Chapter 258: Hunter Valley Winery
The carving of diamonds is by no means an overnight thing, it must be handed over to the jewelry company several months or even a year in advance, Wang Hao does not want to wait for his proposal to worry about the diamond ring, he must make all preparations.
It's just that Wang Hao is a little sorry that there is no jade and jadeite in this large pile of gems, and it seems that foreigners don't like these things very much. He had to find a way to buy top-quality jade on his own, which is a difficult thing in Australia.
After casually checking the auction prices of those jewels on the Internet, Wang Hao secretly said to himself, it seems that he is really an invisible billionaire, and there are not only gems but also several works by other painters in the space ring.
After a hard day, the soup dumpling was also a little naughty, it lay lazily on its back on the carpet, let the cool breeze of the air conditioner blow on its stomach, and occasionally moved.
According to the itinerary of Wang Hao and others, he took Liu Qiao and Cao Mengya's family to visit the rest of Sydney's scenic spots the next day and went to the Sydney Opera House to watch a performance.
As for the famous Paradise Farm, they were abandoned because they had a more natural and pure place to visit, the Golden Pasture, and there was no need to go to the places that were specially used for tourists.
Now their target is the Hunter Valley, which is 160 km away, and Wang Hao and his team will visit one of the many wineries in the Hunter Valley to explore the origins of Australian wine.
Although Australian wines are famous all over the world, there are not many really big companies, and basically some small wineries are making wines, and although the taste is maintained, they cannot be mass-produced. This has become a shackle to the development of the Australian wine industry.
Cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge and follow the highway for an hour and a half to the Hunter Valley. There are 120 wineries, large and small, and not every winery is open to the public. Some of the wealthy-invested wineries are closed doors.
"You've come at the right time, it's time for the grapes to be harvested, and you're ready to feast." Wang Hao sighed, "We also have vineyards in the pasture, but unfortunately it is not on such a large scale, it has been picked before, and next time you can find that feeling in the Hunter Valley." ”
The grapes from Golden Pasture should be considered to ripen early, and thanks to Wang Hao's ripening technique, they have no regrets in taste. On the contrary, it is very suitable for winemaking. The oak barrels in the ranch cellar are now filled with wine, and it is impossible to say that it is ready to drink.
In the Hunter Valley, you can not only taste the mellow wine, but also see the whole process of wine being made, and appreciate the unique wine culture here.
Some of the main attractions are the Hunter's Resort World and the Hunter's Valley Gardens, where visitors can ride horses or horse-drawn carriages, learn about wine appreciation and tasting at the wine school, and take a hot air balloon ride to see this beautiful place from the air.
Hunter Valley Resort World is located right in the middle of the Hunter Valley wine region, in a secluded and secluded setting. The plot is not particularly large and includes a hotel, a brewery and a wine school.
It's worth mentioning that Resort's World Blue Tongue is the first microbrewery in the Hunter Valley wine region.
Wang Hao also came to this place for the first time, so he was as curious as Liu Qiao. To see how beer is made, the group sat in a bar and saw the beer brewing process through the glass wall.
The bar is very secluded, and visitors watch the brewing be made. While holding the bottle and drinking it yourself. The bar serves a wide range of beers, including the unique flavour of alcoholic ginger ales, premium pale ales and full-bodied malt beers.
"It tastes weird. But it's pretty good, much better than Budweiser and Carlsberg. "Liu Qiao is also a superb. After tasting the beers, he couldn't help but pour a small beer lid for Doudou.
Wang Hao couldn't help laughing when he looked at this son inheriting his father's business, and he really had to start from the doll when he drank wine, he said with a smile: "You don't know, our soup dumplings are also a little drunkard, not long ago when we had dinner at the ranch, it drank a glass of wine." ”
The soup dumplings were served on the table, and it was simply dismissive of the beers, it only liked the spirits, and that was the feeling.
In Australia, the best-selling thing is beer, which is basically moved from the supermarket to the house, regardless of men, women and children, they like to drink beer, so there are so many big fat people in Australia.
Next, the group went to visit the Hunter Valley Wine School, and because they did not book in advance, they could only watch others learn and taste those fine wines.
Take a casual look inside the resort at the 40-year-old salad vineyards, then learn about the wine traditions of Australia's oldest wine region, the Hunter Valley, on a big screen. Watch the grapes are harvested, crushed, pressed in the press, yeast added by the winemaker, musts fermented into alcohol, blended and bottled at the winery. This is just a part of making white wine, but making red wine is a completely different process.
At the same time of visiting, Wang Hao and his entourage drank several glasses of wine in high spirits, which were counted in the tickets, so that all the way down, the two ladies were a little drunk.
"To be honest, this wine can't catch up with the pasture." Wang Hao said triumphantly, "Maybe they are better than us in terms of brewing technology, but the raw materials are not comparable to each other, and the taste is not good." Tomorrow we will fly straight back to the ranch and let you taste the best wines. ”
"Isn't that good?" Cao Mengya's eyes widened, there are basically few Western restaurants in China with this level of wine.
Su Jing nodded, her taste was also raised, "That's true, you can taste it tomorrow, and then let Lao Wang give you a few bottles to take back and drink slowly, anyway, they are all produced by themselves." ”
"It's a reminder to take a few more bottles back and give them to the rest of the people. I don't know if your luggage can fit in. ”
This is a problem, since I came to Australia, I have been buying and buying, and I have already purchased a lot of things, and if I put wine in it, I guess I won't be able to stuff it.
The wineries in the Hunter Valley are relatively closely distributed, and most of them are concentrated at the eastern foot of Brokeback Mountain, which is still early in the morning, so there are not many tourists. Wang Hao looked at the signs on the side of the road, picked a winery called Lindemann casually and walked over, which winery to choose is completely a matter of fate.
The winery is not large, and you can see the outline from a distance, with green vines lined up in rows, and a few cows and sheep walking slowly along the river. (To be continued......)