Max writes: > Sethra offers Vlad some wine in Issola: > > "Good wine," I told her. "Thanks." > She smiled as if sharing a joke with herself and said, "You > are most welcome, Lord Taltos." > > At one point I wondered if this was some kind of vampire thing > (obErickson: virgin's blood is woody), although it didn't really > match the text or Sethra's character. My current suspicion is > that the wine comes either from Fenario or from Vlad's own estates > (as Taltos or Szurke); since she is emphasizing his title the > latter is more likely. > > Doesn't have much to do with vampires except that that's what > reminded me. I always thought that this was a subtle exchange. Recall the long discourses on the differences between wine and brandy. This being a meal served in _Issola_ by Sethra (or Tukko if you prefer) for Vlad (and Teldra), of course the wine would be wine as Vlad would enjoy.