Chapter 737: Making Wine

(Thanks to my friend aaron121200 and Da Hanjian for their encouragement)

Liu Yunxuan's magical internal force and the magical effect of space water allowed Raymond's eyes to fully recover in a very short period of time, and his vision was not affected in any way after examination. £∝ Top Novel,

This made his family doctor curious, as he had never met a patient who recovered so quickly.

According to his previous experience, although this kind of surgery is not large, because of the special position, it will have to recover for at least a month. And if you want to be completely free, it will take three months to half a year.

Later, Raymond also vaguely said that because of some friends, he would recover so quickly after using acupuncture therapy, and hoped that the doctor would not mind, so that this matter could be regarded as a round.

Because no matter where the doctor is, he doesn't like his patient to have someone else intervene, and it's okay to cure it, but if something goes wrong, the responsibility in the future is great. Fortunately, the relationship between the two was also good in the past, and the most important thing is that Raymond is in good condition.

Raymond is well off, the sun is shining these days, and it's time for the grapes in the vineyard to start picking and brewing. Of course, the Great Demon King of Fangfang, who had been thinking about this matter, couldn't be left behind, and he also ran here early.

"Little Fangfang, are you sure you want to make wine yourself? But it's very hard, you have to pick the grapes yourself, and you have to do all the work yourself, only Uncle Raymond will help you in the later season. Liu Yunxuan looked at Fangfang, who was wearing a small straw hat and carrying a small basket, and said as soon as he was ready.

"Yes, Fangfang has to make it herself, and she must make good wine, by the way, Dada, can you prepare the keg for me? If it's too big, I won't be able to pick that many grapes. Fang Fang said with a small frown.

Everything else is easy to do. But this bucket is too big to hold itself, and how many grapes do you have to pick?

"You can pick it with confidence, there are those that kind of small barrels, and they are also used in this kind of small barrels." Liu Yunxuan said with a smile.

This kind of 225-liter large oak barrel is not to mention Fangfang, even if you have to pick a few more barrels, you will be dizzy. It's not just about putting the grapes in the middle. Drink wine.

Because they were all going to make wine using old-world techniques, a qiē could only be done by hand, even if there was a grape harvester.

And Xiao Afu was hung on his chest by Liu Yunxuan again, and Michelle also followed to pick grapes. is also because of Xiao Afu, Liu Yunxuan's picking is relatively slow, and he has to be careful not to be scraped by grape leaves.

said that she let Xiao Fangfang pick it herself, how could she really ignore it. Although it is a ten-liter keg, there are quite a few people to give this fangfang.

After working hard for a long time, Liu Yunxuan looked at a large pile and a small pile of grapes in front of him and felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Boss. You can't make this single Cabernet Sauvignon grape just in front of you, you need these Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes. Raymond walked over with the workers carrying baskets of grapes.

"After a while, we can pick all these grapes, mix them together, and then press the juice to ferment?" Liu Yunxuan asked.

"Of course not, delicious wines need to be blended and fermented again according to their taste, otherwise there would be no shortage of winemakers in the Old World." Raymond said with a smile.

In the old world, the process of brewing mainly relied on people, that is, the winemaker's grasp of the taste. Because the quality of the grapes is different from vintage to vintage, the taste of the must after fermentation is also different. If they were all mixed in a fixed proportion, they would not taste as good as the wine from the original vineyard.

"Okay. Listen to you, get us the tools, and we'll start picking the grapes. Liu Yunxuan shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Okay, I'll come back when the juice is squeezed, don't make it yourself." Raymond said mysteriously after asking the workers to move a few large wooden basins.

Liu Yunxuan didn't care about him, he didn't understand anything anyway. Just listen to the commands.

Now he knows why there are so few wineries in the old world to make wine, which is too laborious. Grape picking cannot be done by machine, which means that the grape grains must be taken by hand. Because Raymond said that if the grape stalks were mixed in, the wine would taste weird.

It's just thinking about making something for relatives and friends. It is estimated that it will take a long time. The vineyard here is not very large, and today it employs a lot of extra workers. There is more labor, and the cost is also rising linearly.

"Yun Xuan, it seems that it is really difficult to drink top-quality wine." Michelle said with a sigh as she tugged at the grapes.

"Yes, if we were all brewing with New World techniques, the requirements for viticulture would not be so high." Liu Yunxuan also complained, "Otherwise, the planting density here can be increased, not to mention doubling the yield." ”

In the past few days, he has not been idle, and has somewhat supplemented some knowledge of winemaking. It's okay on his side, some top wineries, people's own requirements are higher.

Sometimes only one bottle of wine is made from a single vine, because many of the grapes are removed as residues during the juice, fermentation, maturation and filtration processes of the winemaking process. Or why do so many people say that this good wine is not made, but grown?

However, although Liu Yunxuan has always been accustomed to being top-notch, he doesn't dare to play like this now. The main reason is that whether these grapes can make good quality wines is still unknown, and the risk is too great.

If the process and ratio are really mastered, maybe in the future, we will really build a vineyard for this kind of high-level winemaking, and then we may not be able to sell it even if you have how much money you have.

It is also very time-consuming to pull the grapes, because these grapes are relatively small, and you have to be careful not to get the stems in, the only thing you don't have to worry about is whether the grapes are intact.

"We've picked it up here, what should we do next?" After getting the grapes, Liu Yunxuan shouted to Raymond.

"What are you doing with all this water? Doesn't that mean that wine has to be made from grape juice? Liu Yunxuan saw that after shouting Raymond, he commanded the workers to bring two basins of water.

"It's not for grapes, it's for washing feet. This is also the most interesting part of our Old World winemaking process, where we use our feet when we squeeze the juice, especially in good years. It is even more essential. Many vineyards also have some ceremonies. Raymond said with a smile.

When he introduced the process to Liu Yunxuan, the juice was just a word, just to leave him a little surprise, looking at Liu Yunxuan's surprised look, it was really good.

"Oh, no. Do you really want to step on it? Liu Yunxuan said in surprise. He has made up his mind now that he will only drink the wine he makes in the future, and who knows how many feet have stepped on the wine he drank before.

"Yes, it's with your feet, but we usually invite women to do it. This is the oldest way to make wine. Raymond said with a smile.

"Okay, Michelle, Fangfang, you two wash your feet well, hehe, don't smell your feet when you drink in the future." Liu Yunxuan looked at the two of them and said with a strange smile. In exchange, there are two pairs of white eyes, one large and one small.

"Wow. It's so much fun to step on grapes with your feet. Xiao Fangfang said happily after stepping on it a few times. Michelle also nodded violently.

"Don't patronize and play by yourself, let's take Ah Fu with you." After Liu Yunxuan handed Ah Fu to Michelle, he set up the camera.

This scene is very interesting, and it is also very commemorative to wait for Xiao Afu to show him when he grows up in the future. The vineyard was the first time to make wine, and people didn't look at it as big, but it also made a contribution.

Michelle helped Ah Fu's little body to walk around in the wooden basin. Not to mention that this little foot is quite powerful, but it is also trampled on by the grapes. But Ah Fu is too small. Grapes are a bit too much. It's not so much that he's stepping on grapes, it's better that he's playing with grape juice now.

It may be that he feels that it is very interesting to play like this, and Xiao Ah Fu is very happy, and his calves are also raised from time to time, splashing Michelle with the grape juice in the wooden basin.

There are not many grapes, and it didn't take long to step on them. When you step on it, it's not just stepping on it. From time to time, you have to pour the juice from the bottom on top so that the juice will mix better with the skins. The color of the red wine is contributed by the skins of the grapes.

The rest of the matter is none of Liu Yunxuan's business, he is at most following up.

"Once the juice is fermented in wooden barrels, we go through a filtration process. It is then mixed with grape juice on different tastes, and then it is ready to be matured in oak barrels. Raymond said with a smile. If you're interested, you can also come and see it when you make it. ”

Raymond has no taboos about this, and he is not afraid that Liu Yunxuan will learn the formula. In fact, the main formula element "taste" is still in my own mind, which is not something that can be understood by casual talk.

If the taste is not good, no matter which grape juice ratio is wrong, the taste of the whole wine will change, and it will basically develop in a bad direction.

"Me? Forget it for the time being, and fill us into a keg when the time comes. Liu Yunxuan shook his head and said.

Although it is said that Yiduo is not pressing, that is, Raymond wants to teach himself, and he has to learn kung fu, and he has to rush to Japan non-stop after finishing his work. In the future, when I have time and time, I can develop the technology here.

"By the way, in the spring of next year, you can go to my island and help build a small vineyard, maybe I will be in the mood one day, and I will make some of my own brew." Liu Yunxuan continued.

The island is big enough to have a vineyard, but it's not too much of a concern anyway. When the time comes, I will water them more space when they are still small seedlings, and there may be unexpected harvests.

He won't follow the rest of the large quantities of brewing, and it's all the same anyway. I have to hurry up and clean up Xiao Afu, I had too much fun in the big wooden basin just now, and there was red grape juice all over my body.

"Fangfang, before school starts, will you go back and continue to play with the children for a few days, or will you go to Japan with Da Da to have fun?" After waiting for Xiao Fangfang to also finish taking a bath, Liu Yunxuan asked with a smile.

Hearing Liu Yunxuan say this, Xiao Fangfang was also quite entangled, she wanted to share today's wine making with her friends, and she also wanted to play with her big brother who had never been to Japan.

But in the end, I didn't resist the temptation to go to a new country. confused, I could only separate from my friends first, and chose to follow Liu Yunxuan and them to Japan to play. (To be continued......)