Cole prepares to go to the warehouse, Richard is curious, and shouts to go with him, and more importantly, Richard also plans to go to see the thoroughbreds, which he handed over to Brandon, he is much more professional than Lu Li and Cole, the two laymen, in stormy weather, the thoroughbreds need a little calming, and then they will show their strong adaptability. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before he could sit down, Richard once again walked into the rainstorm.

"It seems that there are two more people who are not expected to come over in a short time. Lu Li teased half-jokingly.

Mark raised his right hand, crossed his index and middle fingers, and made a prayerful gesture, "Hopefully they're not stuck in the toilet and waiting for our rescue." The expressionless ridicule is even more humorous.

"Even so, they will find a way to save themselves. Lu Li further "fell into the well", said with peace of mind, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Then they fell silent again, immersed in their own world, without any more communication.

Mark began to browse the computer pages again, while Lu Li picked up "After the Hotel Closes", a detective novel that he had bought when he was at London Heathrow Airport and read on a long flight, but never finished it.

A rainstorm afternoon, a cup of coffee, a novel, a campfire, how much more could you ask for?

"Hey, Mark. At a certain point in reading, he suddenly began to wander, and a thought came to his mind, Lu Li raised his head and cast his gaze, "Last time you mentioned the wine competition, do you have any further suggestions?"

Lu Li has decided to take the wine of Yunding Winery and take the wine competition as a starting point and take the stage on the stage. Not because he is confident, but because this is the best channel and he can open up the situation regardless of the outcome.

If the wines don't live up to expectations, Tony will have to make adjustments to the next year's planting, as well as his investment in the vineyard and his plans for the future, and if the wines succeed in the competition, things will be much easier.

Wine competitions are just a starting point, but they play an important role in planning the future of the farm. At least, for Lu Li, a layman, it will be the best way to understand and explore himself. Of course, it would be perfect for a wine to make a name for itself at the top of the competition.

However, there is a lot of information about wine competitions, especially in this era of information explosion, it is not easy to sift through and identify valid information, not to mention that professional and internal information, even on the Internet, may not be able to explore the internal truth.

Ask an in-house professional for the most effective way to do this. Lu Li's first choice was undoubtedly Nick from Château Romanée-Conti, and he believed that Nick was more than willing to give him fair advice, and Jennifer from Sotheby's would not refuse to provide useful information.

Originally, Lu Li planned to read the feedback from the Rodeo to have a basic understanding of the condition of the wine, and then ask Nick and Jennifer after the conference. But Mark's unexpected appearance gave Lu Li another choice, today happened to encounter a storm, which imprisoned their footsteps indoors, and the timing was just right.

Mark looked at Lu Li seriously. To be honest, they met in the water, this is only the second time they have met, and they can't even be called friends, but Mark has a very good impression of Lu Li, the last time it was, this time it was even more surprising, he is a friend worth making.

"This is the first batch of wines from Château Clouds?" Mark said, shrugging his shoulders after receiving an affirmative answer from Lu Li, "Then Brussels is the best choice." ”

Brussels Wine Competition. This is the opinion given by Mark.

"Brussels?" Lu Li was a little surprised.

As we all know, France is the world's top wine producing region, Italy, Spain and Portugal also have a lot, relatively speaking, Germany, Belgium and other places also have their own wine regions, and also have a lot of market share in Europe, but on the whole, their momentum is still not comparable to the former.

Lu Li took it for granted that a well-known wine competition should be held in France or those wine resorts. But Brussels, this was really unexpected, not to mention that Belgium is such a small country, and that people know Belgium most from chocolate, not wine.

Is it because Brussels is known as the capital of Europe?

Brussels is home to the main administrative bodies of the European Union, the headquarters of NATO, more than 200 international administrative centers, and more than 1,000 official groups that host daily meetings, earning it the title of European capital.

If it's for this reason that this wine competition is well-known, that's right.

Seeing Lu Li's puzzled expression, Mark instantly understood, revealing a clear expression - obviously, Lu Li was a real layman. However, from the beginning, Lu Li admitted this, but they didn't want to believe it, and now it seems that Lu Li is a sincere person.

"Burgundy is a world-renowned wine region, but that doesn't mean it can be a top tournament producer. Mark didn't say anything, just a simple sentence, which immediately made Lu Li understand.

He was really a layman, and he was thinking in the wrong direction. Lu Li didn't have a hard mouth, and calmly admitted his mistake, "That's why I need help." Otherwise, I'm not sure if I'll just drive the car out into the garden. ”

The simple and vivid metaphor made Mark close his jaw and express his approval, and the lightness between his eyebrows and eyes could be seen that he was in a very good mood, and then Mark simply explained to Lu Li, a layman.

In fact, the Brussels Wine Competition has not been established for a long time, only held its first edition in 1994, but in just over 20 years, this competition has become one of the four most authoritative international wine competitions in the world, and has a strong influence all over the world.

The competition was initiated by Louis Haval, founder of the magazine "Belgian Wine Review" and former president of the International Association of Wine Journalists and Writers.

The competition is completely open to competition, inviting wineries from all over the world to participate in the event, with thousands of wines from all over the world participating in the competition every year, regardless of the New World and the Traditional World, and last year, the number of wines participating in the competition was approaching 10,000, which is undoubtedly the largest wine festival in the world.

As for the judges, they were made up of wine industry experts from more than 40 countries. These experts include oenologists, sommeliers, media professionals, wine writers, and international wine buyers and traders, totaling more than 300 people. It not only ensures the professionalism of the judges, but also ensures the diversity and breadth of the judges.

This is undoubtedly an important factor in the success of the Brussels Wine Competition. Since the first edition, Louis's professionalism and dedication have been affirmed by the industry, and have been strongly supported by the referee committee of the International Winemakers Federation of Italy and the International Wine Association of France.

According to the category of wine, the participating wines are divided into three to five series: spirits, fruit wines, red wines, white wines, and sparkling wines.

To ensure fairness, the whole process will be conducted in a blind tasting, with the judges only informed of the year of production and nothing else, and the judges will give an overall score based on the color, aroma and taste of each wine or spirit.

The competition is based on a 100-point scale, and in pursuit of a worldwide sense of recognition, each entry is judged by no less than six judges from different countries. On the premise of ensuring fairness and justice, we will ensure the popularity of wine around the world.

Due to differences in culture, lifestyle, etc., there may be differences among the judges, and opinions may be sharply opposed, but in this diversified way of tasting, once the opinions of the judges converge, then this wine may be what the competition is pursuing, and it is likely to be a wine that can win a medal.

In addition to this, many efforts have been made to ensure professionalism and authority. For example, before the daily scoring, the organizing committee will arrange for the judges to taste a "caliber wine" to help open the taste buds and adapt to the acidity and alcohol content of the wine, and more importantly, strive to make the scoring standards of each group member as close as possible.

At the same time, in order to avoid manipulating the competition or biasing the score, the organizing committee will put the same wine into the same series and taste it twice without the judges' knowledge, so as to test whether the judges can taste which two wines are exactly the same among more than a dozen wines and give the same score.

In addition, while the judges are scoring the wines, the organizing committee is also scoring the judges. The statistical software of the conference records and analyzes the criteria and style of the judges' scoring simultaneously. At the end of the competition, the judges will receive a statistical statistic of their own scoring results from the organizing committee, which is also the judges' own personal report card in a sense.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the Brussels Wine Competition has made its professionalism and authority as perfect and perfect as possible, which has also won them international recognition.

"Who's going to participate in the Brussels Wine Competition?" the door to the main room was pushed open again, and Robinson and Raymond walked in one after the other, still talking Robinson's chatter.

Walking into the house, Robinson patted him on the shoulder and patted the rain away—the two men were not wearing cowboy hats, but trotted straight over. However, after putting on the plaid shirt, both of them looked a little funny.