Chapter 262: Buying a Winery
Andrew's blue eyes suddenly lit up, he had been looking forward to his laboratory for a long time, whether it was the equipment or the air purification system, there was enough consideration, and now the grapes of this season have just been harvested, if the construction speed is accelerated, it can catch up with next year.
Wang Hao also made up his mind, anyway, it is not too difficult for him to buy a winery in the Hunter Valley, as long as the auction the day after tomorrow is not unsuccessful, then his assets will usher in another increase.
Besides, buying a winery now is not an immediate payment, you need to check the specific content of the winery first, and then negotiate slowly, and when you finally pay, I am afraid that it will be half a month later.
The Hunter Valley isn't too far from Sydney, and buying a winery here is a great place to spend your holiday without having to go back to the Golden Pastures
"You should be familiar with this neighborhood, are there any estates ready for sale right now?" Wang Hao opened his mouth and asked, Andrew has been in the Hunter Valley for so long, he must have become a local snake, it is better to find him more reliable than to find a real estate agent.
At least he knows which estates grow better grapes and which ones have larger sizes, which are better than the official figures.
Andrew looked at the person in front of him, and said wait a minute, and now he immediately wants to buy a winery, this kind of mentality of hiding wealth is really true.
He packed the wine into a portable wine cabinet, "Did you really decide to buy a winery?" This is not a casual thing, and the price of land in the Hunter Valley is already very expensive. ”
"Buying a winery is an investment, and in the future, I will use the wine from my own ranch to drink for myself, and the wine produced by this winery will be used for sale. It can also be regarded as a good investment channel. ”
"You Chinese like to buy land, and now the land price in Hunter Valley has risen largely because of you Chinese."
Andrew muttered, "Since 2011." Your Chinese buyers have been buying Australian vineyards on a large scale, and four wineries have been bought by Chinese in the last six months. Maybe you'll be neighbors again. ”
Wang Hao was interested, he knew that many Chinese tycoons were keen to buy land abroad, but he didn't expect the wineries in the Hunter Valley to be so popular, "So how much are the wineries they bought?" I want to have a bottom in my heart first. ”
"The cheapest is $2.1 million, and the more expensive ones are $2.70, $2.8 million. Investors generally buy large estates, while Chinese individuals generally buy small wineries. ”
As soon as he heard this price, Wang Hao was much more relieved, it was only 2 million Australian dollars, and he now had more than 3.7 million Australian dollars in his bank card. At first, he thought that it would cost five or six million to buy a winery, so he was worried that his liquidity was not enough.
Now that Wang Hao's eyes have opened, one or two million is nothing in his eyes, after all, every time he sells some beef cattle, he will make millions.
"So cheap? Then let's talk about the winery with slightly better conditions, the kind with a good environment and grape growing area. ”
Andrew almost wanted to vomit blood when he heard this, two million Australian dollars is still cheap? It is estimated that I can only earn enough after working hard for decades, which is too big.
So he looked at Wang Hao suspiciously, this young Chinese guy who didn't know where he came from should be lying to himself. But when I think about it, I have something worth deceiving now. It has reached the end of the road.
"There are more than 200 wineries in the Hunter Valley, and there are five or six of them on the market, but these wineries are either located in remote areas or the soil conditions are not good. I do know a piece of news. The owner of Lakes-Folly is considering changing hands because of a failed investment, so we can go and have a look. ”
Andrew stood up. He made a gesture of please, then took a step forward.
"The name of this winery sounds funny. Isn't folly stupid? Wang Hao grinned, the owner of the winery really knows how to choose a name.
"The origins of this winery are a bit big. It is the first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in the Hunter Valley, which directly drives all the wineries here, and also greatly enhances the reputation of the Hunter Valley, which is considered a star winery in the Hunter Valley. ”
It's a bit of a surprise, it's nice to be able to buy a boutique winery, anyway, no matter how well these grapes grow, you don't have to worry about the raw materials with your own druid wine. As long as the winemakers can keep up, it will be possible to produce some of the best wines in the world.
After walking for more than 20 minutes in the environment of birds and flowers, Wang Hao and Andrew came to the gate of Fulin Lake Winery.
The iron European-style gate looks a little old, and the delicate patterns on it are not clearly visible, which also adds some evidence to the history of the winery.
"The winery is not open to outside tourists, they insist on producing wine and do not follow the path of tourism." Andrew explained in a low voice, "The hosts here are very welcoming, so don't worry. ”
"Hey, Steven, old man!" Andrew rang the winery's doorbell and shouted, "An old friend has come to visit." ”
After a while, after a dog barking, a middle-aged white man in his fifties wearing slippers and beach pants opened the iron door and gave Andrew a big hug.
"It's been a long time, the last time I came to you for a drink, you actually refused. It's a pleasure to meet you. Steven looks like an old man on a beach vacation, and the smile on his face makes people feel close.
Andrew pointed at Wang Hao, "This is about to become my employer, he wants to buy a winery, so I brought him over, you talk slowly, ignore me." ”
Wang Hao took two steps forward, he stretched out his hand and shook it, "I'm very happy to see you, this winery looks very good, and it's very well maintained." ”
"Young man, are you sure you want to buy a winery instead of a few bottles of wine?" Steven was a little skeptical, could this Asian guy who looked like he was 25 years old at most be able to shell out that much money?
Nodding very affirmatively, Wang Hao knew that his age made them a little suspicious, but the money was earned by himself, so what was there to be embarrassed about.
"Yes, I just want to buy a winery, can you give you a brief tour?"
Steven shrugged, "Of course, welcome!" ”
He turned around and walked to the winery, and as he walked, he introduced: "Actually, I am the second owner of this winery, which I bought from the Lucas family in 2000, and it has been more than ten years now. ”
"It's no exaggeration to say that this is definitely a legendary winery and the first boutique winery in the Hunter Valley. We have always adhered to the small but fine business route, although the area of the winery is only 12 hectares, and the annual production is only about 4,500 cases, but the sales are very good. (To be continued......)
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