Because there are two-thirds more winemakers this year than last year, the winemaking at Habano and Hanse Farms is going well. On the Ozeite side, by the end of November, the grapes were ripe for picking.

When Albert arrives at Ozette Farm, Link entertains him inside the castle. The rest of the winemakers and students are housed in the other two villas.

After dinner, the two sat down alone in the castle's bar to chat.

Link proudly showed Hannah's painting to Albert.

"Somebody bought three and sold for a total of one hundred and twenty-five dollars!" he said, referring to the gallery owner at the Fox flea market, where the gallery owner bought three of them. As for the other paintings, none of them were sold. But he was still proud of it, and he was talking about more than a million dollars instead of selling for just over a hundred dollars.

Albert had many artist friends, and he certainly had his own understanding of painting. Looking at Hannah's paintings, I also saw the rarity of Hannah's paintings.

Albert is also a father, and of course understands Link's pride in being a father. He laughed and said, "Maybe you should find her a teacher." I think she would make a great painter. Maybe I can introduce a few suitable people. ”

Link shook his head and said, "No, it's too early. She is still too young and should play like a normal child instead of focusing on drawing. ”

Albert laughed and said, "Indeed, if she still shows her talent in a few years." Perhaps all painters would like to be her teacher. ”

Link said with a little pride, "Of course she will." However, whether she wants to be a painter or not, I will support her decision. ”

"Whatever you do, you really need interest. Albert said with a smile. "I was hoping that one of my children would be a great winemaker. It's a pity that none of them are interested in this. ”

Hearing him talk about winemaking, Link asked, "What are your thoughts on Ozette's winemaking work this year?"

"The Queen's Fire Cloud is definitely going to be brewed. Also, I have some new ideas. I'm going to experiment with some other wines. Also, I want to make more sparkling wine this time. ”

Link didn't understand what he was trying to do with sparkling wine: "Sparkling wine needs to be aged for too long, too much and takes up too much cellar space. ”

The quality of his grapes here will not be said to be good in one year and worse in another. Regardless of the climate, it has little effect on the grapes. So if Albert wants to make sparkling wine, he can do it every year. But that adds up a lot before you can start selling. He prefers to make some mature wines. That kind of wine is easier to promote.

Albert smiled and said, "Don't worry, I only brew a million bottles at most." And I'm going to make some dry sparkling wine. The quality of your grapes here is very good, and I think even if they are dry, the sweetness and sourness will be very pleasant. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Okay then. Actually, I don't want to make too much sparkling wine until it's marketed. ”

"If I come back in the future, I'll only make a million bottles at most. "Even if it were to be sold in five years, it would only be five million bottles.

Link nodded and said, "That's bearable." ”

Albert smiled and said, "Are you interested in making wine? If you have time, why don't you make a batch of wine?" ”

"Me?" Link was a little surprised by his suggestion. He laughs. "I can't say I'm proficient at wine tasting right now. Winemaking is even more devoid of any concept. ”

"I can help you. If you can make a good wine, a billionaire makes it himself. I think that's going to be the most recognizable brand in Blue Lagoon wines. ”

Link laughed and said, "Listening to what you said, I'm a little moved." ”

"If you're tempted, let's do it. Albert said with a smile. "Winemaking is really just a matter of paying attention to certain small details, and it's not that hard. "The hard part is how to control the fermentation of the wine. But with his guidance, he was sure that Link's wine wouldn't be bad there.

And if Link can make good wine himself. That is equivalent to setting up another signature for Blue Lagoon wines. What modern people enjoy is not exactly quality, they prefer the stories in what they enjoy. Liquor made by the world's top 100 richest people. This story, they will definitely like it.

Link thought to himself that he had been free lately, and it seemed good to make a batch of wine by himself, and if he was lucky, he might be able to have a wine he brewed himself in the future.

He thought about it for a while, thinking that he had time this year, and that he might not have time in the future. From this point of view, he should brew more.

However, he didn't have any previous experience in winemaking, and he didn't know what would happen to the wine. It's a waste of manpower to brew too much. As for the grapes, he is not afraid of waste, and the grapes of the Ozette farm can produce at least 60 million bottles of wine this year. It would take at least a thousand people to make all the grapes at the most suitable time, as well as a large number of small rail cars and a large number of forklifts to help transport them, to complete the job in a month.

He pondered for a while before he said, "Then I will make two kinds of wine, one mainly according to your opinion, and the other I will try to brew myself." ”

When Albert heard his decision, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Actually, I'll only tell you some details of winemaking at most." You can master the rest yourself. For example, the degree of pressing, the time of the first fermentation, these can be decided by yourself. If everything is done as I say, then you didn't brew it yourself. ”

When Link heard it, it really made sense. If he had listened to Albert's instructions, Albert would have been the one who made the wine, and he would have been an assistant at most.

He nodded and said, "Then I'll brew one." "That's just a bit less work. "I'm going to brew a million bottles. ”

Albert smiled and raised his glass and said, "I wish you to make wines that will amaze the world." If you're confident, I think you can totally brew more. You know, you have too many grapes here. ”

He smiled and said, "Are you worried that my cellar won't be enough to store this year's new wines, so you want me to waste some of them?"

Albert laughed at what he said and said, "That's the idea." But I want you to make a wine that gets a perfect score at ISC. Because that would benefit the entire Blue Lagoon set. You know, for every bottle of wine I make, I get a commission. ”

Link knew he was joking, he wasn't arrogant enough to make a perfect feeling by luck - yes, he decided to make his own, mostly by his luck.

Maybe he really relied on luck to make a good wine. As long as he succeeds once, the wine he brews can be slowly sold for ten or twenty years.

When he sleeps, he tells Jessica about his decision to make his own wine.

Jessica laughed and said, "I've got your back." Usually the owner knows how to make wine. It's just hard to say if you can become a master. Maybe you can make yourself a real winery owner through this practice. ”

Link saw that she didn't seem to be optimistic about herself at all, and feigned anger and said, "I'm sure I can make good wine, do you dare to bet?"

She looked at him, shook her head, and said, "If you've been brewing for a few years, I probably wouldn't dare." ”

Link pinched her nose angrily, "If I succeed this year, what do you say?"

"You can do whatever you want!" she winked at her.

Then, he didn't have to wait for Link to make wine, he could do whatever he wanted.

Then he really started making his own wine.

Winemaking does require a lot of detail. For example, if you want to wash off the dust on the grapes, you can't wash off all the white substances on the skin. Because that's natural yeast. Grape fermentation depends on them.

At the same time, if you want to make a good wine, you need to consider the ripeness of the grapes. You can use all the grapes that are fully ripe, or you can press some of the grapes that are not yet ripe together.

In addition, the degree of squeezing is also exquisite.

Because the grapes are usually pitted, and many wines will be pressed together with the bellflower, if the pressing is heavy, the substances in the bellflower and the pit will be too much pressed out, and the wine will be more astringent. If you don't press enough, the tannin content is insufficient, and the wine will not be full enough.

In the mixing and pressing workshop, truckloads of grapes are transported in a steady stream. Albert felt that the grapes were not yet ripe at their best, so he did not intend to make his most proud queen or fire cloud.

He does not ask for the grapes to be picked out that are not ripe enough. But if it's not cooked yet, it still needs to be picked by hand.

Link also had no idea of his own, and when he saw the green grapes, he asked the workers to add them to the grapes he was going to make, not to throw them away.

Albert saw that he wanted too many green grapes, and quickly stopped: "If you want to make sweet wine, maybe it's enough now." ”

Sweet wines, which do not need to be fully fermented, leave behind a portion of the sugar. But sweet wines also need to have a moderate acidity. That way, you won't feel greasy and you can feel the freshness of the wine.

But the acidity should not be too high.

The juice pressing equipment that Link bought has a large capacity and high efficiency. A truckload of grapes can be stirred and pressed in a maximum of ten minutes, so he doesn't think much green grapes have been added.

It's just that since Albert has said so, he can't ask for so much anymore. He said to the workers, "I only need half of it." ”

Albert could only soothe his forehead when he said this. But no matter what Link ends up brewing, it won't be vinegar after all. He wanted Link's wine to drink. At least it will pay for itself.

However, Link didn't really add many grapes, and in ten minutes, the workers couldn't pick up many green grapes.

And the degree of pressing of his grapes is also relatively high.

Once the musts have been squeezed out, fermentation begins. And this fermentation time should be carefully considered. The fermentation of wine is mainly to break down the sugars into ethanol and change the other substances.

If you are making sweet wine, you need to stop fermentation at the right time, mainly by adding sulfide to kill yeast bacteria.

But Link is going to make a dry red. So the first fermentation is equivalent to a complete fermentation. Almost all of the sugar in it is fermented. Even some yeast bacteria are added at the end to do this.

So he just needs to make sure that the fermentation goes on all the time during the fermentation period.

It took him three days to press more than a thousand tons of grapes in a row with one piece of equipment. That's about a million bottles of standard wine.

He felt that if this made a good wine, his pressing strength should allow the wine to have more tannins. The ripe tannins give this wine a drinkable period of more than 20 years. He sells tens of thousands of bottles a year.

Of course, the premise is: the wine he makes can be drunk!