Yunding Ranch

Chapter 258
"There are no secrets in the vineyard itself. The essence of planting and cultivation techniques are the same. The real difference lies in the hands of the grape growers." Nick noticed Lu Li's gaze and explained, "At Romanée-Conti, we Insist on all processes being done by hand and avoid using machines as much as possible. This also means that the experience, technology and ability of the grape growers will have an incalculable impact."

At Yunding Ranch, Lu Li has become accustomed to the convenience and speed of industrialization, and marveled at the technological progress of modern society; but when he came to Romanée-Conti Winery, he returned to the primitive, everything is done with his hands, passing down the inheritance of several generations. The craftsmanship of the century continues.

Just like the series of columns written by Lu Li: Craftsmanship, such professionalism and concentration, are gradually disappearing in modern society.

"Swiss cheese is the same," Lu Kai said. He suddenly felt that Yunding Ranch was also full of countless potentials—cheese and wine, they both had them, and they were all handmade. Is this a kind of potential stock?

Even if not, can the space spring water be a catalyst?

"Of course, the craftsmanship of the top Swiss cheese is definitely not simpler than that of wine." Nick said with a smile. The pairing of cheese and wine is one of the most common choices for Europeans when tasting wine. Therefore, good wine, Naturally, a good cheese pairing is required.

Tony could not wait to squat down at this time, and he could see that the grapes in the vineyard also showed different growth cycles, some were still green and green, densely clustered on a vine; It has turned into purple, and the thick and pure color seems to have matured; others are half green and half purple, and are in the stage of slowly maturing.

"Are you trying to sow seeds in different seasons in your vineyard?" After entering the vineyard, Tony finally came to his senses, became active and gradually returned to his usual appearance.

Nick chuckled, "Yes, Pinot Noir is too delicate, and the climate in Burgundy has been bad for the past two years. In order to cultivate the best grapes, we must prepare differently. The one on your left One batch is the oldest, and the one on the right is at least a month old."

Unexpectedly, Yunding Ranch chose the same breeding method as Romanee-Conti by mistake!

Looking at Tony who was carefully studying the grapes, Nick smiled and looked at Lu Li, "He also looks like a craftsman."

"He is a real wine expert. Compared to me, my knowledge of wine is only superficial. I am here today, and my knees are actually shaking." Lu Li's bluntness made Nick shake his head with a smile.

"Many people think that red wine has a threshold. But in fact, this is wrong. Everyone can taste red wine, and it is suitable for all kinds of occasions. Just like afternoon tea, as long as you want, you can enjoy it anytime. You can enjoy the fun of red wine." Nick explained enthusiastically, "However, it is more difficult to study red wine in depth, because it requires a sensitive sense of taste and rich knowledge. It requires memory and the spirit of research. "

"Excuse me, can I take a photo?" Tony asked expectantly.

"Of course. The vineyards are completely open." Nick stretched out his right hand and made an inviting gesture, "However, please don't touch the grapes directly with your hands." Nick expressed a serious warning, but it was only It was only a second, and then he said to Lu Li again, "In the process of wine making, grape skins and grape seeds play a decisive role in the quality of the finished wine. Do you know? During the picking process, grape skins Grapes that are accidentally damaged cannot be used for brewing.”

"I heard that on average, every three grapes in Romanee-Conti can produce one bottle of wine. Is it because of this reason?" For today's column, Lu Li naturally did his homework in advance.

"No, it's not." Nick chuckled, "Without any grape damage, it's three plants, but if there is damage, you need more."

"Fortunately, this is France, not the United States." Lu Li's exclamation made Nick nod repeatedly, and the smile on his face was always rising.

If it is the United States, many people will directly reach out to pick grapes, or even destroy vines, especially in the central region.From this corner, the United States and China are actually the same.

At this time, Tony has completely entered a state of ecstasy. He stretched out his hand to grab the soil on the ground, and twisted it carefully with his fingertips.

The quality of wine depends on technology three parts and seven parts on raw materials. Undoubtedly, wind and soil have the greatest influence on raw materials, among which soil is the most important.Romanée-Conti has a total of seven wine gardens for top wines, two of which are estates that they own complete property rights - Romanée-Conti and La Tahi.

In other words, not all the seven wineries can be called "Romanee-Conti". Only the wine produced by the winery under Lu Li's feet can be called "Romanee-Conti".

From another point of view, the other five wine estates of Romanée-Conti are shared with other wineries.However, on the same piece of land, facing the same climate, the quality of the wines produced is very different. This is the "three points" in the brewing process.

“Here are all strong calcareous clays with moderate thickness. The mineral taste and fruity aroma of the grapes are evenly balanced. The essence of all Burgundy."

"I believe." Lu Li agreed with a smile.

Why is a small wine region like Burgundy, which is only a quarter of Bordeaux, able to keep pace with each other?Known as one of the world's top wine regions?The reason is right in front of us: this piece of Romanee-Conti is the reason, relying on this piece of less than five acres of land in front of us, the entire Burgundy appellation can be compared with Bordeaux.

You know, even the organic farm currently developed by Yunding Ranch has [-] acres.This is the fundamental reason why Romanee-Conti is so unique, so arrogant, so confident.

"Since the vineyard itself is nothing special, shouldn't we appreciate something special next?" Lu Li saw that Tony had stood up and the exploration of the vineyard was over, so he took the initiative to ask.

Nick took half a step back and made an inviting gesture, "Of course, you are welcome to enter our wine cellar. However, any form of photography and video recording is prohibited inside the wine cellar, so we still need you to bring your communication equipment and cameras Stay upstairs."

Sure enough, the top royal winery is still proud.

Lu Li wasn't worried at all. They didn't need to take pictures, they needed to experience it firsthand, "For reporters, pens and heads are our weapons. So, I think it's more appropriate for you to ban me from entering the wine cellar."

This little humor made the corners of Nick's mouth rise, "I think you should be very suitable to live in France. You know, we are always not forgiving in words, and the funniest thing is that we have an electoral system, we rely on voting. But we were dissatisfied, we scolded the president bloody, asked him to step down and re-elect; but during the election, we re-elected him with our own hands. Less than a month after he came to power, we wanted to send him to the guillotine."

"Typical French." Lu Li thought deeply, "I also think I'll like it here. One-third of the year is spent on vacation, and one-third of the time is spent on parades and strikes. Who can do that?" How about rejecting the lure of such a country?"

A group of people walked into the wine cellar talking and laughing. It was August in midsummer, and the scorching sun almost peeled off a layer of skin. However, they walked down the stairs to the basement and entered the wine cellar, and immediately began to shiver. Shivering, shivering one after another, as if coming to a world of ice and snow.

"Will you believe me if I say that there is no refrigeration system?" Nick noticed Lu Li's trembling movements and said proudly.

Lu Li was a little surprised, because the cooling effect of this wine cellar is really too obvious. It is really surprising that there is no refrigeration system, but after thinking about it, it is very reasonable, "This is a wine cellar that was passed down centuries ago, right? "The wisdom of the ancients can still bring surprises, just like the pyramids and the Great Wall, they are everywhere.

"Yes, in 1276." Nick randomly threw out a set of data, which is enough to make people speechless. This is the background of the European region.

Around a corner, all talking voices disappeared, because they officially entered the wine cellar——

In front of you is a rectangular wine cellar. Huge wine barrels are piled up in a pyramid, with one column on the left, one column in the middle, and one column on the right; Hold together, one barrel is enough to crush a person into a meatloaf, but at this moment there are more than 600 wine barrels!
The high ceiling of the cellar seems to be two and a half stories high, and it is completely made of rocks. The wine barrels are stacked on top of each other, about three meters high. It is really unimaginable how the staff put the wine bucket added.The ferocious and shocking sense of oppression rushed over, as if entering the world of the giant kingdom.

Nick pointed to the wine cork under the barrel, "When we need it, open the wine cork, install the faucet, and then we can get a steady stream of wine."

Lowering his head, Lu Li could see the dark red wine liquid between the cracks in the stone. It seemed to be alcohol that was accidentally spilled. Following the traces on the Internet, he could see a few huge rubber tubes hanging from the corners, " These are the distilleries connected to the above, and after the alcohol is brewed, it is sent down through the pipes for storage."

Lu Li now finally understands why the ranch's wine cellar doesn't look perfect - their background is still not enough.

"So, are these the legendary Romanee-Conti wines?" Tony found that his voice was trembling slightly, as if he saw the whole room's /***.

(End of this chapter)