The original plan was that Lu Li just planned to stay in Europe for a week, make relevant follow-up arrangements, and then go back to the ranch; But the sudden rise of the Brussels International Wine Competition disrupted their plans, invitations from wine magazines, invitations from wine enthusiasts' associations, invitations from other wineries...... Lu Li immediately became a hot figure.

Everyone is curious about what kind of dark horse it is, which is a blockbuster in Brussels, with a high score of 98.5, which is eye-catching; The glory of tying for the championship with the top wineries is curious; What's more, the identity of the "Desert Rose" is astonishing. No one could have imagined that a bottle of wine from the wine desert would be able to beat a number of carefully crafted wines from the old world to become a joint champion, and what is even more terrifying is that this is only the first year of winemaking at Domaine de Clouds.

Any single factor, that's enough to surprise people, but now it's all added together, which is shocking.

In order to open up the market and establish contacts, Lu Li stayed in Europe. The three of them went their separate ways, Fred packed his bags and set out on a journey of exploration into Europe; Tony is back at Top of the Clouds, where a new round of wine planting will begin next month, and he still has a lot of work to do.

But in Lu Li's opinion, Tony can't wait to go back and show off to Randy. To be honest, Lu Li was also a little curious about the reaction of the ranch cowboys, especially Randy's expression, which should be very exciting. However, if there is something important in his body, Lu Li can only think about it in his head.

The week-long plan was finally extended to a whole month, and in the blink of an eye, March slipped into April, and Lu Li returned to Los Angeles, Austin, and finally to Cloud Ranch.

The first to smell Lu Li coming home was not the cowboys from the ranch, but Teddy. Before Lu Li could even park the car, Teddy had already run out, jumping next to the car door, and his excited and joyful mood could be seen with his tail wagging frequently. When Lu Li opened the car door, he saw not only Teddy, but also Hulk following him, and now the ranch welcomed him home, from one, to two.

Holding Teddy tightly, he rubbed the little one's head vigorously and laughed, "I miss you so much." Otherwise, old man, let's discuss how about you come with me when I go on a trip. Lu Li didn't forget his travel thoughts, he still wanted to go to Alaska to have a look, and wait for the vineyards to be planted in April.

Hulk seemed to be disgusted by Lu Li's snubbing, slammed Lu Li's calf hard, and then took a few big steps back, constantly spinning around. Caught in the afterglow of his vision, Lu Li couldn't help but laugh, "Come here, Hulk, come here." Then the little guy also jumped into Lu Li's arms and began to be coquettish.

A teddy is about to be overwhelmed, and now with a Hulk, Lu Li only feels that his center of gravity is unstable, and he is about to fall to the ground at any time.

"Welcome home." Cole's greeting voice could be heard from a distance, "This welcome ceremony is estimated to take a while." This time, you've been gone long enough. The last time you went to Europe, was it so long? ”

"It seems that I need to find a place to stay in Europe as well." Lu Li said with a smile on his face, patted the heads of the two guys, and finally stood up before he fell, "How is it, is everything okay?" Any update news I need to know? ”

"If anything, Randy still refuses to believe everything Tony says." Cole rolled over and dismounted, and could tell that he was busy, just passing by, "So, is that true?" Did our wines really win the championship in Brussels? ”

"Winning the championship?" Lu Li raised his eyebrows, strictly speaking, Tony was not wrong to say this, he couldn't help laughing, "You can say that." We got the highest score in the game, that's a fact. Didn't Tony show you the official website of the contest? ”

"Yes, he did." Cole admitted, but there was a pause before a playful smile grew, "But we don't believe it, we always think Tony is lying." You know, there are a lot of fake websites nowadays. ”

Lu Li was stunned, and then realized that Cole was serious, and made up for Tony's depressed expression, and couldn't help laughing out loud. Therefore, in the past month, Tony wanted to "show off his might", but he was not able to do so, and no one believed his words at all, which must have made Tony depressed.

"I'm looking forward to it now." Lu Li smiled brightly, "Now I can officially announce that Cloud Top Winery has won the Grand Gold Award in Brussels. If you want, you can start cheering and celebrating. ”

"Wow." Cole couldn't help but exclaim, "Even though Tony has said it countless times, it's safe to say that I'm still shocked. Do you mean that our winery has won the highest honor for European wine? ”

"I'm pretty sure you're a complete wine outsider." No one would describe it like that, Europe's highest honor? Of course not, "but arguably, we have taken the most solid and important step for our winery." The same is true for ranches. ”

First the organic farm, then the vineyard, as Lu Li said, Yunding Ranch is now indeed on the right track of rapid development, "Party, we need a party!" Cole's mood also soared, "The guys at the ranch are definitely willing to throw a party." To be exact, we need a party. ”

"Need?" Lu Li noticed Cole's words, could it be that something bad has happened recently?

"No, it's not." Cole laughed and shook his head, "The grading and evaluation of the vineyards has been completed, and if nothing else, we can get AVA certification." ”

The classification of wineries in different countries is different. In France, wineries are divided into four categories, AOC, VDQS, VDP, and VDT. Among them, AOC is the highest level, and wineries at this level have a series of complicated requirements.

In the United States, AVA certification is actually equivalent to AOC certification in France. However, the certification of the winery is not so simple, it is not a month to complete, the real certification also includes the cultivation method, the harvesting method, the fermentation method, etc., in summary, from the beginning of the planting of grapes, until the completion of the wine, every process, every step, every detail must be monitored, and after that, it will still be monitored for a long time, even more complicated than organic certification.

This evaluation is only the first step, and the evaluation will continue for at least a year.

Looking at the confident Cole, Lu Li knew that Cole really didn't know anything about wine, and he couldn't help laughing, "We'll get to that point, we will." "Not now, but in the distant future.

"What about you, have you gained anything from staying in Europe for so long?" Cole looked at Lu Li, who was in the dust, and then remembered another thing: Lu Li had a mission to stay in Europe.

"Yes." Lu Li greeted Teddy and Hulk, and then walked side by side with Cole to the main house, "The wine from Cloud Peak Winery, the recommended price is three hundred dollars, but ......"

Since it will take some time for the ranking of the Winery to be graded, it is naturally impossible to sell for a high price of $1,000 like the Old World Winery, or even more than $500, but even so, this price can definitely be said to be the top for the New World Winery.

Without waiting for Lu Li to continue his words, Ke exclaimed, "What? Three hundred dollars? ”

"I know, this is just the first step." Lu Li nodded, according to the previous plan, he didn't plan to oversell, the first batch only sold two thousand bottles. However, the details need to be considered in the long term. He has confidence in Yunding Winery, and he also has confidence in the space spring water, believing that one day in the future, Yunding Winery can sell for a high price of 1,000 dollars a bottle.

"You must be kidding!" Cole said with a look of surprise on his face, "You know what? A seventy-nine-dollar bottle of wine in the supermarket is so dusty on the shelves that no one wants to buy it at all. For us, a bottle of wine, no, any bottle of wine, more than fifty dollars, that's already incredible! But now, three hundred dollars? Hell Jesus Christ! So, what Tony said is true? Is our winery really famous in Europe? ”

Recently, Lu Li's ears have seen the top wines of the Old World wineries, and more than five hundred dollars is so common that he has forgotten that wines of more than one hundred dollars are not so common in daily life, even if he goes to a Michelin restaurant, such wines are already top-notch.

As for the wines you buy in the supermarket, ten dollars, twenty dollars, that's the mainstream of the market, and it's the main choice of the general public.

Three hundred dollars of wine, that's a lot of money. As a comparison, Lu Li had previously purchased five cases of wine from Romanée Conti, and on average, the price of each bottle was about $450, which was already an expensive wine for ordinary people, while the recommended price of Cloud Ranch was $300, and he should feel satisfied.

What's more, this is the first year of Cloud Top Winery.

At this moment, Lu Li also felt Tony's joy, just like the kale from the organic farm, which was sold at an unbelievably high price, and everyone in the ranch was celebrating wantonly. Now, the same is true for the wines of Winery on the Clouds.

"Yes, our winery is really famous in Europe." Lu Li nodded in affirmation, the three hundred dollars of wine, others don't know, but Lu Li is sure that he has only tasted Romanée Conti so far, and he doesn't drink it every day, it's just for party celebrations. As a multi-millionaire, this seems too shabby.

"Whew." Cole let out a long breath and finally calmed down, "At least this deal isn't amazing compared to organic farms. This comment made Lu Li laugh heartily, and Cole tied the horse to the garden fence and entered the main house with Lu Li, "Fourteen, I think, there are some things, now is the time. ”