Looking at the hill-like grapes in front of you, you can't see the end no matter how you look at it, as if the whole world is filled with the purple of grapes, spreading mightily. www.biquge.infoSuddenly, Lu Li had a special idea: If you eat all these grapes, it will take a few years!

However, this thought only paused in his mind for a moment, and then Lu Li realized that this kind of grape was inedible. This fact made Lu Li feel a little choked.

"Fourteen, what are you thinking?" Toni's inquiring voice interrupted Lu Li's thoughts, he withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look, "Oh, I was just wondering how many bottles of wine these grapes can make." ”

"There is no way to judge the specific situation now, today's work is the most important ......" Tony Mo explained with his fists, but before he could say anything, he was directly interrupted by Lu Li, "Didn't you say that the harvest of the previous three days is the most important......?

Tony's forehead suddenly had three black lines, and he said helplessly, "Today is more important, that's what I mean." Lu Li spread out his hands with a helpless expression, as if to say: You are the boss, what you say is what you say.

This made Tony almost not change in one breath, depressed to death, so he could only pretend not to see, and continued, "Today's work, the attrition rate will be higher, so how many bottles of wine can be made depends on today's work." ”

"This time, the pastures had a bumper harvest, with an average yield of about 10 to 15 percent per acre higher than that of Burgundy, which is good news because it means that we can have higher yields and more yields, reducing the risk of losing money. "Tony is full of energy, this is his first assignment since leaving the school, a good start, the best recognition of his work.

"We are looking forward to the production of 8,000 bottles and hope that the final production will not deviate too far from that number. Tony couldn't help but start jumping, as if a boxer was ready to play, moving his steps, "The exact output depends on the work today, we have to reduce the wear." ”

When he visited Romanée-Conti Winery before, Lu Li remembered that Nick said that a vineyard of the same size as Cloud Peak Ranch produces between 6,500 and 7,000 bottles, and the peak production can rise to 7,500 bottles, but that is a very rare situation.

Now, Tony's estimate of 8,000 bottles is definitely not unfounded. Although compared to the top production wineries in Bordeaux, the output of tens of thousands of bottles, 8,000 bottles is really nothing, but for a small winery like Cloud Peak Ranch, it is unimaginable.

As he spoke, everyone gathered together one after another.

"Fourteen, fourteen!" Ronald's shout rang out loud through the noise, Lu Li took the initiative to greet him, gave Lily and Ronald a hug each, and laughed heartily, "Thank you for coming over to help, thank you so much." ”

Today's workload on the ranch is extremely heavy, Lu Li originally planned to hire a few helpers, now is the economic downturn, there are really a lot of people waiting for work, and it is not too difficult to find temporary helpers, but Lily, Ronald, Sean and others offered to come over to help.

"Well, a bottle of wine per person, I won't forget. Lily gave Lu Li a big hug and said with a smile, "I've been waiting for such an opportunity to ask for free wine." ”

The words were obviously ridicule, but Lu Li nodded solemnly, "Of course, you are welcome to be the first customers of Yunding Wine." ”

"Fourteen, you haven't told me three days ago that you made another fresh dish? I've heard it all, it's pork, right? The taste is so special, it's unforgettable! And there's eggplant, right? Jessica said, it doesn't taste at all, I don't believe it! The eggplant tastes so bad, it's almost like broccoli, it's prohibitive, how can it be that it doesn't have a taste!"

Ronald said with a look of surprise on his face, dancing with his hands, and the excitement emanating from his whole body could not be concealed at all.

"What's the matter? What is it? What pork? What eggplant?" Benjamin asked excitedly, like a bee smelling nectar, out of nowhere, "What does it taste like?

"Hey, hey, you two. Lu Li waved his hand, and even snapped his fingers, bringing the two of them back to their senses, "Can we work first? ”

"Can't!" Ronald and Benjamin said at the same time, which startled Lu Li, but he immediately regained his composure and pointed to the hill of grapes behind him, "We still have a lot of work to be done today, so we can wait for food." ”

"Ronald!" Lily, who was standing next to her, said in a loud voice, and Ronald, who was already about to speak, immediately wilted and stood by the side honestly

Benjamin also realized at this time that Lu Li was his boss, scratched his head in embarrassment, and then turned to leave.

Ronald raised his voice and said, "Wait for me, I'll go over too, ready to get to work." After saying that, he quickly chased after him and exchanged words with Benjamin.

Seeing the backs of the two of them leaving, Lily smiled and said, "The day you came back, you should have invited us over for dinner." Just because he missed that meal, Ronald has been talking about it for three days, and he thought that if he hadn't seen him for a while, you would be separated from us. ”

Lu Li couldn't help laughing, "Is this why you took the initiative to come over to help?" This teasing remark made Lily laugh too, "Don't worry, I will make amends." Ronald's wish will come true. ”

"Then I can start looking forward to it now?" Lily winked playfully, the appearance of the old child made Lu Li uncomfortable. "Well, then, we'd better get to work right now, for the sake of the wine and, more importantly, for the sake of the food. ”

Lu Li said hello to other friends who came to help, they all came to help for free, it is the busy season of farming, and the daily work of the ranch is really a lot, but everyone still takes the initiative to help. Once again, Lu Li felt the kindness from this land.

What about the Texans who say they are xenophobic? It seems that there is no chance to see it.

Everyone gathered together one after another, and Tony walked to the front with Morgan and the others, ready to start the demonstration, and several people distanced themselves to make sure that everyone could see the demonstration as much as possible.

Tony raised his voice, "Thank you for coming over and helping today, I'm here, on behalf of the Fourteenth, on behalf of Cloud Top Ranch, thank you." Tony clapped his hands in a welcome and continued, "Today, we are going to complete two processes, the two most important processes for wine, at the same time. ”

"First, we need to cut the grapes one by one, and second, we need to select the grapes. ”

Tony explained as he picked up a bunch of grapes and replaced them with a pair of smaller, more delicate scissors. "Since the stems contain strong tannins, which will spoil the original taste of the wine, we need to cut off all the stems and set them aside. If the tannins are not enough later, add the grape stems to supplement it. ”

With that, Tony carefully cut a grape and showed it to everyone, "We need to pick the grapes one by one, leaving only a little stalk, and control the influence of tannins in the hands of the winemaker to control the taste of the wine." ”

"But at the same time, be careful not to have any damage to the skins. Tony repeated the same sentence three times before explaining, "Because then we need to go through the brine again to remove a small amount of harmful substances from the surface of the grapes." If the grape skin breaks, salt water will penetrate it, which is a disaster for the wine. ”

Tony had known this before, but this time at Château Romanée-Conti, the experience was even more profound.

The reason why the quality of the wines from those small workshops is uneven, many problems arise at this step, and negligence in details often leads to deviations in taste. The slightest difference in the process of making wine is a big mistake.

In today's wine workshops, most of the processes can already be carried out by machines, with the exception of two steps.

One is to pick the grapes from the vine, and the other is to cut the grapes one by one, which is the work of the previous three days and today, which is all manual work and is an important moment for the craftsmen to use their skills.

Just like Lu Li's craftsman column, the difference in these details is the real decision.

"See, you can't have too many stems, because it's easy to overload tannins, and you can't have too little to hurt the grapes, which will affect the yield. As Tony spoke, he cut a grape again, but this time because he was distracted, he accidentally cut the grape, and Tony couldn't help but be stunned, "Uh......"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Tony was also embarrassed, and even Morgan, Benjamin and others who were standing next to him laughed, and the scene was really joyful.

"Ahem. Tony coughed lightly twice and re-spoken, "We don't ask for speed, we can take our time, but we have to ensure quality." Then he smiled, "Don't be too burdened, after all, this is the first year of trying to make wine on the ranch, we are still in the figurative stage, we can slow down." ”

"Tony, what about the second process?" said Sean, who was standing in the back, raising his voice, causing everyone to laugh.

"Clams?" Tony was stunned, his head was a little unable to turn, he was stunned, then he nodded and hurriedly said, "In the second process, we need to select grapes." Broken skin, rotten, broken, these must be picked out. As much as possible, the most complete and full-bodied grapes are put into vinification. ”

Tony thought about it carefully, and after making sure that nothing was missed, he nodded and said, "Yes, that's probably it." So, let's get started now. Tony turned around and took two steps before he remembered, "Did someone come over and help bring the grapes over first?"