American Ranch

Chapter 146 Colo's Phone Call

ps: There is a mistake in the place name above. At this time, it is in San Francisco, not Los Angeles. Sorry, sorry!
That night, the three stayed at the hotel in the town for one night. The next day, the two parties signed the contract in the presence of a lawyer. Change of owner.

The owner of the vineyard did not live in the vineyard for a while, and only some workers were still managing the last batch of grapes that were about to ripen. At this time, the transaction was completed, and the original owner immediately left the vineyard and returned to San Francisco to live with his son.

Now the entire vineyard, including the workers and the last batch of grapes, belongs to Qin Yi, and he immediately gave the vineyard a new name: Qin's Vineyard.

What a vulgar name!

But there is no way, Qin Yi is too difficult to choose a name, Qin, simple and easy to remember, the winery under his name and the wines that will be produced in the future will directly be named after this name.Although it is vulgar, it is destined to be famous all over the world in the future!
The winery has workers who clean it specially, and it is very clean.It happened that the small hotel was not very comfortable yesterday, Miles and Sara didn't have a good rest, Qin Yi arranged a room for them to rest for a while, and went to the living room downstairs to read some materials.

The Lodi region is located between the San Francisco Bay and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The climate is warm and dry, and affected by the cool sea breeze from the Delta, the grape growing cycle is longer.In addition, here has a typical Mediterranean climate, with a large temperature difference between day and night, which makes the grapes in this area have high maturity and alcohol content, and are rich in ripe fruit aroma.

Qin Yi nodded, the growth environment is no problem.

There are 7 legal grape-growing areas (A.VA) in Lodi, mainly sandy loam and granite soil. There are more than 750 individual farmers who grow grapes, with a total area of ​​[-] acres of vineyards. Some popular and high-yield red grape varieties are planted mainly, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel.

According to the information handed over by the original owner of the vineyard, Zinfandel is currently the main planted variety in the vineyard, with an output of about 3 tons per acre. Only $16.

When Qin Yi saw this data, he shook his head, $16, this is the result of not having high-quality grape varieties. If he hadn't had spiritual spring water, it would be no profit to run such a vineyard!
But it's different now, next year a batch of luxury wines will be produced!The last batch of grapes is about to be harvested this year, so there is no need to worry about the improvement of grape varieties this year, and it will not be too late until next spring.

Taking advantage of the time in the morning, Qin Yi summoned all the workers in the vineyard. The newly-acquired vineyard, how can the workers feel at ease if they don't see them, and if they don't make some arrangements themselves, the workers can't work with peace of mind.

Qin Yi looked through the information on the workers in the vineyard, and there was a worker named Old Pete who had worked in the vineyard all his life, which left a deep impression on him.I called Old Pete and asked him to tell everyone to come to the winery to gather.

The workers are all equipped with four-wheeled electric vehicles or mountain bikes. Not long after the phone call, everyone arrived one after another. Qin Yi greeted everyone and then made some arrangements. It was nothing more than some daily work in the vineyard and asked them How does it work, is it still the same.

Finally, the old Peter was promoted to be the manager of the vineyard, responsible for managing the daily work of the vineyard.According to the information, this old Pete has been working in the vineyard for three generations starting from his grandfather's generation.Qin Yi chatted with him for a while, and felt that he was pretty good and reliable, so he let him manage the vineyard.Anyway, there is no important job, so it is really inappropriate to change people in the future.

After seeing off the workers, Qin Yi went back to the kitchen to see that there were no ingredients, only some flour and butter, and the rest were some vacuum-packed beef. Qin Yi was worried about what to eat for lunch, but he didn't expect Old Pete to come back again.

"Boss, I don't think you have anything to eat here. Mr. Marcos hasn't been here for a while." Then, he moved a basket from the car, which contained some vegetables, eggs and bread, which made Qin Yi secretly praise Old Pete. careful.Marcos is the former owner of the vineyard.

"Thank you, Pete, I'm worrying about lunch!" Qin Yi took it and moved it to the kitchen, and old Pete hurriedly followed and helped carry it.

The vegetables were delivered, and Old Pete left after chatting with Qin Yi for a few words. Qin Yi wanted to keep him to eat, but Old Pete declined happily and nervously.

Qin Yi could tell that this old man who had been a worker in the vineyard all his life was a bit rigid, like the old housekeeper in the old society, he valued etiquette and dignity, so he didn't force it, and it should be fine after getting along for a long time in the future.

At noon, they fried eggs and beef, and made a few simple hamburgers, and the three of them ate lunch like this.Sarah still has to go to school, Miles still has a job, so the two returned to San Francisco in the afternoon, and Qin Yi will stay here for a few days, he can't go back after buying the vineyard, he must stay and have a look .

Amanda called at night, three of them went out, only two came back, which made her a little worried.Of course, it's not that I'm worried about Qin Yi, I'm just afraid that Qin Yi will run back to the ranch without her!Although she could go to the ranch by herself, but that would be such a hassle!

He repeatedly promised to take her with him when he went back, and then Amanda was appeased.After hanging up the phone, Qin Yi came to the wine cellar, there were some empty oak barrels inside, only a few bottles of self-brewed mixed wine left by the original owner were placed on the counter, Qin Yi took out a cup, poured some, and put it in the wine cellar Watch and drink.

The furniture and other things in the winery are complete, except that some ingredients and seasonings are missing. Qin Yi came to the garage, looked at the semi-old Toyota left by Marcos, and complained about whether the garbage truck was worth it. It's worth two or three thousand dollars!But at least it was a means of transportation. There was no car here, so he couldn't help being picky.

But buying a new car is a good choice. I used to hear people talk about road trips, but this time I also have a road trip when I go back to the ranch?
It's not bad, it's very fresh, and it's considered a tourist.

He came to the town with a broken Toyota, found a car dealer first, chose a wine-red Ford Conqueror, found the car, and drove away.As for the broken Toyota, I can’t lose it. Let the employees drive it back to the vineyard for themselves, and equip it for the vineyard workers in the future.

The appearance of this off-road vehicle is not very beautiful, but it definitely belongs to the domineering tough guy school. On the way to the supermarket, it also attracted the attention of many men. This car with iron bumps all over its body is simply a car specially designed for men.

After buying some daily necessities and driving back to the vineyard, a phone call from Ke Luo made Qin Yi's expected road trip more variable.

"Yi, what are you doing?" Ke Luo still had that lively voice, but it was a little more brisk than when she was on the phone some time ago. It should be another vacation, and she has been busy for a while.

"On the way home from shopping in the supermarket." Qin Yi slowed down and made a phone call while driving.

"Sousa is beside you?" Keluo asked casually as he lay on the bed and dangled his calves.

Qin Yi shook his head and smiled, this girl would always ask some questions about Susa every time she called.

"No, I'm in San Francisco and I bought a vineyard today."

"Wow! You didn't tell me such a big thing!" Ke Luo suddenly jumped up from the bed, startled, but then realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his tone, and quickly explained: "Well, that, I Haven't been to the vineyard yet."

"Then do you want to come? Hurry up, I'm going back after staying in the vineyard for a few days." Qin Yi imagined Ke Luo's eagerness on the other end of the phone, and teased her on purpose.But it's true, that's what he planned to do.

"But, I still want you to accompany me to the party!" Ke Luo was entangled. This party is very important, and many Hollywood stars, directors, and investors have to attend.Let Qin Yi go with her, but it has been planned for several days!

(End of this chapter)