Yunding Ranch

Chapter 474 Suspenseful
Yunding Winery came to participate in the Brussels Wine Competition, alone, isolated and helpless, just as William said just now, the roses in the desert are not only shocking, but also really rare.Even Napa Valley is expected to be surprised.This kind of Yunding winery is like a monkey in a zoo for people to watch.

Unexpectedly, now Lu Li was surrounded by a large group of people, not only Nicholas, Mark and others, but also a large group of people came one after another, coming and going, very lively, some out of curiosity, some out of enthusiasm, Some are because of ridicule, some are because of excitement, and some are because of connections. "Yunding Winery" is becoming the hottest keyword on the first day.

However, no matter how popular Yunding Winery is, the real protagonist today is wine.Even in small talk, the wine is inseparable from the inside and outside the words. Everyone is beaming and excitedly discussing the wines they have tasted, good or bad, impressive and vague, and they just can’t wait to share them.

"Buzzing buzzing", there was a commotion not far away, and the sudden burst of powerful force, like a volcanic eruption, disturbed the chaos and heat of the audience, and in an instant, everyone turned towards the source of the sound Looking over, Lu Li and the others also turned their heads reflexively——

It was a booth with 30 to [-] people gathered around it, which was normal at first, but two or three judges were chattering and exchanging opinions. It can also be seen from a long distance, which makes people strongly doubt whether they will explode directly in the next second.

Their quarrel attracted the attention of the surrounding people. For some reason, the crowd gradually gathered in the past. The originally loose onlookers suddenly became crowded, like a honeycomb. Moreover, this honeycomb was covered with honey, attracting more and more people. The gathering of more and more people, it seems that at least fifty people are moving around at this time, the scene is really spectacular.

What's even more spectacular is that the gathered crowd made a buzzing sound of discussion, and the trivial voices gathered to form a storm, like a tornado that was forming, the power was not strong yet, but the outline could already be seen, The whole process of clear presentation is jaw-dropping, and people can't wait to get closer. Exuberant curiosity always drives people to yearn for dangerous attraction.

"Why, don't you plan to go over and have a look?" Robinson didn't hold back his excitement and curiosity, and took the first steps, but found that he was actually alone, and the others didn't follow. It still fell on Raymond.

In fact, Raymond just slowed down by half a beat. When Robinson spoke, he had already followed. Not only him, but also several people next to him followed one after another, ready to take a good look at the excitement.

This group of people walked along the crowd, but Lu Li didn't move away. Looking around, Nicholas and Mark were not in a hurry, and stood there calmly.Lu Li asked curiously, "Aren't you guys going to join in the fun?"

"What about you?" Nicholas asked.

Lu Li shrugged his shoulders, "Wine is not my forte. Even if I am in a hurry, I probably can't see why." In such an occasion where there are so many experts, if you don't know how to pretend to understand, you are just asking yourself to humiliate yourself.Frankly admit your strengths and weaknesses, treat others with sincerity, and learn to blackmail and laugh at yourself, which can open up the situation instead. "what about you?"

"It's nothing special. It's just that there are differences of opinion among the judges. Wine is like this. Everyone has their own opinions and thinks they are right." Nicholas has obviously seen such a scene for a long time. "Every judge is recognized in his own field, has his own merits, his own persistence, his own preference, and they all believe in themselves unswervingly, arrogant, even arrogant. The quarrel is so Great, it seems that we have encountered a problem of principle."

"Just like just now." Lu Li immediately understood, thinking of William, Jack and Brian just now, stubborn.

Nicholas was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and couldn't help laughing; Mark didn't witness the quarrel just now, but he could vaguely feel the deep meaning in it, "If you want to become a professional, watching and listening is an important beginning and an important accumulation. " Mark looked at Lu Li and Nicholas, and sent out a friendly invitation, "I'm going to join in the fun, how about it, are you willing to join?"

The demeanor of advancing and retreating was as usual, Lu Li chuckled, "Of course, I'm waiting for the invitation."

The three of them walked past in such an unhurried manner. The crowd was still raging. In just a few minutes, there were sixty or seventy people around, which almost doubled. But everyone walked from different angles, listening to the crowd. During the quarrel, the scene was extremely crowded, but it was not so overwhelming that we could always find different angles to join the excitement.

“No, no, the tannins are really too heavy, it’s not suitable for the market at all. No one would want to buy such a wine.”

"But ten years later..."

"Yes, you said that was ten years from now, not now."

"We have not stipulated that the selection here cannot choose aged wine!"

"Aging? Are you kidding me? We can't predict ten years from now. It just has potential, but now it's less than a year old. Aging? This is simply a fantasy! "

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"It's too complex, too complex. I don't like it. It's opportunistic after losing the aroma of the wine."

"This can be said to be the level, or it can be said to be the aftertaste. Your point of view is too arbitrary."

"No, no, excuse, it's just an excuse."

"Taste carefully, the mellow aroma is worth savoring slowly. This level is not cheap or vulgar, on the contrary, it is very advanced, which can make people close their eyes and savor it slowly..."

"Put on show."

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"Are you all crazy? One year's new wine, the discussion is so complicated. New wine is new wine. The tannins are so heavy. No matter how good the potential is, it is still new wine after all."

"Everyone scores according to their own ideas, and the organizing committee will find a balance. Our task is to score, not to unify opinions. This is not the Cannes Film Festival."

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The twittering discussions are endless, the chatter is too much to be clearly identified, but it can be vaguely distinguished, the evaluation has gone into the fog, not just the extreme views of the ice and fire, but more elusive and endless debates Hesitation and confusion, voices of criticism and praise are constantly echoing.

Lu Li had never seen such a battle before, and he couldn't help but wonder in his eyes, "Is this normal?" He thought that the judges would complete the scoring silently, refusing to exchange opinions, and refusing to influence others, and the final score was to remove the highest score. The lowest score is removed, and the middle score is taken as the average.Then there is no need for such a discussion in front of him... But now it seems that his understanding seems to be a bit wrong.

"No, no, it's very normal, it can't be more normal." Compared with Mark, Nicholas can be regarded as a lot of talkers, but in fact, Nicholas is not usually a chatterbox. Everyone is allowed to express their opinions. In the end, they all have to convince themselves to give a fair score. Forgot? The competition will also score the judges."

Lu Li suddenly remembered, and looked at Mark, "You said before that the main committee of the competition will randomly select wines and let the judges taste them repeatedly to see if there is any difference in their scores. Is this the reason?"

"Well." Mark nodded affirmatively, "Scoring is a very subjective matter. Even if it is a professional person, even if he refuses all forms of discussion, there may be deviations in every score. They can exchange opinions, but In the final analysis, you still have to make judgments based on your own professional knowledge. For the same wine, there may be a slight difference between the first scoring and the second scoring, but if there is a huge deviation, then the judge's score may be directly invalidated."

Lu Li retracted his jaw meaningfully, expressing his understanding, and didn't say anything more.

Mark carefully observed Lu Li's expression, and then asked, "Why, are you worried?" Lu Li didn't know, so Mark further explained, "Don't you think, their description sounds like wine from Yunding Winery? ?"

Mark's words made Nicholas also turn his head, with surprise in his eyes, it can be seen that he and Mark have the same idea.

"So what if it is, so what if it's not?" The fragmented words were pieced together, and if they were right, Yunding Winery could match all of them, but Lu Li didn't look too worried, "We are not the judges, the decision is not up to me. hands." Lu Li's eyes landed on Nicholas and Mark, and he smiled, "Or can you tell the difference?"

There are more than 8000 kinds of wines, and the subtle differences among them are not so easy to distinguish; even if the judges can distinguish the different subtle differences, they may not be able to match with each winery. They only score the taste and flavor. But if you specifically say which winery's craftsmanship, it is difficult for others.

"I have confidence in my tongue, but I'm not a genius." When Mark spoke, his face was expressionless, with a kind of cold humor effect.

Lu Li smiled slightly, "How about it, are you going to taste it and give your own points?"

For wines like this that spark heated debates, the scores are often difficult to guess. The biggest possibility is that they went to two extremes, and after averaging, they finally landed on the median number.However, the final score is full of suspense and cannot be predicted.If this is really the wine of Yunding Winery, it will definitely not be good news for Lu Li.

Both Mark and Nicholas had similar eyes, and Nicholas said, "Of course, this is my job, and it is also our mission to come to the competition. Why, don't you plan to try it?"

"For the sake of learning, of course I won't miss it." Lu Li followed suit.

(End of this chapter)