As soon as the new owner gave the order, the part of the distillery immediately became busy. The commissioning of the machine, the mopping of the floor, the rinsing of the rinse, especially the large fermentation tanks, each must be carefully cleaned.

Fortunately, the materials of these machines are stainless steel, and the cleaning is very simple, take a brush to brush, then rinse with a lot of water, and finally disinfect and sterilize, and then rinse and dry.

Stainless steel is one of the most commonly used materials in wine production equipment, as iron, copper and other metals can contaminate grape juice and cause fermentation failure, so stainless steel is generally used as a wood-based material before it is used. However, everyone knows the characteristics of wood materials, not to mention the difficulty of cleaning, and the speed of replacement is not as good as that of metal materials. Because stainless steel does not oxidize and produce rust, it has a very large proportion of applications in the wine industry. The entire distillery used stainless steel.

Bo took Xiao Yifei to a fermentation tank, which can be said to be the most important equipment for winemaking.

"The fermentation tank must be completely clean, and although we have added sulphur dioxide to the grape juice, it is still necessary to ensure that the fermentation tank is clean first."

Sulphur dioxide is widely used in wine producers, including sulphur flakes and sulphur dioxide solutions. Sulphur flakes are generally used for disinfection, and the sulphur dioxide fumes produced after the combustion of sulphur can kill the bacteria attached to various utensils and machinery, and prevent the grape juice from becoming infected.

Sulphur dioxide solution, on the other hand, is generally directly integrated into grape juice, which can not only sterilize but also properly preservative. It can be said that sulphur dioxide is the safest disinfectant that can be found in the wine industry.

Regardless of the grade and price of the wine, if you buy thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars of wine, they also contain a certain amount of sulfur dioxide like a dozen dollars of wine. Moreover, the concentration of sulfur dioxide in wine is not indicated, as long as it is below the safe value, it will not affect the human body at all. (It seems to be marked now)

Bo laboriously drilled into a fermentation tank from the checkpoint, Xiao Yifei handed him the lamp, and then lay down at the checkpoint to observe Bo's movements. I saw him carefully inspect the four walls of the fermentation tank, wipe the walls of the tank with a towel from time to time, and then when he withdrew, he still lay down at the inspection port to wipe the place he had just stepped on.

Xiao Yifei learned to inspect a fermentation tank, this thing is really not easy, it is difficult to climb in and out, not to mention, it is still very depressing to stay in the closed fermentation tank. Xiao Yifei is glad that he is not claustrophobic, otherwise, it would have been a good idea.

In addition to the utensils, pipelines, and pumps that have access to the grapes, the floor of the fermentation room is carefully cleaned and washed.

"My father's rule was that the ground had to be clean, so clean that even if the food fell on the ground, it could be picked up and eaten. In this way, good wines can be made. ”

After a few days of washing, the next step is to wait until the utensils are dry. Now the whole winery is waiting for the harvest to arrive. Xiao Yifei took the opportunity to get back the leftover ammunition he ordered, and every day in the space was the sound of his crackling gunshots.

One day, Bart from the Alozhu Winery called and said that he would come to the winery tomorrow, which made Xiao Yifei very curious. It was a critical period before the harvest, and he didn't stay at his winery for the final inspections, but came to Monterena to do something.

Beau gave him a solution.

"I guess it's still the same 70% thing, he's here to negotiate with you."

"Didn't I say last time that I would go in and out with him?"

Bo smiled, thinking that Xiao Yifei was still too tender, and said, "He is here to advance and retreat with you." ”

The next day, after Bart came over, he first said to Xiao Yifei:

"Let's go, come with me to see how your winery preparations are going?"

"Okay."

The two men looked at the press and the fermentation room, and Bart stopped from time to time to check the cleanliness of the machinery.

"Yes, this old guy didn't fool you, and the preparation this time is good."

"Yes, this equipment is great, and this guy is still a bit level in choosing things."

I don't know why, Xiao Yifei has a feeling that Bo and Bart give him a kind of love and killing. Thankfully, Bart interrupted his ramblings and got to the point.

"Shaw, what do you think of that proposal to reduce purity?"

"I've thought about it for a while, and I don't think it's a good proposal, at least for the benefit of most wineries, and of course, that includes us."

"Yes, but in the council, they are more powerful."

"But I'm sure there are quite a few naysayers."

"What do you mean?"

"Bart, don't we want to be a Callistoga sub-region, I believe that most people still support this proposal, and we will use it in exchange, so that we have a greater possibility of establishing a sub-region."

"I've talked to a few people and I've already started to do that. It is not very difficult to set up a sub-production area on the side of the winemaking association, mainly after the establishment of a sub-region, unless it reaches 85% of the grapes produced in Callistoga, the name of Calistoga cannot appear on the wine label, so there are two wineries that have used Calistoga as a brand in the past have not agreed, and they have always been the ones who have been the obstruction. Now that we've reached an agreement to give them a three-year grace period to change their name, there should be no problem this time. ”

"Oh, that's what happened."

"But be careful, the other party is using this to blackmail us."

Xiao Yifei changed the subject: "Didn't you say that they are too powerful, I suddenly thought of a little bit that day, maybe I can limit their power and break up their alliance." ”

"Oh, you say?"

"If we had the Calistoga sub-region, there would be 15 sub-regions in Napa, right?"

Bart counted in his heart, from Canilos and Bronco Valley at the mouth of the valley to the valley of diamonds at the top, plus Calistoga is really 15.

"Yes, yes."

"Don't we have exactly 15 directors, we can follow the system of the Senate, and each sub-district can only have one director."

"This ......"

The idea was a bit ruthless, and the big wineries were basically concentrated in St. Helens and other sub-regions in the middle of Napa Valley, which would make them kill each other. They would certainly oppose the proposal, but there are several other sub-regions that don't have much of a winery, and there is a good chance that they will agree.

"Also, the idea is certainly not going to be passed by the council. However, we can first pass it on privately and let most wineries know about it, and I'm sure many wineries will be interested. This will distract us from the pressure to set up new sub-regions, and in addition, it will also allow them to have cracks in their interior, and the proposal to reduce the purity may be supported by one or two people. It's just that this plan has been mentioned before, but it was not adopted at that time. ”

"I believe there weren't so many wineries in the valley at that time, there wasn't so much foreign capital, and there weren't so many big companies."

"That's just as well. Okay, I'll think about it first when I go back. ”

"Bart, rest assured, if the proposal passes, I will definitely support you as a director of our sub-production area. You don't want to meet a director who doesn't know how to make sake. ”

"What's the matter, there are a few winemakers on the board of directors who are better than the winemakers."

Also, the directors of the giants and big guys in the current board of directors are the CEOs, and they don't know how to make wine, and only small and medium-sized wineries will have CEOs and winemaking directors shoulder to shoulder.

"Aren't you one?"

Hahaha, both of them laughed.

Bo finds Xiao Yifei.

"Shaw, my father has moved away. But don't worry, he'll be back when you shoot. I'm telling you, you don't have to stay at the resort anymore, you can stay at Beehill first. I've had people clean it up again. ”

"Isn't there still a few months to move, let the old man continue to live, it's very convenient for me to live in the resort."

"You know, Jimmy [that's his father] has a lot of affection for the winery, and he decided to move out early so as not to hurt the scene."

"It's okay, Jimmy can continue to live in it if he can't help it, and I'll be able to live in my new house in a few months."

"No, he and Reiner went to live in San Francisco, and it's better to go there when they're older."

Reiner is Jimmy's second wife and Beau's stepmother. Reiner is also an old lady in her 60s, and they decided to move to live in San Francisco, the elderly, who are older and live in a place with good medical conditions, and there seems to be no good private hospital in Napa.

Since that's the case, let's go to the bee hill to live first, just enough to release the black nose, and it's not good to lock him in the space all day long.

"Okay, I'll move over in the afternoon, just in time, the customs said that my pet dog has been quarantined."

"What's your breed? I also have two. ”

Bo's two dogs, Xiao Yifei, have seen bo, one is a golden retriever, a black Labrador, and he likes to find dogs when he loves outdoor sports. Those two dogs are also worthy of being the top three non-aggressive dogs alongside huskies, and they can get together and play with anyone they meet for a while.

"Mine is a normal dog, used to watch the home."

"Is it aggressive? The winery has tourists all the time, there are many people visiting the vineyards, and there are many seasonal workers during the harvest, and the dogs are too aggressive. ”

Think about the black nose and anyone seems to be able to play together.,That's how it was when I was a child.,And when I'm at home, I accompany my mother to the vegetable market every day to buy vegetables.,I don't seem to hear anything aggressive.,Probably because the black nose is a female.。

Xiao Yifei replied: "It shouldn't be strong, I'll lock him up in the bee hill for observation first." ”

"That's fine."

Drive around San Francisco and let the black nose out of the space. The black nose is already very accustomed to entering and exiting the space, and when he looks at the outside environment, he immediately knows that he is in the outside world again.

Blacknose was still very happy to see his master. I saw it wagging its tail around Xiao Yifei and sticking out its tongue to lick Xiao Yifei's hand. Xiao Yifei squatted and played with Black Nose for a while.

"Blacknose, get in the car."

Black Nose climbed into the car along the door and honestly squatted in the passenger seat.

Xiao Yifei put a dog leash on Blacknose and drove to a pet hospital, and after Blacknose found that there were many puppies here, he was very excited and dragged Xiao Yi to fly to other puppies.

A brown-haired girl with freckles on her face received Xiao Yifei:

"What can serve you, sir?"

"My puppy needs vaccinations."

"Okay, please ask his name."

"Black nose."

“？”

"Eh, it's a Chinese name, black nose."

"Sir, we can only register English names here."

Khan, when it comes to the United States, dogs have to have an English name. Xiao Yifei couldn't think of a nice English name for a while, and the receptionist suggested:

"Or is it called? The pronunciation is about the same, and it won't be unaccustomed either. ”

"Black Nose, that's a good name. Well, just call. ”

"Okay, it's had those vaccines before."

"Only rabies vaccination."

"Then it needs to be examined in detail."

The black nose is very gentle, and he doesn't scream when he sees the doctor, and he is very cooperative with various examinations. But it was also very excited, and when he examined it, he kept licking the instruments, as if he wanted to taste what it tasted like.

After a while, the doctor determined his health status and offered to make up a bunch of vaccines.

Xiao Yifei looked at the ignorant and stupidly excited black nose, and gloated and poked his finger at the door of his head:

"Black nose, you're miserable, you definitely won't want to come here in the future."

Blacknose didn't understand this, and stupidly stuck out his tongue and licked his fingers.

When Xiao Yifei carried it to the injection table, it was still very excited. When the doctor secured him and put him in a muzzle, he realized that something was wrong, and struggled to break free, and his mouth made a low threatening sound, and his teeth were exposed.

"Blacknose, be honest."

Xiao Yifei hurriedly hugged its head to comfort it.

When the first dose of the vaccine went down, it began to struggle again, and it began to scream.

"Blacknose, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

The black-nosed head drilled straight into Xiao Yifei's arms, and a pitiful whining sound came out of his mouth.

"Okay, just 1 more stitch."

Finally finished the vaccine, the eyes of the black nose looking at the doctor were full of fear, and as soon as he was released, he immediately dragged Xiao Yi outside and ran, wanting to escape immediately. Xiao Yifei could only pick him up and listen to the doctor's instructions.

"I'm going to come back in a week and get two shots of the vaccine."

Haha, the suffering of the black nose is not over yet.

On the way back to the winery, the black nose was lying in the passenger seat, his head resting on his front paws, and he looked at Xiao Yifei with pitiful eyes with watery eyes, as if complaining "How can you do this to me". Xiao Yifei rubbed his head with his hands while having fun.