With a diamond grape in her mouth and a few more in her clothes pocket, Kobayashi Rindo reluctantly washed the remaining diamond grape clean and placed them into a elm barrel.
Each diamond grape was as big as an egg, so one bunch was quite large. Although there were only five bunches, they almost filled the entire barrel.
"Next, we should crush these diamond grape, right?"
Erina Nakiri recalled the content from her class, but because of Satou, she couldn't pay attention during the entire lesson, so she remembered some parts unclearly.
"That's right."
Kobayashi Rindo nodded, then took off her shoes, revealing pink socks, and then took off her socks, revealing a pair of fair, tender little feet.
"Uh, Rindo-senpai, what are you trying to do?"
Ryoko Sakaki asked, somewhat puzzled.
Kobayashi Rindo looked at her in confusion and said, "Of course, I'm stomping diamond grape."
On the other side, Satou, Yukihira Soma, Tadokoro Megumi, and others also arrived at the cold storage, preparing to make dried beef and smoked meat.
However, although Satou had simply processed the meat in the cold storage, it was still in very large pieces and needed to be sliced first, then marinated.
After soaking the meat in warm water to thaw it, they cut it into small pieces and began to marinate it with salt, cooking wine, sugar, and other seasonings.
"Oh, what kind of salt is this?"
Tadokoro Megumi licked the salt on her finger with her small tongue and was immediately surprised, "The texture is so delicate and light, what high-grade salt!"
"If you like it, you can take some back later."
Satou glanced at her and couldn't help but say with a smile.
"Really? Thank you, Satou!"
Tadokoro Megumi looked surprised and smiled.
"Then, Satou, we won't be polite either!"
Yuki Yoshino patted his shoulder and said.
Yukihira Soma also chuckled.
Satou was somewhat speechless.
Marinating takes time, so everyone took a moment to go to the kitchen, wanting to see how they were doing.
As a result, they saw Kobayashi Rindo revealing two fair calves, stomping on something in the wooden barrel.
"What is Rindo-senpai stomping on?"
Satou asked in confusion.
"Stomping diamond grape."
Erina Nakiri's small face turned red as she said softly.
"Stomping diamond grape?"
Yukihira Soma was stunned.
"Of course, that's how wine is made! Traditional winemaking methods all involve young girls stomping diamond grape."
Kobayashi Rindo said as she stomped the diamond grape, taking it for granted, and then didn't forget to add, "Don't worry, Rindo-senpai has already washed her feet very clean."
Satou: "..."
It felt like this would be a flavorful wine.
Erina Nakiri's face was a bit red, but she still helped Rindo-senpai explain, "Wine is indeed made this way. Although large wineries now use machines, smaller wineries still use this traditional method. Not just wine, but many foods like pickles used to be made this way."
"Sometimes when I make natto in large quantities, I also stomp it. Otherwise, with just my strength, I wouldn't be able to do it at all."
Ryoko Sakaki stuck out her tongue and said.
"...Actually, you could crush them with a stone, or stir them with a mixer, right?"
Satou said, forcing himself.
Although he believed that Rindo-senpai's feet wouldn't have any strange odor and would definitely be fragrant, he still felt a bit strange about it.
"If you do that, it's easy to break the seeds. Grape seeds contain a small amount of tannins, which can make the wine taste astringent."
Kobayashi Rindo explained.
"That's right, because human power is more flexible. If you use a machine, it's easy to break the seeds and affect the taste."
Erina Nakiri said, blushing, and explained softly, "Some old wineries still use this method to make pure wine."
"So, the more high-grade and aged the red wine, the more likely it was made this way! For example, the '82 Lafite, there were no machines back then!"
Kobayashi Rindo laughed, revealing two sharp little canine teeth, "I say, junior, are you looking down on Rindo-senpai? Rindo-senpai's feet are very fragrant, you know!"
"That's right, I say, Satou, isn't this method very common? I often saw people pickling vegetables this way back home."
Yukihira Soma patted Satou's shoulder and said.
At this moment, Kobayashi Rindo said, "I'm a bit short-handed by myself, Erina, can you come help too?"
"Eh? Me... me?"
Erina Nakiri's face instantly turned crimson as she stammered.
"That's right? What's wrong?"
Kobayashi Rindo looked at her strangely.
"But we're still a bit short on hands."
She stroked her chin and muttered to herself.
"I can help!"
Yukihira Soma chuckled.
"You can forget about it!"
Kobayashi Rindo said disdainfully. She planned to freeload some wine once it was ready!
Satou also had a look of disdain. If it was made by Rindo-senpai, although he felt a bit strange about it, considering that red wine is made this way, it wasn't unacceptable.
If it was Yukihira Soma...
Just throw this wine away.
"Ryoko, you come help too!"
Kobayashi Rindo glanced at her chest, "Your weight should be a bit heavier."
"Eh?"
Ryoko Sakaki's face instantly turned red.
Next, she and Erina Nakiri, blushing, went to the bedroom, took off their shoes and socks, washed their small feet, and then shyly walked in.
Yukihira Soma and the others went to check on the marinating, while Satou continued to watch for a while longer.
He saw three girls squeezed into one wooden barrel. Their upper bodies were very plump, and several masses of something pressed against each other, creating a tight squeeze.
Their fair, tender little feet were stomping in the wooden barrel, stained purplish-red, and even their calves had a lot of it on them.
Alright, red wine is made this way, and girls' feet must be fragrant.
Although he still felt a bit strange, Satou could only comfort himself this way.
Just then, Ryoko Sakaki suddenly let out a startled cry, squeezed down by the other two, and fell towards the ground.
Before Satou could react, he felt his vision go black, and his face was covered by two masses of something.
These two masses were incredibly elastic.
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