Bernard did not hesitate to offend Simon of Château Lafite, but agreed to be a notary public for the gambling contract, which made Xiao Ping feel that this person was not bad. Seeing Bernard begging for himself now, Xiao Ping couldn't refuse, but said with a smile: "Mr. Bernard, let's talk about something, as long as I can help, I will definitely not refuse." ”

Receiving Xiao Ping's promise, Bernard was a little relieved. In fact, he also felt that his request was a little unspeakable, and he hesitated for a while before he said: "Mr. Xiao, I know that this request is a bit excessive, but I really can't help it." Can you do me a favor and find a way to improve the quality of the wines at Château Beaujolais?"

Without waiting for Xiao Ping to answer, Hao Sue had already asked, "This year's score is still not high?"

At this time, Bernard was bent on asking for help, and he didn't care about saving face, so he nodded to Hao Chau and said: "It's only 5.5 points, which is the lowest score of Château Beaujolais in recent years!"

Hao Sue shook his head and sighed when he heard this, feeling that this score was really a little low. Generally speaking, a score of 8 or more is a very good wine, a score between 7 and 8 is considered a fine wine, a score between 6 and 7 is an average wine, and a score of less than 6 is a very ordinary red wine.

Liquor that gets this score can only be sold at a very cheap price in ordinary stores, and will not be sold in restaurants and hotels that are a little more classy. If a winery can only produce this quality of wine, it means that it has been reduced to a third-rate or even fourth-rate winery.

A few years ago, Château Beaujolais was recognized as a first-class winery, but in just a few years, it has slipped to the third-rate level. It was really hard for Bernard, who was the owner of the winery, to accept. No wonder he put down his dignity and asked Xiao Ping for help. In Bernard's view, since Xiao Ping can be in just two years. Let Château Holy Pot have such good results, and he will definitely be able to help Château Beaujolais out of the predicament.

After listening to Bernard's words, Xiao Ping also touched his chin and said, "5.5 points, it's really low." ”

"Yes, yes, Mr. Xiao, do you have a way?" Hearing that Xiao Ping seemed to help him, Bernard waited expectantly for his answer.

However, Hao Chau next to him was a little nervous, for fear that Xiao Ping would provide Beaujolais Winery with that kind of fine grape variety. You know, this is the guarantee that Château Saint Pot will produce the best red wines. If other wineries had obtained the same grape variety, the advantage of Château Saint would not have been restored.

Thinking of this, Hao Suo, who was anxious, hurriedly coughed lightly and reminded Xiao Ping not to make too many promises to Bernard. so as not to harm their own interests.

Xiao Ping, of course, understood what Hao Chau meant, and in fact he did not intend to supply Bernard with grape varieties at all, but intended to sell him something else that was very important to the winemaking industry.

Xiao Ping cast a reassuring look at Hao Suo, and then said to Bernard with a smile: "Mr. Bernard." We are friends. There are some things I won't hide from you. In fact, a large part of the reason why Château Sacred Pot can make high-quality red wine is because the barrels are good enough!"

Hearing that Xiao Ping only mentioned the wine barrel, Hao Sue finally relieved. While it is true that casks are one of the most important factors in the quality of red wine, they are definitely not as important as grape varieties. As long as Château Beaujolais does not grow that particular grape, even if they get the same barrels as Château Saccharides, they will never be able to make such a good wine.

Hearing Xiao Ping mention the wine barrel, Bernard's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly asked with concern: "Mr. Xiao." Does this cask really have that much influence on red wine?"

Xiao Ping shrugged and said, "You can come with us to the Holy Pot Winery to see the barrels we use, and then you will agree with what I said." ”

At the moment, Bernard is already burned. Naturally, we will not miss any possibility that enhancement can improve the quality of red wines. Since Xiao Ping said so, he also immediately nodded and said, "That's the best, when will we leave?"

Originally, Haucer wanted to wait a few more days to see which winery produced the best white wines and champagnes. However, because Bernard was a little impatient to see the barrel, the three of them rushed to the Holy Pot Winery that day.

When Xiao Ping returned to the winery, he found that all the bottling work had been completed. About 50,000 bottles of wine are already in the cellar and are waiting to be put on the market in the future.

Xiao Ping and Hao Chau received the warmest welcome from everyone, and all the workers of the winery gathered around, excitedly asking how the Holy Pot Winery had achieved in this tasting.

Xiao Ping jumped on a table, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then announced to everyone with a smile on his face: "The red wine of our Holy Pot Winery has won this year's championship!"

"Yay, that's great!"

"Haha, champion, champion!"

"God forbid!"

"Our Holy Pot Winery has finally raised its eyebrows!"

Hearing the good news, everyone was overjoyed and cheered.

In recent years, the winery has been in a bad situation, and everyone thinks that they will lose their jobs. But in less than two years, the situation has been reversed since Xiao Ping bought the winery, and it is very encouraging to win the first year of winemaking at the tasting.

Bernard watched with envy as the crowd at the Holy Pot Winery cheered loudly, becoming more and more curious about the miraculous barrel that Xiao Ping had mentioned. In fact, Bernard also knows that Château Sacred Pot will definitely not rely on barrels alone to achieve its current results. However, he also understands that Xiao Ping will never tell all the secrets to himself. For Bernard, as long as the barrel really helps to improve the quality of the red wine, he is not in vain.

When Haucer returned to the winery, he naturally stepped into the role of manager. After everyone celebrated for a while, he urged loudly: "Okay, since you are happy, let's go to work, there are still many barrels to be cleaned, there is a lot of work, everyone come on!"

"Don't worry, we'll get the job done!"

"That is, at the moment, our winery is the best in the world, of course these jobs will not be sloppy!"

The good results at the tasting also greatly boosted the morale of the workers, and everyone expressed their full enthusiasm and then dispersed to work.

At the end of each year, used oak barrels are cleaned to avoid the growth of harmful microorganisms. Workers drive electric forklifts to transport the barrels outside, then use high-pressure water cannons to wash away the small amount of red wine sediment inside the barrels, while thoroughly cleaning the barrels to prepare them for next year's winemaking.

For Bernard, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to observe these barrels. He could carefully observe these barrels in the bright sunlight outside, and judge whether they were indeed as Xiao Ping said, which really helped to improve the quality of red wine.

The more Bernard looked at it, the more wonderful the expression on his face became. Until he took a closer look at these barrels, he could never have imagined that there really were such perfect barrels in the world!

These casks are more perfect than they are described in the textbooks, and in every respect, they can be called the standard of casks. In particular, Bernard was fascinated by the wood of the barrels, and he couldn't understand how there could be such high-quality oak in the world, which was simply made to make top-quality barrels.

Bernard is also an experienced winemaker, so he knows what a perfect cask can bring to a wine. The quality of the red wine made from this cask is certainly not much worse. Even if you can't win the championship at the tasting like the red wine of Château Sacred Pot, it is not difficult to get a score of 7 or even 8 or more.

Just when Bernard was secretly amazed at these barrels, Xiao Ping handed him a glass of red wine and said, "Come, have a drink, this is the new wine of our winery this year!"

Knowing that this was the red wine that won the championship, Bernard hurriedly took it and tasted it. When the red wine entered his mouth, Bernard couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This wine is truly superb, so it's no wonder it won this year's championship.

At the same time, Bernard also made more discoveries, and the reason why the taste of the holy pot wine is so good has a lot to do with its rich oak aroma. And the aroma of this oak was exactly the same as the one he had just smelled when he looked at the barrel. In other words, the aroma of red wine comes from the barrel, and the barrel really adds a lot of color to the wine.

This discovery made Bernard's heart beat much faster, and he knew that Xiao Ping was right, and these oak barrels were indeed very helpful in making fine red wines. If Château Beaujolais could use these barrels as well, it would certainly be able to get a much higher rating next year.

Thinking of this, Bernard could no longer suppress his excitement, and hurriedly said to Xiao Ping: "Mr. Xiao, these barrels are indeed very good, I want to buy a batch for Beaujolais Winery!"

Xiao Ping brought Bernard to see the barrel for this purpose. Now seeing that he took the initiative to make this request, Xiao Ping couldn't help laughing.

The rate at which any plant grows in a demon refining pot is astonishing, and oak is no exception. Originally planted with three oak trees for truffle cultivation, after a few years of growth and propagation, it has become a small oak forest.

In order to maintain the ecological balance in the Demon Refining Cauldron, Xiao Ping had to cut down a part of the oak trees to prevent these fast-growing trees from overpropagating.

However, how to deal with these cut oak trees has become a problem that Xiao Ping urgently needs to solve. To say that it should all be used as chopping wood for burning is really a bit of a waste. Xiao Ping has been thinking about how to maximize the benefits of these felled oak trees.

After meeting Bernard, Xiao Ping immediately thought of a good idea - he could make these oak trees into barrels and sell them to his peers, which would definitely make a lot of money. Although for Xiao Ping today, this money is not a great income. But since it is originally a waste utilization, Xiao Ping will certainly not be too little.

Since Bernard offered to buy a wine barrel, of course Xiao Ping would not refuse, and immediately nodded: "No problem, I can sell you a batch of the same wine barrel!" (To be continued......)