Lu Li didn't leave the Romanée-Conti Winery in a hurry, they came by car, and the three of them were all drunk, so naturally they couldn't drive, especially Brandon, who had already fallen asleep in a daze. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The three of them stayed at the winery, where Nick warmly welcomed them for lunch, and then went to visit the wine-making workshop in the afternoon. The whole day went by.

Before leaving Romanée-Conti, Lu Li decided to buy a few cases of wine, after all, not everyone usually has the opportunity to enter this top winery. After Nick's recommendation, Lu Li bought one box of Latahi, two boxes of Li Qibao and two boxes of Monhaxie Garden.

Originally, Lu Li planned to buy a few more cases of Latahi, but there was not much stock in the winery, and Nick said that there was another batch of Latashi that would have to wait at least seven to ten years to reach its peak, and it was recommended for true wine lovers to buy it, but like Lu Li, he planned to taste it after he returned, but it was not suitable. In the end, Lu Li had no choice but to give up.

Just these five cases of wine, each case of twelve bottles, cost Lu Li 25,000 US dollars, converted into RMB, that is nearly 200,000. The price is staggering, even more expensive than the machinery and tools on many farms. It is hard to imagine that one day, he will really spend 200,000 yuan to buy a batch of wine.

However, Lu Li was not distressed at all, and the payment was extremely happy. The pleasure of splurging, and the deliciousness of wine, is truly the ultimate indulgence, and it is clear that there are many places in life that are worth digging slowly.

Naturally, the five boxes of wine could not be taken with them, and they had no way to transport them to the plane, but left the address, and Romanée-Conti Winery was responsible for transporting them directly to the Clouds Ranch.

When he learned that Lu Li actually had a ranch in Texas and also planted Pinot Noir, Nick's eyes lit up, and he repeatedly said that when he went to New York to participate in the auction next month, he would definitely visit him if he had the opportunity.

Looking at Nick's openness, Lu Li was a little embarrassed, although it was said that the column of the spirit of craftsmanship was a fact, he would write it seriously and serialize, and today's harvest was indeed quite rich, but when he first aimed at Romanée-Conti Winery, he had bad motives, "In fact, when I first contacted you, I wanted to learn from the experience." After all, my vineyard is also planted with Pinot Noir. When it comes to Pinot Noir, who can ignore Romanée Conti, can they?"

Lu Li's honesty made Nick laugh heartily, "It's not strange. Your assistant, Tony, knows Pinot Noir so well that it's less like journalism and more like a winemaking apprentice. Nick's words made Lu Li embarrassed, and the other party had obviously already seen through his own feet, "Don't feel guilty, you're not the only ones doing this." ”

Nick's ridicule made Lu Li laugh too, obviously, Romanée-Conti Winery has endured so many ups and downs, and all kinds of strange scenes have been experienced.

"I'm waiting for your column now. You'd better be careful, and if you're not satisfied, I'll replace your five cases of wine with a bad batch. Nick joked with a serious face.

"Haha. Lu Li nodded again and again, "That's fair." ”

In the evening, Lu Li and his party finally left the famous Romanée-Conti Winery, Brandon leaned against the window with a satisfied face, looking at the rolling vineyards outside the window, "Fourteen, you say, in the future, our vineyard can also grow such top grapes, and then make top wines?"

"That's our goal, but it's not up to me to decide, you should ask Tony. Lu Li sat in the driver's seat, and among the three people, he recovered the fastest. Tony tasted several other varieties that weren't fully ripe in the afternoon, and Brandon was still a little dazed after a few hours of sleep.

After being named, Tony turned his head and laughed, he had a good amount of alcohol, so he was not drunk, but he was in a happy state of excitement all day today, and his words were a little more vague than usual, "I want to make top wines, I want to make them, this is my lifelong dream, to be precise, every winemaker's dream." However, this is not an easy thing to do. ”

"Three points depend on technology, seven points rely on raw materials. Tony opened the window and looked out the window at the sunset, the orange-red glow covered the entire grape hills, the rich green revealed an indescribable bright color, and they were the only ones on the country road, and there was a sense of grandeur going to the end of the world.

Retracting his gaze, Tony smiled and said, "That's how wine is made, eating from God's face." As artisans, there is only so much we can do, and even if we are 100% perfect in the brewing process, we can still make bad wines. ”

There are countless wineries in Burgundy, but there is only one Romanée-Conti, because they have the highest and most elite artisans? No, because they own the only land capable of producing Romanée-Conti.

"The variety of grapes, the land on which they are grown, the rain and sunshine every year, that's what matters. Tony always had a smile on his face, "Actually, I just considered whether to steal a Romanée Conti vine and go back, but after the vine leaves that land, it will not be able to make Romanée Conti." I'm sure there must have been quite a few people who have stolen their vines over the centuries. ”

"I've thought about it too. ”

"Me too. ”

Lu Li and Brandon's honesty filled the carriage with laughter, and after finally laughing, Tony continued, "A truly top-notch wine can't go wrong in every way." The environment of Cloud Top Ranch is so special that we don't know what kind of wine can be grown on that land. ”

Lu Li fell into deep thought.

Obviously, the land is not a holy place, and the wine produced from the beech ranch in the past, although it is good and sells well, it has become one of the main economic sources of the ranch, but Lu Li will not forget that it is the horse farm that really makes the beech ranch famous, and the wine can only take a back seat.

So, what are his strengths?

The vines have been improved by the space spring water, but what is the effect, can there be a fundamental change? Or is it just to make some improvements on the basis? Or has it not changed the quality at all, but just to increase the yield? Judging from the current harvest of the organic farm, Lu Li feels that the quality may improve slightly, and the amount of spring water watered at the beginning is also considerable, and the effect is worth looking forward to.

The same is true for the land, which was watered every day before Tony started planting the vines, and if he persisted for a long time, the improvement of the soil in the vineyard was expected. This is even more desirable than organic farms, because Lu Li knows the importance of soil to the vineyard, and the frequency of watering has not slowed down.

As for the weather, this is not something that Lu Li can control. What is the essential difference between the weather in Texas and Burgundy, whether it is a good or bad thing for winemaking, and whether it has a positive or negative impact on the quality of wine...... Everything is unknown.

However, the wine produced by the beech ranch was famous, does this mean that the weather on the ranch is also suitable for the delicate Pinot Noir?

"In this way, we came to Romani Conti today, and we didn't learn anything?" Lu Li pulled the corners of his mouth and asked curiously.

"No, of course not. Tony shook his head repeatedly, "The big wineries are still different, their management style does not apply to us, but their attention to detail throughout the production process, especially some of the excellence parts, is very important." I need to sort it out next, there is really too much information today. ”

"And you're drinking too much, too. Brandon's complaint made Tony unable to refute, dumbfounded, and depressed, "Then aren't you going to lose your job? Brandon said vaguely, but the meaning was very clear, Tony looked stunned, and Lu Li laughed.

Tony stammered, "I...... I'm very useful, I can re-plan the vineyard, I know how to protect the grapes, and I'm the best craftsman in the vineyard during the picking and winemaking process......" Tony became a little excited, his words stumbled, his face was full of red light, and he even turned around, twisted his seat belt, and said to Brandon in the back, "Three points depend on craftsmanship, three points! Maybe I can't reach 100 percent, but it's okay to get two points!"

Brandon pursed his lips, "You're two points, but I'm three points in my own specialty." So, you'd better start working on it now. Otherwise, the ranch can't afford to splurge too much. ”

"Yes, I think so too. Lu Li said solemnly, making up for the knife by the way, "I spent 25,000 dollars today, and I think the ranch is going bankrupt." ”

Tony opened his mouth wide and cast his eyes aggrieved, but he didn't know what to say, and finally only held back a sentence, "Fourteen ......" The plaintive cry caused Lu Li and Brandon to laugh out loud.

Evenings in Burgundy are picturesque.

For the next ten days, Lu Li and the others stayed in Burgundy, visiting a winery every day, especially those smaller wineries that were relatively close in size to Cloud Peak Ranch. Each winery seems to be the same, but it has its own habits, and considering the Pinot Noir of Burgundy, which is as delicate as a pea princess, each year they face is different and requires all their efforts. This is a valuable experience for Cloud Peak Ranch, and money can't buy it.

This kind of work is undoubtedly happy, stepping on the morning sun, wandering in the green shade, enjoying the wine, comfortable and lazy, casual and leisurely, every day is a wandering wreck, happy. On this land, even the breeze is intoxicating, and I don't want to leave at all.

This also reminded Lu Li of Yunding Ranch, and he became more and more sure, he wanted to seriously operate that vineyard.