The wine-sipping old man threatens to kill the wine-tender if he refuses to drink his "spiritual" wine. He tells the old man that he's just tasting his wine and that he can insult him all he wants, but he can't dare to speak ill of his wine. The old man says he'll cripple him and make him his servant. He also says that they have in common that they both like wine, and that's why they're in such a great deal of trouble together. He's not a pushover, he says, and he doesn't care if the wine is good or bad. The wine