Chapter 730: Can Make a Lot of Wine
(Thanks to my friend Haimeng's encouragement)
The kids had a great time at Andy's Ranch, both from Palm Springs and from China. There's a lot of stuff here, it's so new. In fact, the most important thing is that there are cute little animals that can accompany them to play happily.
Although Clark said that the business outsourced by those government departments would be reviewed and evaluated in detail, Liu Yunxuan was also a little uneasy, so he called Connie and asked him to go back to the security company if there was nothing major on the island.
He was afraid that Clark would be negligent in his eagerness to produce results, which could be seen from his attitude when he talked about things yesterday afternoon.
Fortunately, there really isn't anything going on on the island, and Connie is planning to come back these days. And also told Liu Yunxuan a good news, the beach on the island has been cleaned up, if Liu Yunxuan is interested, he can take the children over to play.
As for security, there is no need to worry at all, long-range radar, speedboat patrols, and excellent military defense personnel, with these three protections, the safety of the island is proper.
It was Connie's call that made Liu Yunxuan's trip to the vineyard early, and he also wanted to go over to see what the beach on the other side of the island looked like now.
When the children heard that they were going to play at the beach, they were all excited, because these children from China had never played at the beach before, and their impression of the sea was only in books and film and television works.
Moreover, Liu Yunxuan also temporarily told Connie to tell Moss that they would hold a small bonfire party on the beach in the evening and invite people from Moss's company to participate together.
Because there are so many children, I have to go to the airport to take a plane. Liu Yunxuan: They arrived at the vineyard one step earlier.
"Andy, you're finally willing to come to the vineyard again, we thought you had forgotten about us." After seeing Liu Yunxuan, they said jokingly.
"Hey, Ray, I've just been here from Huaxia shortly after I got back. Arrange the workers later, and we will have a lot of small guests today. Liu Yunxuan patted D on the shoulder and said.
"Okay, it just so happens that a small number of grapes are ripe, so these little guests can taste them." D nodded and said.
"Ray, how is our vineyard this year?" As D walked inside, Liu Yunxuan asked casually.
"This year, our vineyard has a very high amount of fruit set, with a single fruit set of more than 16 pounds. A normal vineyard weighs 14 pounds per plant, which is a good yield. D said with a smile.
"Thanks to the use of our own organic fertilizer, the grapes tasted much better this year, with high acidity. I believe that this year will not only have a good production, but also make good red wine. ”
He hasn't started making wine yet, but he spends his spare time in the vineyard. Whether red wine is good or not is not good in addition to the winemaking process and proportion. The quality of the raw materials is also important.
Now a small part of the grapes are ripe, and he has tasted them one by one, and the taste is indeed much better than before. Of course, the taste he is talking about is not the kind of taste that tastes sweet and delicious, but the taste that is suitable for making wine. However, these wine grapes also have a unique flavor to eat.
He also recognized Liu Yunxuan's theory at the beginning, that is, the soil here is not very good, and it has been improved with the improvement of organic fertilizer.
Otherwise, he really didn't know how to explain that the original vineyard soil had been carefully tested, but there was no way to produce good grapes.
"That's right. How many bottles of wine can our vineyard make? After coming to the room, Liu Yunxuan asked in wonder.
All he knew was that red wine was made from grapes, but he didn't really know exactly how many grapes were needed to make a bottle of wine. I don't know how much this vineyard will be able to produce this year. If you brew less, if you taste good, you may not have a chance to take it out.
Good taste is naturally preferred to restaurants in New York. Keep some at home, and send some from relatives and friends, if it's less, it's really not enough. Business is booming in New York restaurants right now.
"Actually, there's a rough formula here, and as I said earlier, many vineyards measure a good harvest by 14 pounds per plant." D said with a smile.
"Normally, 14 pounds of wine makes five 750ml bottles. On our side, we planted vines according to the standard row spacing, with 1,346 vines per hectare. ”
"We have less than 20 hectares on our side. A total of 25,000 vines were planted, and we have a higher number of fruit per plant. As a result, about 142,800 bottles of 750 ml of wine can be produced. ”
"I can brew so much, I guess this fraction is enough for our restaurant and ourselves. It can also sell a hundred thousand bottles. Liu Yunxuan said happily.
This is more than 140,000 bottles of red wine, which can be tossed with your own thoughts. Although the industry is now Fangfang, he can be regarded as a pilot in advance, at most, these profitable parts can be regarded as temporary borrowing.
"Andy, our output is really not enough, the main thing is that our area is too small." d smiled and slapped Liu Yunxuan, "Germany's Rheinhessen wine region has an area of more than 26,000 hectares, and their annual red wine production is nearly 200 million bottles. ”
"And this is because some of us will also use the New World brewing process, which has less loss, otherwise there are not so many."
Hearing D say this, Liu Yunxuan felt itchy in his heart, not the output of 200 million bottles attracted him, but the area of more than 26,000 hectares of vineyards attracted him.
He had always felt that the vineyards were too small and did not fit his usual "big" style. It's just that I haven't had any experience in wine before, and I really don't know what the taste of red wine is and whether it will be popular with wine lovers.
"Ray, let's see if we can make it this year. If the brewing is successful, keep an eye out for other plantations nearby to see if there are any other plantations for sale. We're going to have to make it bigger. Liu Yunxuan pondered for a while and said.
This year's sellable volume is about 100,000 bottles, which looks like a lot, and it is estimated that you won't even hear a sound when you spread it out. In recent years, the demand in the red wine market has been very large. Of course, the premise of this qiē is that the quality of the red wine produced by oneself is excellent.
I was also very happy to hear Liu Yunxuan say this, and he gave the example of Rheinhesse to hook. Quote Liu Yunxuan. He is confident that he will make good wines this year. As a winemaker, the greatest success is to have more people drink the wine they make and enjoy it.
"Uncle D, Fang Fang has come to see you. I want to help Fangfang make delicious wine, Fangfang agreed to grandpa. When the two were chatting, Xiao Fangfang ran in from outside, grabbed D's arm and said.
This little guy really remembers. did not forget the promise made to Mr. Li when he was in Huaxia. Liu Yunxuan was very pleased. In fact, the child's education really has a lot to do with the parents, and how the parents usually behave will affect the child's future growth.
Liu Yunxuan did a better job in this regard, except that he was worse at often taking Fangfang out to play, but as long as he promised Fangfang, he would do other things. And Fangfang promised him that he would work hard to do it.
“ok。 When the official brewing begins, Fangfang will come here, and I'll teach you how to make sake when the time comes. It would be more meaningful for Fangfang to make her own wine and give it to others. D rubbed Fangfang's little head and said with a smile.
"Well, that's a good idea, I'll come over when the time comes." Fang Fang hadn't said anything yet, but Liu Yunxuan was very interested in this mention.
Anyway, there is d to help with the proportion, and it will be good to be responsible for the manual operation when the time comes. This self-brewed wine has a face when you take it out.
"Andy, the vineyard on your side is so beautiful. Especially the fenced-off passage outside the porch, I really want to stay outside for a while. Joanna said enviously as she walked in.
Not only Joanna, but Michelle was full of praise for the vines and plants crawling over the aisle outside when she came here. It's a lot more intentional than parasols and the like.
"Joanna. To be correct, this is not my property, this vineyard is Angela's. Liu Yunxuan said with a smile.
He also noticed Fang Fang's small expression. Hearing Joanna praise this vineyard, her little breasts stood tall, and she almost announced the ownership of this vineyard directly.
The children loved to hear compliments, and she wanted to declare that sovereignty had nothing to do with the value of the vineyard, just as Fangfang had just arrived at the ranch and introduced the animals to her friends. This is to show your friends.
"Teacher Joanna, when the time comes, Fangfang will follow Uncle D to make wine and give it to you to drink." Fang Fang nodded her little head and said. After finishing speaking, he also gave Liu Yunxuan an approving look. Well. Today's big table xiàn is good.
"Wow, Miss Joanna is waiting for Angela's wine." Joanna touched Fangfang's little head and said with a smile.
She knew the approximate value of the vineyard. Not to mention that it's a famous wine region like Napa Valley. However, she also praised Fangfang's well-behavedness.
The fun of children's play, one is to play, and the other is to eat. When you come to the vineyard, you can't eat the grapes.
Liu Yunxuan: They arrived early, the weather was not hot, and the workers also picked the grapes early, waiting for these little guests to come and taste it.
The grapes here are all suitable varieties for winemaking, and they are not as good as the ones sold in the market in terms of taste and size.
However, compared to the grapes in ordinary vineyards, the taste is already very good, and the little ones are very happy to eat a bunch each. The main reason is that there are many children, a few people have expressed their interest, and other children are rushing to eat when they see it.
Liu Yunxuan did not forget the main purpose of these children, which was for a study tour. I asked the workers in the vineyard to talk to the little ones about the cultivation and management of grapes, and I also listened a lot to them.
"Andy, are all the children in Huaxia so powerful now? How well do you know the language? D looked at the children who were listening attentively and asked incredulously.
Although he has never been to the Huaxia Continent, he also knows some of the situation in China. He didn't expect these children to have such a high level of English. He wondered if he had been focusing on the wine making business for the past two years, and he couldn't keep up with the development of the outside world.
"No, these children actually started learning English a long time ago, so they have such a good performance." Liu Yunxuan said with a smile. The actual situation is what it is, and there is nothing to brag about here.
"This is already very powerful, after all, the language environment in China is still worse than here." D nodded and said.
If you can master foreign languages so well, I am afraid that the profession of translation will not have such a high income in the future. Although these children are learning in advance, this is really impressive.
Because the pronunciation of these children is very standard, there are not many different accents. If you pay more attention in the future, you will be better. (To be continued)
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