Yunding Ranch

Chapter 482 Returning with Honor
In the original plan, Lu Li only planned to stay in Europe for a week, make relevant follow-up arrangements, and then go back to the ranch; but the sudden emergence of the Brussels International Wine Competition disrupted their plans, invitations from wine magazines, wine lovers Invitations from the Winemakers Association, invitations from other wineries... Lu Li immediately became a popular figure.

Everyone is curious about what kind of dark horse it is, which is a blockbuster in Brussels, with a high score of 98, which is eye-catching; the glory of being tied for the championship with top wineries is curious; more importantly, "Desert Rose "The identity is astonishing.No one expected that a bottle of wine from the wine desert could beat all the well-brewed wines of the old world and become the joint champion. What's more frightening is that this is only Yunding Winery's first Brewed for one year only.

Any single factor is enough to surprise people, but now all the factors are superimposed together, which can be called shocking.

In order to open up the market and establish contacts, Lu Li stayed in Europe.The three parted ways. Fred packed his bags and started his European exploration trip; Tony returned to Yunding Ranch. The new round of wine planting will start next month, and he still has countless jobs to do.

But from Lu Li's point of view, Tony couldn't wait to go back and show off to Randy.To be honest, Lu Li was also curious about the reactions of the ranch cowboys, especially Randy's expression, which should be very exciting.However, with important matters in mind, Lu Li could only think about it in his head.

The one-week plan was finally extended to a full month, and March slipped into April in the blink of an eye. Lu Li then returned to Los Angeles, Austin, and finally Yunding Ranch.

The first one to smell Lu Li coming home was not the cowboys at the ranch, but Teddy.Before Lu Li even had time to park the car, Teddy had already run out, jumping around beside the car door, and the frequent wagging of his tail showed his excitement and joy.When Lu Li opened the car door, he saw not only Teddy, but also Hulk following him. Now the ranch welcomes him home, instead of one, there are two.

Hugged Teddy tightly, rubbed the little guy's head hard, and laughed, "I miss you very much too. Old man, otherwise, let's discuss it. When I go out for a trip, you will come with me, How's it going?" Lu Li didn't forget his idea of ​​traveling, he still wanted to visit Alaska, after the planting of the vineyards in April was over.

Hulk seemed to dislike Lu Li's neglect, he bumped Lu Li's calf forcefully, then took a few big steps back, and kept going around in circles.Out of the corner of his sight, Lu Li couldn't help laughing, "Come here, Hulk, come quickly." Then the little guy also jumped into Lu Li's arms and began to act like a baby.

A Teddy was almost too much to bear, and now adding a Hulk, Lu Li only felt that his center of gravity was unstable, and he was about to fall to the ground at any moment.

"Welcome home." Cole's voice can be heard greeting from a distance, "This time the welcoming ceremony may take a while. This time, you have been away long enough. The last time you went to Europe, didn't you So long?"

"It seems that I need to find a place to stay in Europe." Lu Li said with a smile on his face, patted the heads of the two guys, and finally stood up before falling down, "Well, everything is fine Is there any update I need to know?"

"If you say that Randy still refuses to believe everything Tony said." Cole got off his horse, and it could be seen that he was busy and just passed by. "So, is that true? Our wine Really won the championship in Brussels?"

"Win the championship?" Lu Li raised his eyebrows. Strictly speaking, Tony was right when he said that. He couldn't help laughing, "It can be said that we won the highest score in the game. It's a fact. Didn't Tony Show you the official website of the contest?"

"Yes, he showed it." Cole admitted, but he paused for a moment, and then showed a playful smile, "But we didn't believe it, and I always felt that Tony was lying. You know, the fake website now There are many."

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then realized that Cole was serious, imagining Tony's depressed expression, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.Therefore, in the past month, Tony wanted to "show off his strength", but it failed. No one believed his words, which must have made Tony very depressed.

"I'm looking forward to it now." Lu Li smiled brightly. "Now I can officially announce that Yunding Winery has won the Grand Gold Award in Brussels. If you want, you can start cheering and celebrating now."

"Wow." Cole exclaimed involuntarily, "Although Tony has said it countless times, I can be sure that I am still shocked. You mean, our winery won The highest honor in European wine?"

"I'm pretty sure you're a wine layman through and through." No one would describe that, Europe's highest honor?Of course not, "but it can be said that our winery has taken the most solid and important step. The same is true for the ranch."

First came the organic farm, and then the vineyard. As Lu Li said, Yunding Ranch is now on the right track of rapid development, "Party, we need a party!" Cole's mood also soared, "The man at the ranch We'd love to have a party. We need a party, exactly."

"Need?" Lu Li noticed Cole's words, did something bad happen recently?
"No, it's not." Cole laughed and shook his head. "The grading and evaluation of the vineyards have been completed. If there is no accident, we can obtain AVA certification."

The classification of wineries in different countries is different.In France, wineries are divided into four grades, AOC, VDQS, VDP, VDT.Among them, AOC is the highest level, and wineries belonging to this level have a series of cumbersome requirements.

In the United States, AVA certification is actually equivalent to the French AOC certification.However, winery certification is not that simple. It cannot be completed in a month. The real certification also includes cultivation methods, picking methods, fermentation methods, etc. In summary, it starts from planting grapes to wine. After brewing, every process, every step, and every detail must be monitored, and it will continue to be monitored for a long time after that, which is even more complicated than organic certification.

This evaluation is only the first step, and the evaluation will continue for at least one year.

Looking at the confident Cole, Lu Li knew that Cole really didn't know anything about wine. He couldn't help laughing, "We will get there, we will." Not now, but in the distance the future.

"What about you, have you gained anything from staying in Europe for so long?" Cole looked at the dusty Lu Li, and then remembered another thing: Lu Li had a mission to stay in Europe.

"Yes." Lu Li greeted Teddy and Hulk, and walked to the main house with Cole, "The wine from Yunding Winery is recommended to be priced at [-] dollars, but..."

Since it will take some time for the classification of Yunding Winery, it is naturally impossible to sell it at a high price of [-] US dollars like the old world winery, even if it does not exceed [-] US dollars, but even so, this price is for the New World winery. For Zhuang, it can definitely be said to be top-notch.

Before Lu Li could continue, Cole exclaimed, "What? Three hundred dollars?"

"I know, this is just the first step." Lu Li nodded. According to the previous plan, he didn't plan to over-sell, and the first batch would only sell [-] bottles.However, the details still need to be considered in the long run.He has confidence in Yunding Winery, and he also has confidence in Space Spring Water. He believes that one day in the future, Yunding Winery can sell a bottle at a high price of one thousand dollars.

"You must be kidding!" Cole said with a look of surprise on his face. "You know what? A $79 bottle of wine in the supermarket is full of dust on the shelf, and no one wants to buy it. For us, a Bottle of wine, no, over fifty dollars for any bottle, that's unbelievable! But now, three hundred dollars? Jesus Christ the hell! So, is what Tony said true? The real name of our winery Going to Europe?"

Recently, all Lu Li has heard are the top wines from wineries in the old world. Wines over $[-] are so common that he has forgotten: wines over $[-] are not a thing in daily life. So common, even if you go to a Michelin restaurant, such a wine is already top-notch.

As for the wines bought in supermarkets, ten dollars and twenty dollars are the mainstream of the market and the main choice of the general public.

Three hundred dollars of wine, which is already very rare.As a comparison, before Lu Li bought five cases of wine from Romanee-Conti, the average price of each bottle was about 450 US dollars, which is already very expensive wine for ordinary people, and Yunding Ranch recommends pricing It was three hundred dollars, and he should feel satisfied.

What's more, this is Yunding Winery's first year.

At this moment, Lu Li also felt Tony's joy, just like the kale from the organic farm, which sold at an unbelievably high price, and everyone in the ranch celebrated wantonly.Now, the same is true for the wines of Yunding Winery.

"Yes, our winery is really famous in Europe." Lu Li nodded in affirmation. Others don't know about the $[-] wine, but Lu Li is sure that he has only tasted Romanee-Conti so far, and not Drink every day, just for parties and celebrations.As a multi-millionaire, this seems too shabby.

"Huh." Cole let out a long breath, and finally calmed down, "At least compared to organic farms, this deal is not amazing." Such an evaluation made Lu Li laugh heartily, and Cole He tied the horse to the garden fence, and entered the main house with Lu Li, "Fourteen, I think, there are some things, now is the time."

(End of this chapter)