me."
Soon, Mr. Han pushed the wooden ladder with pulleys. Han Xuan put it on and climbed it up. Looking around was easier than expected, because the bottle had clearly written "The Founding Ceremony" and the two words "Lai Mao" were written below 8)
Chapter completed!