I did not go to Tokaj a week early, so I have spent one more week in Villany. The highlight at work was learning bad words in Hungarian. "Baszd meg" is my favorite. I finally got paid a big wad of cash. It was about 100,000 Forints, which sounds impressive, but it's only about $500. The Japanese intern and I both made white wine blends to see who could make the better one. Alain will make his own and decide which one he wants to use. Mine had good aromatics, and Tasuku's had better roundness and mouthfeel, so I suggested blending the blends.
We had sushi for dinner. You can guess who cooked. It was all good, but salty because soy sauce goes on everything. There were pork raviolis, fried chicken, and pork steaks. Alain opened a 10-year-old Tokaj wine that was amazing. They used to prescribe it to cure illnesses. I would be happy to drink it to feel better.
Then this morning New Zealand beat Australia in the Rugby World Cup, so I was happy. It was a bloody game making it fun to watch. I also learned some more Hungarian this weekend, but it seems to get more and more complicated the more I try to learn.
By Friday I should be in Tokaj.
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