Yunding Ranch

Chapter 320
Looking at the hill-like grapes in front of me, I can't see the end no matter how I look at it, it seems that the whole world is filled with the purple color of grapes, spreading in a mighty way.Suddenly, Lu Li had a special thought: If we eat all these grapes, it will take a few years!

However, this thought only paused in his mind for a moment, and then Lu Li realized that this kind of grape is not edible.This fact made Lu Li feel a little sad.

"Fourteen? What are you thinking?" Tony's questioning voice in his ear interrupted Lu Li's thoughts. He looked away and turned his head to look over, "Oh, I was just thinking, can these grapes be brewed? How many bottles of wine."

"There is no way to judge the specific situation. Today's work is the most important..." Tony eagerly explained, but before he could finish his sentence, Lu Li interrupted him, "Didn't you say that the previous three Is the harvest of the sky the most important thing? Pay attention to wear and tear, and pay attention to protection..."

There were three black lines on Tony's forehead, and he said helplessly, "Today's is more important, that's what I mean." Lu Li spread his hands, with a helpless expression, as if to say: You are the boss, what you say is what you say .

This made Tony almost not change it in one breath, depressed to death, he could only pretend not to see it, and continued, "Today's work, the consumption rate will be higher, so how many bottles of wine can be brewed depends on today work."

"This time, the ranch has achieved a bumper harvest, and the average yield per acre is about 15.00% to [-]% higher than that in Burgundy. This is good news, because it means that our yield may be higher and the income will be higher It may be more, reducing the risk of losing money." Tony is full of energy, this is his first mission after leaving the army, a good start, and the best affirmation of his work.

"We are looking forward to the output of [-] bottles, and hope that the final output will not deviate too much from this figure." Tony couldn't help but started to jump up, as if a boxer was about to go on the field, moving his steps, "Specifically Production depends on today's work, we have to reduce wastage."

When visiting the Romanee-Conti winery before, Lu Li remembered that Nick said that a vineyard of the same size as the Yunding Ranch can produce about [-] to [-] bottles, and the peak production can increase. Up to [-] bottles, but that is a very rare situation.

Now, Tony's estimated production of [-] bottles is definitely not empty talk.Although, compared to the top wineries in Bordeaux, which can produce tens of thousands of bottles, [-] bottles is really nothing, but for a small winery like Yunding Ranch, it is unimaginable.

While speaking, everyone gathered together one after another.

"Fourteen, fourteen!" Ronald's shout blazed through the noise, and Lu Li took the initiative to greet him, hugged Lily and Ronald each, and laughed heartily. "Thank you for coming to help, I really appreciate it."

The workload on the ranch is extremely heavy today. Lu Li originally planned to hire a few helpers. Now that the economy is in recession, there are quite a lot of people waiting for work. It is not too difficult to find temporary helpers, but Lily, Ronald, Sean and others offered to help.

"It's a deal, everyone has a bottle of wine. I won't forget it." Lily gave Lu Li a big hug and said with a smile, "I've been waiting for this opportunity to get free wine."

Those words were obviously teasing, but Lu Li nodded solemnly, "Of course, you are welcome to be the first batch of customers of Yunding Wine."

"Fourteen, you haven't told me yet. Three days ago, what fresh dish did you make? I've heard it all. It's pork, right? The taste is very special, it's almost unforgettable! There's another dish It's eggplant, isn't it? Jessica said, that eggplant has no taste at all, I can't believe it! The smell of eggplant is so bad, it's almost like broccoli, it's daunting, how can it be tasteless!"

With a look of surprise on his face, Ronald danced and said, the excitement emanating from his whole body could not be concealed at all.

"What's the matter? What's the matter? What pork? What eggplant?" Benjamin appeared out of nowhere like a bee smelling nectar, and asked excitedly, "What's the taste? Is it delicious? What goes with it? "

"Hey, hello, you two." Lu Li waved his hands, and even snapped his fingers, bringing the two of them back to their senses, "Can we work first? For the food, we can wait for a while."

"No!" Ronald and Benjamin said at the same time, which startled Lu Li, but he immediately recovered his composure and pointed to the hill of grapes behind him, "We still have a lot of work to be done today. , So, regarding the food, you can wait a little longer."

"Ronald!" Lily, who was standing beside her, raised her voice. Ronald, who was about to speak, suddenly froze, and stood obediently by the side.

Benjamin also realized that Lu Li was his boss, scratched his head in embarrassment, then turned and left.

Ronald raised his voice and said, "Wait for me, I'll go over too, ready to start working." After finishing speaking, he quickly caught up and communicated with Benjamin.

Watching the two of them leave, Lily said with a smile, "The day you come back, you should have invited us over for dinner. Just because he missed that meal, Ronald has been talking about it for three days, and he thought he hadn't seen him for a while." , you will be separated from us."

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, "Is that why you guys came here to help?" The teasing words made Lily laugh too, "Don't worry, I will make up for it. Ronald's wish will come true of."

"Then I can start looking forward to it now?" Lily blinked playfully, the appearance of that old child made Lu Li smile. "Then, we'd better get to work right now, for the sake of the wine, and more importantly, the food."

Lu Li also greeted the other friends who came to help. They all came to help for free. It is the busy farming season, and there are quite a lot of daily work on the ranch, but everyone still took the initiative to come to help.Once again, Lu Li felt the kindness from this land.

What about the Texans who are said to be xenophobic?It seems to be missed.

Everyone gathered together one after another. Tony led Morgan and others to the front, ready to start the demonstration. Several people distanced themselves to ensure that everyone could see the demonstration as much as possible.

Tony raised his voice, "Thank you for coming to help today. I am here, on behalf of Fourteen, on behalf of Yunding Ranch, thank you all." Tony clapped his hands, expressed his welcome, and then continued, "Today, we Two processes are going to be done, the two most important processes for wine, will be done simultaneously.”

"First, we need to cut the grapes one by one; second, we need to select the grapes."

While explaining, Tony picked up a bunch of grapes, and then replaced it with a pair of smaller and more delicate scissors. “Since grape stems contain strong tannins, which will destroy the original taste of the wine, we need to cut off all the stems and keep them aside. If there is not enough tannin later, we can add grape stems to supplement.”

After finishing speaking, Tony carefully cut off a grape, and then showed it to everyone, ""We need to pick the grapes one by one, leaving only a little stalk, so as to reduce the influence of tannin. Control is in the hands of the winemaker to regulate the taste of the wine. "

"But at the same time, pay attention, there should be no damage to the grape skin." Tony repeated the same sentence three times, and then explained, "Because we need to go through the salt water to remove a small amount of harmful substances on the surface of the grapes." . If the skins are broken, the brine seeps in and it’s a disaster for the wine.”

Tony knew this before, but this time at Chateau Romanée-Conti, the experience was even more profound.

The quality of the wines produced by those small workshops is uneven. Many problems appear in this step. Negligence in details often leads to deviations in taste.The slightest difference in the production process will be a thousand miles away after brewing into wine.

In the current wine workshop, most of the processes can already be completed by machines, with only two exceptions.

One is to pick the grapes from the vine; the other is to cut the grapes one by one, which is the work of the previous three days and today. This is all manual work, and it is also an important moment for craftsmen to display their skills.

Just like Lu Li's craftsman column, the difference in these details is the real decisive link.

"Did you see? There can't be too many grape stems, because the tannic acid is easy to be excessive; and it can't be too little, which will hurt the grapes, which will affect the yield." While talking, Tony cut a grape again, but this Once, due to distraction, he accidentally cut the grapes, and Tony couldn't help but froze, "Uh..."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Tony also looked embarrassed, and even Morgan, Benjamin and others standing beside him laughed, and the scene was really joyful.

"Cough cough." Tony coughed twice, and said again, "We don't require speed, we can take our time, but we must ensure the quality." Then he smiled, "Don't have too much burden, After all, this is the ranch’s first year trying to make wine, we are still in the groping stage, we can slow down.”

"Tony, what about the second process?" Sean who was standing behind raised his voice, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

"Huh?" Tony was stunned for a moment, unable to turn his head, and then nodded, and hurriedly said, "The second process, we need to pick grapes. Broken, rotten, broken , these must be picked out. As far as possible, the most complete and full-bodied grapes are put into the brewing.”

Tony thought about it carefully, and after making sure nothing was missed, he nodded and said, "Yes, that's probably it. Then, let's start now." Tony turned around, took two steps, and then remembered, "Is there someone here to help move the grapes here first?"

(End of this chapter)