During the wine tasting in the morning, everyone was quite ordinary; even those who didn't know much about wine were just drinking for the sake of enjoyment.
However, when they drank Luo Yunhe's wine in the afternoon, they all showed incredulous expressions.
Luo Yunhe prepared the most peach blossom wine and osmanthus wine.
Those who don't know much about wine drink peach blossom wine and osmanthus wine, while those who know a little about wine, like Luo Yunhe, prepare Emperor's Smile.
A previously unknown team, after these tastings, came to know about the Luo Family Winery.
They became even more curious about his wine, and Luo Yunhe took this opportunity to vigorously promote the wine he had brewed.
The other teams, seeing that everyone had already tasted their wine, were also planning to pack up and wait for the results. But no one expected that the last team would attract so much attention, with many people even vying to taste it.
This caused everyone else who had seen this result to frown.
For them, brewing is just a process; they simply add some clever touches or change the method, but the principle remains the same.
The strength and flavor of the wine are under one's control, but seeing Luo Yunhe's group fighting so fiercely over the wine that they were about to fight over it.
This was an outcome that had never occurred before, yet now it was laid bare before them.
When the officials from the local government saw the situation, they immediately came over to maintain order.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a wine tasting event for you. I don't have many glasses, so each of you can just have a taste. There's no need to keep drinking, so everyone can have a chance to enjoy the wine!"
Why is your wine so delicious?
"I'm a seasoned drinker, and this is the first time I've tasted wine like this. I instantly fell in love with the flavor..."
"That's right. I don't know much about wine tasting, but the taste of this wine is refreshing from the first sip. It's definitely a good wine!"
The local people were all talking about the taste of his wine.
When the teammates around him heard the feedback from these ordinary people, their brows furrowed even more, and they had a bad feeling.
Luo Yunhe was also helpless, so she asked them to bring out all the remaining wine and distribute it to them, leaving not a single drop of Emperor's Smile.
Luo Yunhe ended up with a bunch of empty bottles, but they were all in perfect condition and could still be used when she got home.
The people were disappointed when they saw that he had no wine left, although some of them blushed. But they still really liked the wine.
"Dong!" A yamen runner immediately started banging on a gong and drum.
The sound of the gong and drum silenced everyone, and they all turned their heads to look at the notice board.
"Ladies and gentlemen, after today's wine tasting, I believe you all know which wines are good and which are not. Now, here are 20 boxes, each representing a team. Please put a blank piece of paper into the box to indicate which team you want to vote for. This is equivalent to supporting a particular team."
The box with the most blank papers is essentially your own vote for the champion. Then we'll compare that to the champion voted by our wine tasters…”
As they were talking, someone started slowly handing out blank sheets of paper.
When everyone has a blank sheet of paper in their hand, they start voting for the team they want to vote for.
Twenty teams, twenty boxes, each box bearing their name, but what happened next left everyone speechless.
Everyone who received a blank sheet of paper lined up in one queue, which was the 20th queue, Luo Family Winery.
The long queue caused the people in the other 19 queues to turn pale with shock when they saw it.
They never expected that after preparing for so long, the result would be like this, even though they didn't have this attitude when they were tasting the wine before.
Why would they rather join an unknown team than their team at this time?
Some teams couldn't stand it any longer and secretly sent a few people over here.
They inquired about the situation privately.
But when they got the results and went back, their faces weren't very happy.
When the leaders of the 19 teams heard the result, they all looked puzzled, but their eyes were full of doubt.
"Impossible! A completely unknown team that has never appeared in previous years has suddenly appeared this year. There must be something fishy about it that they can garner so much support!"
"I think so too!"
"Hmph, I refuse to believe that professional wine tasters would act like that!"
The leaders of the 19 teams were all somewhat indignant. After all the votes had been cast, the ordinary people stood on the edge and waited patiently.
The wine tasters and officials all witnessed the current situation, and when they saw that all the white papers in the box had been thrown into the second queue, they nodded repeatedly.
"The results are out, and I believe everyone has seen them. Are you surprised or puzzled?"
"Now, let's announce this year's champion!" After the clerk finished speaking, two constables went directly to the bulletin board, grabbed the red cloth, and pulled it open.
The red cloth seemed to be slowed down as it was gradually pulled back to reveal the contents. Everyone stared wide-eyed at what was revealed, some even holding their breath.
The annual announcements only show the top three.
The champion's name is placed slightly upwards from the center.
Therefore, when the people saw the champion, they all nodded, seemingly agreeing with the result.
After all, for most people, a strong fruity aroma still lingers in their mouths.
When the leaders of the 19 teams saw the announced results, they couldn't believe it and even took a few steps forward.
"impossible!"
"How could this happen? Our family prepared for this for so long!"
"Where did this Luo family winery come from?"
They never expected that in this year's wine competition, their old rivals, along with themselves, would lose to a small winery from who-knows-where.
"How could this be? Isn't there something wrong with this result?"
“That’s right, our Luoqing Winery is the champion every year, how could we not be this year?”
Almost all 19 teams voiced similar doubts.
"Clap clap clap!" The clerk ignored them. After clapping his hands three times, another 20 yamen runners carrying boxes came up to them.
"This year's wine competition was indeed a bit unexpected, but we made a guarantee that it would be absolutely fair and impartial, and the audience at the scene also chose the Luo Family Winery!"
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