Chapter 334: Aging
"Well, no?"
Looking at his little granddaughter's puffed appearance, an old man in his sixties smiled slightly: "Don't worry, maybe you can communicate with them in another way, if it really doesn't work, I'll let Uncle Hua come forward, what do you think?" ”
The young woman hesitated for a moment, and then she spoke, "Grandpa, I want to finish this by myself!" ”
The old man has an expression that I know, his eldest granddaughter has always been so strong, and she wants to solve everything by herself, so there are good and bad, sometimes, it is a good character to be strong, but sometimes, this is also a problem. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Dear Oriana, tell Grandpa what you are going to do?"
He still wants to help, he has inquired about the background of this Chinese, only a farmer, not making wine, so this winery is not very important to him, he only has this industry in France, it is said that when he got this winery, he only spent 500,000 US dollars, such a low price, it is really surprising.
It was strange that Oriona was willing to pay five times as much for his castle, and he would not sell it.
"I decided to get to know him and communicate with him, I can do without the Girard winery, but I must take this castle!"
Oriana seems to be stubborn, and will not give up easily when she sees something.
The old man rubbed his head, feeling a little headache, he fancy that piece of land, red earth, sufficient light, convenient transportation close to the port, these are the places that make him satisfied, the only thing he is dissatisfied with is that it is too close to the sea, so the humidity of the cellar will be a little heavy, the taste of the wine is not good, it takes at least ten years to get rid of the green taste, the time to produce wine is too long, the pressure on funds will be relatively large, this is how the former Girard winery went bankrupt.
And his eldest granddaughter is interested in a castle, the castle is indeed relatively scarce now, but in the eyes of the old man, this thing is far less valuable than the land, the land can bring him wealth and create value, and the castle will only slowly decay, and people need to spend a lot of time and energy to maintain, which is obviously a thankless thing.
But seeing his granddaughter so resolute, he could only take a breath, imagining that it was better to help her, and he was so doting on her when he slew!
Lin Quan didn't know that there was a guy with huge energy staring at him, he and Denise spent a long time busy, and finally took care of the castle, and because the castle was on the edge of the winery, Lin Quan also sorted out the affairs of the winery by the way.
The Girard Winery doesn't make much money, and Lin Quan doesn't expect this, but because he is the boss, he doesn't feel at ease if he doesn't come to see his things, so he comes over to have a look.
"Boss, the vines on our farm are relatively old, and the taste and yield of such plants are not stable, and about a third of the plants need to be reloaded!"
Michael saw Lin Quanlai to inspect, and he was not ambiguous, and directly began to complain about asking for money, he hesitated to tell Lincoln when Lincoln was there, but considering that Lincoln was not a big boss, it didn't seem to make much sense to tell him, so he didn't say it, but this problem is indeed a bit serious, and if it is not solved, the more it drags on, the more difficult it will be, and when the winery's income declines, maybe the boss will take the responsibility on his head!
So now put the problem out first, whether to solve it or not, it's all up to your boss to decide, I just did my duty, and if there is a problem in the future, you can't dump it at me.
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Take me to see it! ”
Lin Quan is still more concerned, he doesn't expect Girard Winery to make money, but he also doesn't want to see this winery doing nothing and waiting for death, which is something that no one can bear.
The area of Girard Winery is actually not large, 110 acres in size, of which more than 100 acres are vineyards, this area is incomparable with the second-level winery and the first-class winery, even in the third-level winery is not outstanding, probably only in the middle to low!
As Mike said, these vines are indeed a little too old, with few new branches, many old branches, and the trunks look drooping and old, and they are going to die, although the vines have begun to lose their leaves one after another, but the bare ones here are even more severe, and the reddish-brown branches have exploded one after another, and they look bleak and desolate.
"How long have these trees been planted?"
"More than fifty years!"
Lin Quan was a little silent when he listened, he didn't know much about vines before, but after listening to Lincoln's explanation and reading the relevant information, he knew a little more.
Generally speaking, the vine produces fruit in two years, but the grapes at this time cannot be made into wine, and after 4 years they can barely make wine, but the quality must be bad, and it can be used to make estate wine at the age of 7; 10~20-year-old vines have already produced relatively good products; At the age of 20, he made fine wine; Mature vines over the age of 30 have an excellent attraction and produce the best wines.
Because of these aspects of the vine, each vineyard has a viticulturist who is responsible for the cultivation and management of the vines.
The wine made from the grapes grown by the young grapes is not suitable for aging, or even for winemaking, so on the African side, Lin Quan used the grape vines planted by Shengzhiyu, according to the age, it is about 2-3 years old, and the grapes at this age can be eaten, and the wine is not good, so Lincoln's previous plan will be so long.
Sometimes, wineries, like the aristocracy, are not built overnight, and the big constraints are the technology and materials, and the age of the vines is actually a key factor.
"Well, it can be replaced, it's too old indeed!"
After the age of 40, the yield of the vines will gradually decrease, and the grapes produced are indeed not suitable for winemaking, the vines on their farm have reached 50 years old, which is really too old, change early, plant new vines early, although there is a long time without production, but this is also a matter of no way.
For wineries, they generally plan in advance, and replace the vines of their wineries in batches, it is impossible to say that everyone planted together, and then shoveled and replanted together, in that case, they will have nothing to use for winemaking in the next few years, and such plans and arrangements must be unreasonable!