Chapter 43: A Trip to the Vineyard
When the two came to the deserted vineyard, Yao Liang pointed to the endless orchard and said proudly: "Good wine is grown." That's why we pay a lot of attention to grape growing, and we have been using organic farming, not using sulfur to kill mold, watering the ground with milk, raising chickens to catch insects, and using cows to plough the land. ”
Hearing this, Yunhe was constipated with a face, and he didn't know what to say, although this planting method does seem a bit high, but your uncle, Lao Tzu's milk doesn't cost money?! You scumbag! How much money are you wasting on me?
After taking several deep breaths, it took half a sound to calm down, and Yun He said with an expression on his face: "Don't use milk to water the ground in the future, I have arranged for Joseph to lay irrigation facilities for the entire estate, and in the future, the vineyard will be irrigated with drip irrigation, planted scientifically, and will also lighten your work." ”
Listening to Yunhe's blunt, as if squeezed out of his throat, Yao Liang reacted from his good feelings, and then looked at Yunhe's face, and immediately understood, yes! It seems that the big boss does not support the milk pouring on the ground. I couldn't help muttering to myself in my heart: "These damn rich guys are so rich, and they still care about such a little milk, it's all produced by the manor itself, and they don't need money!" It's stingy! ”
Seeing Yao Liang's dissatisfaction, Yunhe couldn't help but murmur to himself in his heart, "How do you know my good intentions!" Can watering the ground with milk be more nutritious than watering it with aura-rich water? Am I that stingy? It's just the last sentence, and what he said himself is a little empty.
Since it was the boss's order, Yao Liang's little arm couldn't twist this big thick leg, so he had to accept his fate. Then he continued in a low tone: "Because Mr. Liman Sr. makes wine mainly for his own drinking and giving away, so the investment in the winery has always been very small, and our yield has never been high, two hundred acres, such a large vineyard, actually only produces more than 10,000 bottles of wine a year, and only two or three million dollars a year. ”
Yunhe frowned slightly when he heard that the output of such a large winery was so low, this old Liman was so fucking ruthless, stingier than me! Wasting such a large piece of land in vain, no, can't be wasted like this, this is a big income, so he waved his hand: "How much does the winery cost?" ”
"It's going to take between eight hundred and nine million." Yao Liang blurted out without the slightest consideration.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll call Joseph nine million, you go to him and ask for it, give me a good transformation of the winery, the output must be increased, but the quality can't be relaxed." Yunhe commanded.
"Yes, boss, make sure to complete the mission." Hearing that the application was approved so quickly, Yao Liang was so happy that his eyes were about to squint, and sure enough, Joseph was right, this new boss is Haoshuang! In this way, this guy is pretty good!
Seeing Yao Liang's expression, Yunhe reacted at this time, his sister's was fooled! But if he said it, he spilled the water, and it was for the winery, so he shook his head with a smile, "Hey, I didn't expect to be deceived by you!" Don't worry, I'll call you later, but you have to be worthy of my investment, but don't let me down! ”
Yao Liang first grabbed his hair embarrassedly, then patted his chest, and confidently assured: "Don't worry, boss, I have already done the renovation plan of the winery, and I am short of this money, hey, Mr. Liman has always been reluctant to invest in the past, I originally thought that this plan would end without a problem, but I didn't expect to meet such a bold person as the boss!" Speaking of the back, he slapped Yunhe's ass a little.
The effect is also very significant, look at Yunhe's uncontrollable joy on his face, you can know the mood of this girl at this time, he is in a good mood, at this time, he can't help but look at Yao Liang more and more, the more pleasing to the eye, so he asked with concern: "By the way, I see that there are only four of you in the winery, such a big winery, are you busy?" ”
"That's enough for so many people, and the usual work is not very busy, and now it's machine production, just the four of us, and when it's really busy, like the grape picking season, we also hire a lot of temporary workers."
Hearing this, Yunhe nodded, this is also true, such a large piece of land, just a few of them, even if they are exhausted, they can't finish it.
"Let's go inside."
The two walked leisurely in the vineyard, and Yao Liang began to introduce again: "Our winery has a history of 30 years, and there are many old vines in the vineyard, and the average age of the vines in the winery is more than 20 years. ”
I also visited Bordeaux some time ago, so Yunhe also knows a little bit about grapevines, and I was a little surprised to hear this, I didn't expect that there were so many old vines in the winery!
Grapevines have a lifespan, generally around 60 years, but depending on the soil, weather, management and other factors, the actual lifespan may be a little different.
But generally speaking, the vine will not bear fruit in the first two years, and only a small amount of fruit will be produced in the third year, but in order to ensure the growth of the vine, the flowers that bloom in the third year will be artificially removed, so that it will not bear fruit, let it concentrate on growing, and from the fourth year, it will only be allowed to bear a small amount of fruit.
In the first ten years, the vines are young, when they are not deep enough to produce wines with fresh fruity aromas, without that rich flavour and not for long periods of storage.
The next 30 years is the peak fruiting period, when the roots of the vines will dig deep into the soil, desperately absorbing the rich minerals, and the red wine will taste very good, mellow and gentle.
After that, the vines enter the old age and the yield declines, so the average age of these vines in the vineyard is 20 years, which can be said to be in the prime of life, which is very important for the winery, and the age of the vines is also an important factor in determining the value of the winery.
For the vineyard, Yao Liang can be said to know everything well, any piece of land, what variety, how many vines, which year is planted, it is all a treasure.
The planting of the vineyard is also very reasonable, and there are vines of all ages, so that it will not bring fault to the winery, and then Yunhe asked about the winery's usual production and management, Yao Liang also responded fluently, orderly, and saw that Yunhe nodded straightly, and he was at ease to hand over the nine million to him.
After visiting the vineyard, the two were going to the cellar to have a look, but on the side, the black skin, who was already impatient, finally couldn't help it, grabbed Yunhe's clothes, pointed to the direction of the villa, and pointed to the sun, howling eagerly, as if he was afraid that Yunhe would not understand, and patted his fat belly.
Yunhe couldn't help but shake his head funny, and flicked this delicious big foodie, you girl, you don't remember anything, just remember to eat! Then he shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Yao Liang, who was stunned to the side, Yao Liang was also eye-opening, boss this pet, this is the rhythm of becoming a jing!
Looking at the sun gradually sinking in the west, I didn't expect to just walk around like this, it was gone in the afternoon, and I haven't even done anything yet, so I quickly asked Yao Liang to bring a few oak barrels over, although now they are all made by machines, but there are still small batches of oak barrels in the village for winemaking.
After returning to the villa and filling the coffee beans into buckets, he didn't bother to taste the baking points, Yunhe hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare a large plate of vegetable salad, and finally sent away this foodie who had been circling around him and had a pitiful expression from time to time.
(PS: After taking the train for more than ten hours, I finally arrived home at noon with difficulty, starting tomorrow, regular life, regular renewal.) Ask for recommendations, ask for collections! )