After breakfast, everyone dispersed and went their separate ways.

The third and fourth are going to the Mustang Manor, because the previous owner of the manor went bankrupt, the manor has been in the hands of the real estate company for half a year. They are now the owners of the Mustang Manor, and they will live there for a while in the future, and go back to tidy up the house.

The second newlywed honeymoon, Chen Mo didn't want to disturb the romantic time of the two, so he and Chen Xi took a Chinese restaurant waiter to the brewing workshop.

Alwin and the brewery workers were drying the oak barrels, and when they saw Chen Mo coming in, they hurriedly greeted him, saying, "Hi, Boss." I just heard Robert say that you hunted a wild deer in the morning. Oh my God, it hurts me so much that I wasn't called for hunting. ”

A Chinese restaurant waiter named Luo Di acted as a temporary translator and translated Alvin's words for Chen Mo. After hearing this, Chen Mo smiled and said, "I will definitely call you next time I hunt." ”

"Haha, don't forget."

"Are you free now? Take me around the vineyards and help me learn about the vineyards in Napa Valley. ”

"OK, can you go now?"

Chen Mo has only been to the vineyard of the estate once.

The vineyard is located far from the estate, a few minutes by car.

On the way, Alvin explained California wine and the history of California wine. Alvin was a fervent lover of Napa wines, and was furious at the mention of people saying Napa Valley as 'the representative of New World wines'.

In Chen's mind, California has always been a rising star in the winemaking industry, and the representative of New World Wine seems to be right. But Alwin has a different view, and many of France's European neighbors have a long history of wine, as we all know, but the history of winemaking in California can be traced back to the 18th century. Moreover, several wine brands with famous wineries in Napa Valley have even overtaken the famous wineries in the Bordeaux region of France in some areas.

They first went to the No. 3 grape region.

"This piece is all yours?" With no end in sight, Chen Xi was even more surprised when he saw this than when he saw the mansion, and asked.

"Just two of them, 70 acres." Chen Mo pointed his finger and said, "The others belong to other manors." ”

Alwin led Chen Mo into the vineyard, and he could see that it was a well-managed vineyard, with a passage in the middle of the rows of vines that could accommodate a car to drive through.

The vineyard has been managed by Alvin for more than 20 years, during which time it has gone through three owners, but it is as quiet, peaceful and beautiful as it was before: "Good wine grows out of the ground. The quality of the grapes determines the quality of the grapes, and the quality of the grapes determines the quality of the wine......"

Chen Mo nodded in agreement, which is why there are parks.

To grow good grapes, you have to have good land. This is a second-class wine-growing region in Napa Valley and is priced at about $170,000 per acre. followed Alvin to tell Chen Mo about the geology and soil structure here......

Then they went to the Grand Cru vineyard. That's a lot of land, with $3.6 million spent on 10 acres of vineyards. If you only sell a Grand Cru vineyard, as long as the news of the sale is released, the seller can step on your threshold. It can be said that there is no market.

Chen Mo was able to buy this special vineyard, and it was bought together with the estate.

The 10 acres are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon. In order to ensure the quality of the grapes, only two to three bunches of grapes are usually left per vine. This year, Napa Valley has a dry climate with little rainfall, and summer comes especially early. Some of the Cabernet Sauvignons on the trees have taken on a reddish tinge.

After seeing it, Chen Xi picked one greedily, "Phew." What grapes, sour and astringent. ”

The grapes used to make wine are different from the grapes that everyone usually eats. In fact, grapes used to make wine are used to make wine, so it is better not to eat them. That would ruin people's goodwill for delicious grapes. Moreover, most of the grapes used to make wine are relatively small, such as the Cabernet Sauvignon here, the ripe Cabernet Sauvignon is no bigger than the fingernail of a little finger, and the skin is thick and flavorful.

"You're laughing at me."

After walking around the premium park for a while, Chen Mo suddenly saw someone digging vines, and it was still a 'big tree'.

The main stem of the vine was thicker than an arm, and it should be the legendary old vine vine. Asked Alwin, who said with some pity: "This is the vineyard of the famous Red Deer Winery. The vines in this grove are among the few surviving vines in Napa Valley. It's also been the signature of Red Deer Winery, and about three years ago, the two acres of surviving vines plummeted for unknown reasons. Moreover, the sour taste of Cabernet Sauvignon for two years in a row is too strong to be comparable to Barbera......"

Barbera is a late-ripening variety, harvested later than other grapes, and because the acidity is still high after full ripeness, Barbera from the Americas is mainly used in blending to increase the acidity of the wine.

"It's mid-June now, and you can see the quality of the grapes. The quality of the grapes of these surviving vines is even inferior to that of ordinary old vines. "Regarding the definition of the age of old vine trees, the vast majority of countries and regions in the world do not have strict laws and industry norms. Only the wine association of the Barossa Valley in Australia has formulated regulations on the age of the old vine, which can be called old vine if it is 35 years old, 70 years old vine, 100 years old vine, and more than 125 years old vine.

Although there are no clear industry norms in Napa Valley, the winemakers here secretly agree with the rules set by the Barossa Valley Wine Association of Australia. It is also called the old vine and is proud of it.

"Old vine" undoubtedly adds points to a wine, making the drinker more respectful and cherished. But the word 'old vine' is not synonymous with good wine. At the end of the day, Napa Valley wine is all about quality, and no one will buy it if the old vine doesn't make a good wine.

Determined that the quality of the grapes would not be too good this season, the winery had to uproot the remaining vines, raise the land and transplant the vines at the end of the year.

Chen Mo walked over and took a look, the 'surviving old vines' of seventy years or more have a strange shape, and they are very suitable for planting as landscape trees in the yard: "Alwin, help me ask if their vines are sold?" I want to buy it and set up the landscape at home. ”

"Lake, the manager of Red Deer Winery, knows me very well, and if you don't want much, I'll talk to him and give you a few for free." Alvin laughed. During this season, the dug trees can only be sent to the gardening center to be used as landscape plants.

"Five of them."

"Okay, I'll help you ask." Alvin said and walked over and greeted an old man with a white beard across from him, "Hey, buddy. This is my new owner, and he loves the vines here and wants to take a few home and plant them in the yard. ”

"OK, no problem. Look at these trees, they were originally deliberately reserved for themselves. Lake introduced Chen Mo to a few old vine trees with a special body shape, and said.

"Thank you very much. Listen to Alwin, you and he are good friends. If you have time, you are welcome to visit Casabel Manor. Chen Moli said back and forth.

"Oh, of course. Alwyn and I had a lifelong friendship. During a hunting trip, I found a wild boar and I didn't kill it with a single shot. The boar rushed at me like crazy, and I was stupefied, but it was Alvin who saved me, and he shot the boar. "Clay is a very talkative person, and he speaks with a lot of body language, which makes it easy to make people feel good.

Chen Mo felt their friendship and said, "This morning, the housekeeper and I also hunted a wild deer in the valley behind Casaper Manor. Alvin had just complained to me that he hadn't been called, or we might as well have made an appointment to go hunting in the Back Valley. ”

"Oh, that's great. I finally got the offer. You don't know, Mr. Green, the owner of Casabel Manor, is a strict conservationist. Alwin and I snuck in once, only to be discovered, and he nearly lost his job. ”

Alvin looked embarrassed, no one wanted to let his current boss know about what he had done in the past.

Lake saw the look in Elwyn's eyes and looked apologetic, "I'm sorry, I seem to have said the wrong thing." ”

"It doesn't matter. I'm not a conservationist, and I'm always welcome if you want to hunt. Just don't let the bullets fly to my hilltop villa. ”

"Haha, that's decided." Lake laughed and asked for help to carry ten old vine trees to his pickup truck, and then enthusiastically helped carry the vines back to Casabel Manor, Chen Mo's villa.