The court of France's King Louis XIV, who himself drank Burgundy and the still wines of Champagne, was the arbiter of most alcoholic taste.

法国国王路易十四（Louis XIV）爱喝勃艮第红酒和香槟的无气泡酒，他的宫廷是大多数酒类品评的权威场所。

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But Thais seem to think of the king as an arbiter of political propriety, not an offender against it.

ECONOMIST: Thais are impatient for change, but it will take time