Bordeaux, a city in southwestern France, is the capital of the Aquitaine-Poitou-Charente-Limousin region and the capital of the Gironde department.

The Bordeaux region is rich in tourism and has many beautifully preserved medieval castles.

Bordeaux is therefore also known as the wine center of the world, and every two years, the Bordeaux Wine Industry Association organizes the Vinexpo, a grand international wine exhibition.

Of course, Bordeaux is not only a tourist destination, it is also a research and manufacturing center for military and aviation in Europe.

It is also the core of France's strategic nuclear bomb research and physical experiments, and has many high-end technical institutions such as the Atomic Energy Research Center and the mega-joule laser program.

The destination of Cheng Siyuan and Zheng Xiujing is Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux.

Saint-Emilion is located 35 km northeast of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Dordogne.

Saint-Emilion can be divided into three geographical features: the southern alluvial plain, which produces average wines, the steep slopes, limestone soils, where most of the Grand Cru Cru appellations are concentrated, and the western plateau, near Pomerol.

And Wei Zhiqiang's winery is on the steep slopes of Saint-Emilion.

Château Canon la Gaffelière, one of the classified Cru Château Saint-Emilion. Wei Zhiqiang's winery acquired by his family is this.

Since 1930, the winemakers' union in Saint-Emilion has wanted to have a grading system.

It was not until 1958 that Saint-Emilion officially established its own classified chute, which was divided into two types: "First Class Cru Domain" and "Classified Cru Estate", and the highest first class Cru was subdivided into two groups, A and B, with Group A being the highest.

Wei Zhiqiang's Château Canon la Gaffelière, originally a classified château, was promoted to a first-class B winery in 13 years.

In addition to the four first-class A wineries, Wei Zhiqiang's winery is also one of the best.

Of course, the acquisition really made the wealthy Wei Zhiqiang feel distressed for a while.

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Wei Zhiqiang: His father is very fond of wine.

According to Wei Zhiqiang, his father is not short of money, but what he lacks is that aristocratic temperament.

As the saying goes, three generations can produce a nobleman.

The aristocratic temperament is not innate, and it is produced from childhood to adulthood.

Wei Zhiqiang: His father thinks that we have to learn from foreigners.

It's okay to serve a red wine, even if you don't have that temperament, you can bluff them.

So when he was 12 years old, Wei Zhiqiang was just about to take charge of the company in Jiajia, and his father sent him his first task to buy a winery in France.

When others discuss wine, they say which winery is more mellow and which vintage is more mellow, and which winery and which vintage wine barrels are not well preserved, and it tastes a little strange.

If you accidentally reveal that you have a wine estate in the Bordeaux region of France, be sure to give it to you.

This is called not the most pretending ratio, only the more pretending ratio.

After Wei Zhiqiang accepted this task, he flew to France, but after arriving at Saint-Emilion, he felt that the whole person was not good.

After coming to France, Wei Zhiqiang checked the wineries listed for sale and found that they were all small wineries that were not well known, and those big wineries with a long history were in the hands of the founder's family, and they did not sell them at all.

In this way, Wei Zhiqiang was a little embarrassed.

He couldn't fly to France himself, so he bought a small winery that he had never heard of.

When you look back and compare yourself with others, you say how your own winery is, but when people check, damn it, there is no famous small factory in China, so isn't it just a slap in the face.

There was no way, Wei Zhiqiang had to hire an agent from France to find a suitable winery for him, and flew back to China to deal with other things.

It took three months for Wei Zhiqiang to receive an email from France, and the French agent found a suitable winery, which was Chöteau Canon la Gaffelière, which was still one of the classified cru at that time.

The winery dates back to the 17th century, and it was once known as Canon Boitrd and La Gaffeliere-Boitard.

To make the name simple and easy to remember, the two names were merged to form Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere.

The family of Count Stephen Niponger, the owner of the winery at the time, was a nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire.

In addition to the winery of Canon Gavri, the Niponger family owns five wineries, including La Mondo.

As for why he chose Canon Gabrielle, it was because the French agent learned through his network that the Niponger family did not pay much attention to the management of Canon Gabrielle.

So much so that such a famous winery with a long history as Château Canon Gavli is only a classified winery.

It has the full potential to challenge for a first-class winery.

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After learning the news, Wei Zhiqiang immediately flew to France to meet the owner of the winery, Count Stephen Niponger.

After knowing Wei Zhiqiang's intention, Count Stephen Niponger chose to meet Wei Zhiqiang.

However, as for the purchase of the winery, Count Stephen Niponger did not agree with Wei Zhiqiang's idea.

"Wei, you know, our family has bought Canon Gavli since the 20th century, we won't sell it, it's like my grandfather's child. ”

Regarding the words of Count Stephen Niponger, Wei Zhiqiang really scoffed.

Isn't it just to raise the price, if you don't want to sell, just refuse me, and agree to meet with me to discuss, who are you fooling?

"Count Stephen Niponger, I know what Canon Gabriel has to you and your family, but you have also seen that Canon Gavli has a long history, and it can become a famous winery, but I haven't seen you or your family work hard over the years, just because Count Stephen Niponger, your family owns five wineries, and your energy is not enough. ”

In the face of Wei Zhiqiang's somewhat aggressive words, Count Stephen Niponger wanted to refute, but he still didn't say it, indeed, most of their family's energy was focused on Lamondo Winery.

Although Château La Mondo is not one of the eight great vineyards of Bordeaux, it is one of the most famous wineries in the Saint-Emilion region.

It is also one of the most expensive wines in Bordeaux, with prices far higher than those of Saint-Emilion's two kings, Château Cheval Blanc and Château d'Oson, and on par with the traditional five great wineries.

Compared to Château La Mondo, Château Canon Gavli is a bit unremarkable, despite its rich history.

In fact, Count Stephanie Pongue did not want to sell all the shares of the winery, he wanted to sell some of them and keep some of the shares for himself, so that there would be someone who could concentrate on the management of the winery.

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