It's been a long time since the ranch made wine, and the old tools are still usable, but the assembly line has been dismantled. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 🔥 Now, everything can only be started from scratch.

As Tony said, this is the first year that the ranch has made wine, and everything is in the experimental phase. No one knows what the quality of the wine will be, no one knows what the wine will be produced, or even whether it will be able to make a good Pinot Noir, so the farm is in no hurry to install the assembly line equipment for the time being.

Lily looked at Lu Li with some concern, "Fourteen, today's two processes are very cumbersome and extremely important, let's come over, is it a disservice?" ”

Lu Li laughed, "This is a part of the test of craftsmanship, not technology, but carefulness and patience." As you heard Tony just say, we just need to slow down and take our time, and that's fine. ”

It's absolutely honest, "Trust me, if I had worried, I wouldn't have gotten involved." I don't want to be a loser. Lu Li joked teasingly.

Lily thought about it seriously and found that what Lu Li said made sense, so she couldn't help but nod slightly, her mood relaxed a little, and she teased, "It seems that we need to be careful today, and be careful." ”

Everyone has been working one after another, and Lu Li is no exception, this job is far more complex and elaborate than imagined.

It is not easy to distinguish grapes that are hugged tightly one by one, and it is even more difficult to pay attention to the length of the grape stalk without harming the skin.

Lu Li finally understood why those veteran winegrowers were so rare, it was actually a matter of feeling.

Because humans are not machines after all, it is impossible to carefully calculate every time you place your scissors, and even the most experienced professionals are bound to change the length of the grape stems, which is an important reason why the wines of each year, each batch and each winery will make subtle differences.

In order to avoid injuring the grape skins, it is inevitable that the scissors will be a little farther away, leaving a relatively long grape stalk, which adds up to a lot, and it is estimated that after this batch of wine is made, the tannins will be heavier, and the acidity will be heavier.

The vine stems are rich in tannins, but these tannins are slightly different from the grape species, astringent, coarse, and often have a pungent grassy taste, which can easily spoil the smoothness of the wine. In addition, if there is too much portion, it is easy to destroy the original sense of the wine.

But that's not all.

On the other hand, in order to enhance the tannin content of the wine and meet the needs of a small number of experienced wine lovers who enjoy the acidity of the tannins, some wineries will also add vine stems and ferment them together, but this kind of vine must be very ripe to avoid the disadvantages mentioned above, and then play its advantage - in addition to water and tannins, the vine stems also contain a lot of potassium, which has the function of removing acidity and making the taste more delicate.

So, as Tony said before, they need to remove as many stems as possible, and then put the control in the hands of the winemaker, adding the stems as needed, and then adjusting the taste.

But now, they're moving away from a situation where the error is getting bigger and bigger. Even if the quality of the grapes is very good thanks to the space spring water, then the most likely is that the grapes will take longer to ferment and the taste period will be longer.

Of course, this is just Lu Li's own speculation, a layman's speculation.

Fortunately, the first vintage was originally a river crossing by feeling the stones, and everything was full of uncertainty, and it was impossible to predict what kind of chain reaction would be produced by the different planting times of the four regions. Lu Li is now looking forward to the first batch of wines.

After cutting the grapes one by one, Brandon came over, collected all the cut grapes, and placed them in front of Tony, Morgan and others, and they began to conduct a second screening.

That's the real professionalism.

Each of them had a large basket of simple grapes in front of them, and their hands were quickly picking them, and the work seemed really simple, far easier than that of Lu Li.

In many cases, without even much identification, the grapes are placed in different baskets. Several large baskets of grapes were reduced at a visible rate, and it seemed that it would not take much time to pick them all. Lu Li's work of the ten of them was almost impossible to keep up with the picking speed of Tony and the five of them.

But in fact, that simple action is extremely difficult. They need to quickly pick out the unsuitable grapes in a short period of time, then cut off the overly long stems, make sure that the grapes are not damaged, and complete the inspection and sorting work.

Especially considering that Lu Li and their new hands have left many grapes with long stems, so that they have to re-stem each of them, which really slows down their work.

"Tony, are you going to squeeze the grapes next?" Lu Li looked at his hands, his fingertips were already dyed with a layer of purple, which was really childish and brilliant, reminiscent of childhood. "It's a job where we can help, and trust me, it's what we do best."

Before the wine is officially made, all the grapes are crushed into the must, and then fermented.

Lu Li's words made everyone respond one after another, "That's it." Randy was the first to exclaim, "I watched the movie, they all poured grapes into the bathtub and stepped on them barefoot and trampled on all the grapes, that's good entertainment, and it's romantic, don't all Italian movies like that?" ”

"At least not your feet." Li Yitong's voice of complaining triggered collective laughter.

Randy couldn't help but laugh and complain, "Hey, I don't want to go into that tub with you either, okay?" ”

"I'm not talking about partners, I'm talking about athlete's foot." Li Yitong also replied without showing weakness, and the laughter became brighter and brighter, and everyone was laughing.

"Rest assured, both of you are barred from the bath." Lu Li summed up his remarks, winning a whistling and cheering, "Tony, you still have the right to rule the bathtub, don't worry." ”

Tony laughed dumbly and shook his head, "No, you can't go into the tub. Tony also followed the locals and joked, and then explained, "What you see is fruit wine, not professional wine grapes, but normal table grapes, so the production process is simple and crude, and you can play freely." To be honest, I would also like to step on grapes in the tub, but, obviously, our life is not Disneyland. ”

The complaining words made everyone laugh again, "In the process of making professional and regular wines, grape seeds must be removed, which is a process that cannot be ignored." Tony's simple explanation made everyone suddenly realize.

Grape seeds contain a lot of tannins and oils, but their tannins are astringent but not delicate enough, and their oils can ruin the quality of the wine and seriously affect the taste. In the winemaking process, grape seeds must not be left behind. If the stems only affect the taste, then the grapes can ruin the wine.

Therefore, this link is absolutely not allowed to be negligent, and requires more professional and meticulous work.

However, relatively speaking, the workload is not that much, and Tony and four helpers are in charge, which is enough. The amateur help of the laymen has ended today, and the professional work after that has been left to the professionals.

Lu Li couldn't help but show a look of disappointment, "I've been looking forward to this link, you know, pinching and popping every grape, the process must be very interesting." I also wanted to try and beat the grape juice by hand. ”

"The grape juice from this grape cannot be drunk." Tony couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and emphasized again, causing everyone to laugh, "If you really don't believe it, you can try it now, throw a few into your mouth, and taste it." ”

Lu Li was indeed very curious, he knew that wine grapes were very sour and astringent, but on the surface, they were actually not significantly different from edible grapes, and the sour taste in his mind did not seem to be so terrible.

After thinking about it, Lu Li directly threw a grape into his mouth, and this action immediately made everyone turn their heads to look over, and their brows wrinkled involuntarily, paying attention to Lu Li's expression.

Quack, quack.

Lu Li chewed, but he heard a strange sound, even a bit like the feeling of chewing cartilage, which is really a bit strange, there is almost no flesh, a small one, it feels like the teeth are not easy to find; And the skin is really thick, and he has a wonderful illusion, as if the skin is thicker than the flesh.

What's more, when the teeth bite down, the rich juice bursts out directly, just like bursting fish balls, compared to the pulp, this juice is really beyond imagination, but the rattling sound can't be stopped. Lu Li felt like he was chewing on rubber glue - and it was not tasty.

There is a little bit of fruitiness, and interestingly, not grape flavors, but ...... The aroma of raspberry and cherry, accompanied by a hint of bitterness, is indescribable - is it sweet? Or is it acid? Is it incense? Or astringent?

I can't say I like it, but I can't say I like it, but one thing that cannot be denied is that its taste is indeed rich and delicate, and the layers are very distinct, but they are mixed together.

Lu Li kind of understands why Pinot Noir's wines are so special. Even if they are still in the state of the grapes, they are already showing differences, but Lu Li has never tasted the grapes of Château Romanée-Conti, so he does not know whether the Pinot Noir at the top of the vineyard is better or worse.

When Lu Li came back to his senses, he found that everyone's eyes fell on him, and he asked inexplicably, "What's wrong?" ”

Lily, who was sitting next to Lu Li, said curiously, "What does it taste like?" ”