HPDBC Chapter 564: Family Winemaking (1)
Chapter 564: Family Winemaking (1)
Chapter 564: Family Winemaking (1)
After dinner, I guided everyone outside for something that I wanted to do for Renna, specifically something that I thought would be both beneficial for her socially within the family, but also something that would benefit Domus Stella since this could be our higher quality wines that she had wanted to sell.
We couldn't do it downstairs since I wanted everyone to participate, and that meant we needed a large amount of space to work with; besides, the temperature outside was warm and the breeze was gentle, and with the moons shining down on us from overhead, it was a picturesque night.
So, we went outside, and everyone watched as I began to set down a bunch of different sized vats for each person, or for people to work together at the same time, depending on their preferences.
"Alright, I know Kalia and Aethisia know how to do it, but for everyone else, all you need to do is just high step inside of these baths of grapes and slowly but surely crush them down from solid little orbs into juice, which is the first step of this process. The goal for this is to have a wine unique to each person that we can sell as a specialty wine, so everything is going to be your own decision and your own skill~!"
I looked around at everyone and saw that they all nodded, which brought a smile to my lips at how no one here asked if they had to participate or if they could just have someone else do it for them, so I began to go around and ask everyone what grape they wanted for their wine.
Some were rather obvious; Kalia and Aethisia stuck with their own wines already, taking green and purple grapes respectively to create the wines they had already come to love, while Sari asked for the stronger red grapes.
Prixisia, Yiksa, Heila and Camara joined Kalia with the more flavorful and softer green grapes, Rhefia, Renna, Shelur, and I chose the traditional purple grapes, and Inik was the only one to join Sari with the red grapes.
"We could call this the 'Owner's Brew' or something, right~? Our special wine, made by us? Doesn't that sound wonderful, Renna~?"
She let out a hum as she continued to step around in the vat, our feet rising out of the purple sea briefly before sinking straight back down to the wooden bottom, which was beginning to be coated in juice.
"That could be one of its names, yes, but I think that lacks a bit of elegance, no? This is going to be sold in that specialty corner, correct? So it needs a special name, something that gives it a bit more 'oomph' over the others..."
Renna pursed her lips and looked up towards the twin moons above us as we danced, and while I wanted to follow her gaze, I felt my eyes had become glued to the sublime visage of beauty in front of me, the red haired Noblewoman stealing my breath away yet again.
"How about... Amator Wine?"
When she looked back down at me, I bit my lip and stared straight into those sky blue gems, completely lost in her eyes and unable to give her a reply since I was too busy admiring her beauty.
Her cheeks reddened for a moment, though she leaned forwards and whispered "How about Amator Wine, my love~? 'Lovers' Wine, if you want it translated into common speech. Our wine, made with love, for love..."
Our heads gently met as we rested our brows together, and I had to stop myself from stealing her lips as I whispered back "It sounds just as beautiful as you are, Renna... and I imagine it will taste just as sublime, but... sadly, nothing can compare to you~!"