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After staying one night in a small house in the forest, the five of us drove to Knight Valley in California to see the vineyards in the morning. Ju An, a wine blind person, knew that there is a wine produced in Napa Valley in California, USA.
Well-known, as for Knight Valley, I have never heard of it. Myers gave it to Ju An and Wang Fan along the way.
After doing some literacy work, I learned that this valley is only separated from the famous Napa Valley grape-growing area by the St. Helena Mountains in Sonoma County, California. As soon as I entered the mountain pass, I saw vineyards all around.
, different from Ju An’s impression, the grapes in our country are all grown on racks.
The grape trellises inside are quite special. They look like wooden pillars. There are some mesh ropes or steel wires connecting the pillars. They don’t look like grape trellises, but more like the nets of a tennis court. They are neatly arranged in rows.
They are arranged in rows, and there are several huge fans that can be seen everywhere in the vineyard. I don’t know what they are used for.
Except for a few trees on the roadside, the rest are vineyards. There is a farm-style building at a distance. According to Miles, these are breweries one after another. Five people opened a twenty
After a few minutes, we climbed half a hill and reached our destination, the Black Feather Eagle Vineyard in Knight Valley.
When a few people got out of the car at the door, they saw an old white man in his fifties or sixties wearing a wide-brimmed Mexican-style hat and two younger men dressed as farmers walking over to greet the five people.
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When the old man saw Ju An and others getting out of the car, he stretched out his hand: "You are Mr. Mike and Miles. Hello, I am the vineyard owner, and my name is William."
They followed William one by one and shook hands and exchanged greetings. Then William took Ju An and the other five people into the house to see the equipment of the winery. As soon as Ju An followed William into the winery, he was surrounded by bright lights.
I was attracted by the machines. It was completely different from what Ju An imagined. The machines in this factory are all very well maintained and wiped very clean.
, I touched it with my hand and there was no dust. As he walked, William introduced to several people what these machines were used for, such as juicing and fermentation. There was even a room with several people responsible for it.
Those who make those wine barrels say they use oak imported from France and have professional coopers, but there is no one in the room now.
After visiting the wine-making workshop, William took a few people to visit the wine cellar of the winery. After Ju An walked down, he discovered that this was a wine cellar. It was simply an underground building. The entire building actually had
It is nearly three meters high and is estimated to be at least several hundred square meters. But now it is empty. Except for a dozen oak barrels on the shelves on both sides, it is basically a bare shelf.
William introduced as he walked and said: "This wine cellar has been built for more than sixty years. After I took over, I was busy cultivating new frost-resistant Cabernet Sauvignon, but the new Cabernet Sauvignon was brewed
The wine is not very good, so most of the wine cellar is empty. Now I have some clues. My new Cabernet Sauvignon will be successfully improved today or next year, and the place will be filled with oak barrels from now on."
Miles followed William and said: "We have seen your conditions. We will give you another three years. If the new Cabernet Sauvignon variety is not good enough in three years at most, we will switch to Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sauvignon, we hope you can understand when the time comes.”
After listening to Miles's words, William paused and nodded. Ju An saw the reluctance on the old man's face. Ju An also heard a detailed introduction about this William last night, a very interesting one.
Excellent winemakers made a lot of money at the beginning, and finally bought the Black Feather Eagle Vineyard and devoted themselves to new grapes.
The last loan bank I got was unwilling to lend money. Fortunately, I don’t have a wife and children. Otherwise, I would definitely end up with a wife and children. Sometimes this person should not be too stubborn. If he is too stubborn, he will easily get into trouble. But then again,
Can a person who is not stubborn become a famous winemaker in Napa Valley in his early thirties? It’s true that winemaking succeeds and winemaking fails.
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Myers' words were not polite at all, because he had already figured out the old man's mind, and he had gone to extreme lengths. Ju An and his group were his last hope. If Ju An bought him, he would be able to do it again.
After cultivating grapes for three years, if the bank loan expires, the bank will directly auction the vineyard and drive the old man out without mercy.
After looking at the wine cellar, William took five people to look at the grape plantation. It was now more than July, and there were already a lot of grapes hanging on the grape trellis. Most of them were green, and a few were starting to turn purple.
Yes, the bunches of grapes on the whole shelf are quite pleasing.
Ju An casually picked a purple grape and put it into his mouth. He quickly spit it out after biting it. Good guy, it was not only very sour but also bitter. He didn't know what it tasted like. He just bit it.
A breath of sour gas went straight through my spine and into my brain. I had never eaten such unpleasant grapes in my life.
Seeing Ju An's appearance, Miles and Mike Wangfan both picked one and put it in their mouths, then spit it out immediately. Mike immediately took out his handkerchief and even stuck out his tongue to wipe it twice.
Ju An shook his head and looked at the more than thirty hectares of grapes. They looked pretty good, but they tasted worse than bitter melons.
William looked at everyone's actions and quickly explained: "The grapes are not ripe yet. They will be much better when they are fully ripe."
After hearing this, Ju An murmured: No wonder the wine made from it tastes bad. Even if the grapes are ripe, they probably won't taste that good. The wine made from this wine probably tastes similar to the juice of bitter melon.
smell.
Looking around the vineyard, Ju An pointed to the large fans on other vineyards and asked, "I saw these fans in every vineyard along the way, why don't you in your vineyard?"
After hearing this, William explained: "That one is used to resist frost. California is close to the sea. The fog in the valley is thicker at night and it is easy for frost to occur in the morning. Frost will cause a large reduction in grape yield, so the fields are prepared."
This kind of fan, which blows away frost, is not used in this vineyard because the new Cabernet Sauvignon I cultivated is a frost-resistant variety and does not require a fan."
After listening to William's explanation, Ju An realized that the large fans erected in the field were used to blow away water vapor. The field did look much better without these large fans.
Referring to the bitter grapes he cultivated, William added: "All vineyards in California have these fans. Except for my vineyard, there are no vineyards in France. However, French vineyard owners are relatively wealthy, and they directly
Hired aircraft do the job".
Ju An nodded. If it weren't for the extremely high price of French wine, pick the grapes and fry the juice, then pour it into a bucket and let it sit for a while. When you pour it out, a bottle costs dozens of dollars. Of course, it can be used on a plane.
Well, these ordinary American wines only cost about ten dollars, so of course you can’t afford them.
William then pointed to the vineyard and introduced it to Ju An: "The more than thirty hectares of vineyards are all located on this hillside. Not far over there is the famous Petermac Winery. The sunshine here is very abundant.
In the evening, the ocean fog drifted in and it was very cool. This climate is very conducive to Portugal.
The grapes have reached perfect maturity, and the entire hillside is roughly 30 degrees. The main soil is sand, gravel, volcanic ash, etc. Both the geographical environment and the natural environment are very good. The soil layer is very thick, but it also has good water penetration, so
Although the growing period is slightly longer, the grapes produced are rich in fruit flavor."
After hearing this, Ju An grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and twisted it in his hand. It was okay if he didn't twist it. After twisting it, he grabbed two stones in the handful, and it didn't have the moist feeling of dirt at all.
, this place is just sand and gravel. It is a rocky hillside. This guy has 33 hectares and 6 million. I heard someone William introduced that the sand and gravel land has good water permeability and is conducive to the growth of grapes.
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They visited the entire vineyard, and finally took Ju An and five others to the mouth of a large deep well to have a look, and then introduced: "All the water for irrigation in the vineyard comes from this deep well, and there is also one in Petermac Winery."
Deep wells, the grapes irrigated with water from these wells have a light mineral gas and a very unique taste."
After looking at the big well, Ju An nodded. To be honest, after looking at it for a long time, Ju An was most satisfied with this well. He just dumped some space water into this well, and all the problems were solved.
After listening to William's introduction, Miles took Ju An and Mike Wangfanian aside to discuss it. Miles asked Ju An: "An, what do you think?".
Ju An scratched his head and said, "Why do I feel a little bit shortchanged by this land? It's all sand and gravel, and it's more expensive than the land on my ranch."
Mike smiled and said: "Vineyards are basically on this kind of land. The location of the land here is pretty good, better than several vineyards in our family."
Wang Fan followed up and said: "It's a pity. There is no wine in the wine cellar. If there is any wine, let's get a bottle and go back to try it. But why are you two thinking about buying a vineyard when your family has a vineyard?"
Mike smiled and said: "The things in the family are basically nothing if they are divided into the hands of the two of us. It only belongs to us in name. It really brings less than 50,000 US dollars in income to the two of us a year, so it can be considered
Our vineyard?”.
"If there was wine in the cellar, old guy William would be able to survive. In the past, in addition to bank loans, it was supported by the wine stored in the cellar for more than ten years. Now the wine in the cellar has been
After being sold out, the bank loan time is coming soon, and now the old guy is getting anxious. If you look at his expression, do you think he will sell the vineyard?" Miles said with a smile after hearing Wang Fan's words.
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After speaking, he looked at Ju An and said, "An, what do you think?".
Ju An nodded and said, "I think it's pretty good, what about you guys?" This question was equivalent to not asking Ju An what he knew about wine. He just knew about how wine is made, but he was still half-assed.
Mike and Miles both nodded, and then looked at Wang Fan. Wang Fan looked at everyone and said, "That's settled, let's just buy it and save money from running around."
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