Yunding Ranch

Chapter 372 Red Wine Contest
Cole was about to go to the warehouse, and because of curiosity, Richard clamored to go with him; more importantly, Richard also planned to see the Thoroughbred horse, which he handed over to Brandon, who was better than Lu Li The two laymen, Cole and Cole, are much more professional. Under the stormy weather, the thoroughbred horses need to be appeased a little, and then they will show their strong adaptability.

Before he had time to sit down, Richard walked into the rainstorm again in a hurry.

"Looks like there are two more people who won't be here anytime soon." Lu Li joked half-jokingly.

Mark raised his right hand, crossed his index and middle fingers, and made a gesture of prayer, "I hope they are not stuck in the toilet, waiting for our rescue." The expressionless ridicule has even more sense of humor.

"Even if this is the case, they will find a way to save themselves." Lu Li went further "to add insult to injury", and said with peace of mind, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Then, they fell into silence again, immersed in their own world, without any more communication.

Mark started to browse the computer pages again, while Lu Li picked up the "After the Hotel Closed" placed next to him. This is a detective novel. He bought it at London Heathrow Airport and read it during the long-distance flight. Did not finish reading.

On a rainy afternoon, a cup of coffee, a novel, and a bonfire, can you ask for more?

"Hey, Mark." At a certain point in the reading, he suddenly started to lose his mind, and a thought came to his mind. Lu Li raised his head and cast his gaze, "Last time you mentioned the wine contest, do you have any further suggestions?"

Lu Li has already decided to take the wine from Yunding Winery to the stage starting from the wine competition.Not because he is full of confidence, but because this is the best channel, no matter what the result is, he can open up the situation.

If the wine of Yunding Winery does not meet expectations, Tony will inevitably need to make adjustments to the planting in the coming year. At the same time, he also needs to make corresponding adjustments to his investment in the vineyard and future plans; If you achieve good results, then the follow-up will be much easier.

The wine competition is just a starting point, but it plays an important role in the future planning of the ranch.At least, for a layman like Lu Li, it would be the best way to understand and explore himself.Of course, it would be perfect if the wine can make a name for itself in the competition.

However, the information about the wine competition is really complicated, especially in this Internet era of information explosion, it is not easy to screen and identify effective information; what's more, those professional and internal information, even the Internet , and may not be able to explore the inner truth.

Asking internal professionals is the most effective way.Lu Li's first choice is undoubtedly Nick from Romanee-Conti Winery. He believes that Nick is also very willing to give him a pertinent opinion; in addition, Jennifer from Sotheby's auction house should not refuse. Provide useful information.

The original plan, Lu Li planned to read the feedback from the Cowboy Conference first, to get a basic understanding of the wine situation, and then ask Nick and Jennifer after the conference was over.However, Mark's unexpected appearance gave Lu Li another choice. Today, there was a storm, which confined their footsteps indoors, and the timing was just right.

Mark looked at Lu Li seriously.To be honest, they met by chance, this is only the second time they meet, they can't even be called friends; but Mark has a very good impression of Lu Li, like last time, this time there are even more surprises, he is worth making friends friend.

"This is Yunding Winery's first batch of wine?" Mark asked, and after getting a positive answer from Lu Li, he shrugged, "Then Brussels is the best choice."

Brussels Wine Competition.This is the opinion given by Mark.

"Brussels?" Lu Li was a little surprised.

As we all know, France bears the brunt of the top wine producing areas in the world, and there are many in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Relatively speaking, although Germany, Belgium and other places also have their own wine producing areas and occupy a lot of market share in Europe, but On the whole, their momentum still cannot be compared with the former.

Lu Li took it for granted that the well-known wine competitions should be held in France or those wine resorts.But Brussels?This is really unexpected, not to mention that Belgium is such a small country, and people know most about Belgium from chocolate, not wine.

Is it because Brussels is known as the capital of Europe?
Brussels is the seat of the main administrative body of the European Union and the headquarters of NATO. In addition, there are more than 200 international administrative centers and the host city of daily meetings of more than a thousand official groups, so it has won the title of European capital.

If it is for this reason that this wine competition is famous far and wide, it is justified.

Seeing Lu Li's puzzled expression, Mark instantly understood and showed a clear expression—obviously, Lu Li is a real layman.However, Lu Li admitted this from the very beginning, but they didn't want to believe it. Now it seems that Lu Li is an honest person.

"Burgundy is a world-renowned wine producing region, but it doesn't mean it can become a top competition producing region." Mark didn't say much, just a simple sentence, which immediately made Lu Li understand.

He is indeed a layman, and the direction of thinking is wrong.Lu Li didn't speak up, and admitted his mistake frankly, "That's why I need help. Otherwise, I'm not sure if I would drive the car directly into the garden."

The simple and vivid metaphor made Mark close his jaw and express his agreement. The lightness of his brows and eyes showed that he was in a good mood. Then Mark simply explained to Lu Li, a layman.

In fact, the Brussels Wine Competition has not been established for a long time. It was held for the first time in 1994. However, in just over 20 years, this competition has become one of the four most authoritative international wine competitions in the world. It has a strong influence all over the world.

This competition was initiated by the founder of the magazine "Belgian Wine Review", Louis Hover, who is also the former chairman of the International Association of Wine Journalists and Writers. He has unparalleled advantages in professionalism, authority and dedication. The advantages of knowledge and industry contacts played a decisive role.

This competition is completely open to competition, and wineries from all over the world are invited to participate in this event, regardless of the new world or the traditional world. Every year, thousands of wines from all over the world participate in the competition. Last year, the participating wines There are nearly [-] types of wines, which is undoubtedly the largest wine festival in the world.

As for the jury, it is composed of wine industry experts from more than 40 countries.These experts include oenologists, sommeliers, media professionals, wine writers, and international wine buyers and traders. There are more than [-] experts.It not only ensures the professionalism of the judges, but also ensures the diversity and breadth of the judges.

This is undoubtedly an important factor for the top achievement of the Brussels Wine Competition.Since the first edition, Louis' professionalism and dedication have received affirmation from the industry, and strong support from the referee committee of the Italian International Winemakers Union and the French International Wine Association.

According to the category of wine, the conference divides the participating wines into three to five series: spirits, fruit wine, red wine, white wine and sparkling wine.

In order to ensure fairness, the whole process will be carried out in a blind tasting mode. The judges will only be informed of the year of production and will not know anything about other information. The judges will give a total score based on the color, aroma and taste of each wine or spirit .

The competition adopts a [-]-point system. In order to pursue worldwide recognition, no less than six judges from different countries will judge each participating wine.Under the premise of ensuring fairness and justice, the popularity of wine in the world is guaranteed.

Due to differences in culture, lifestyle, etc., there are differences among the judges, and their opinions may be sharply opposed. However, in this diversified evaluation method, once the opinions of the judges converge, then this wine may be what the competition is pursuing. Chances are it's the wine that will win the medal.

In addition, in order to ensure professionalism and authority, the event has made many efforts.For example, before the daily scoring, the organizing committee will arrange for the judges to taste a "calibre wine" to help open up the taste buds and adapt to the acidity and alcohol content of the wine. Standards are as close as possible.

At the same time, in order to avoid manipulating the competition or scoring deviations, the organizing committee will put the same wine into the same series without the judges' knowledge, and taste it twice to test whether the judges can distinguish among more than a dozen wines. Taste which two are identical and give the same score.

In addition, while the judges are scoring the wines, the organizing committee is also scoring the judges.The statistical data software of the conference is simultaneously recording and analyzing the standards and styles of the judges' scoring.After the competition, the judges will receive a statistical data of the organizing committee's scoring results. In a sense, this is also the judges' own personal transcripts.

With the efforts of all aspects, the Brussels Wine Competition has made its professionalism and authority as perfect and perfect as possible, which has also won them international affirmation.

"Who wants to participate in the Brussels Wine Competition?" The door of the main house was pushed open again, and Robinson and Raymond walked in one after the other, and it was still Robinson who was talking.

Walking into the house, Robinson patted his shoulders to beat the rain off—the two trotted here without cowboy hats.However, after wearing plaid shirts, both of them looked a little funny.

(End of this chapter)