Seeing that Shopkeeper Ma was rubbing his hands together, looking angry and annoyed, Ethan Yun smiled faintly and asked the guards to take the wine utensils out of the sandalwood box, and said slowly:
"A few years ago, grapes were introduced to Kyoto from foreign countries in the west, sparking a boom in grape planting in Kyoto. The rich and powerful considered eating grapes a symbol of status.
Later, someone learned the wine-making technique, but the taste of wine was quite different from that of Dayong Baijiu. Everyone felt that the white porcelain cups used for drinking Baijiu were not enough for drinking wine, and using them in bowls was not elegant.
Before coming to Shazhou, Shopkeeper Ma had also stayed in Ruyifang in Kyoto for several years, so he naturally knew the popular trends in the capital.
He went on to say: "That's why Ruyifang later launched white porcelain wine glasses the size of teacups to pair with wine."
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