Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 418 The deal is reached
Obviously, trading a wine estate is more complicated than trading a bottle of wine. For example, after confirming the deal, Liang En and the others stayed in downtown Bordeaux for one night, and then drove to the winery in the northeast of the city. .

Taking into account a series of issues such as French land laws and tax policies, this winery will fall under the name of Joan of Arc, so that a series of problems can be avoided.

To be honest, the acquisition of this winery is due to the fact that the wine industry in the Bordeaux area has been fully commercialized, so it is not particularly difficult to change hands.

On the other hand, Burgundy, another well-known French wine-producing region, is obviously much more conservative. Let alone Bordeaux, which sells wineries to foreigners, even if you are French, you will be discriminated against if you are not from a local winemaking family.

Under normal circumstances, it would be risky for a foreigner to let a Frenchman own the winery instead of him, so when Liang En made a decision, both his lawyer and the butler of Robuchon repeatedly asked Liang En to confirm.

However, Liang En's situation here is completely different. Whether it is the historical entourage itself or Joan of Arc's character and moral level are impeccable, so he can naturally let Joan of Arc own the winery with confidence and boldness.

This winery is only about 30km away from the center of Bordeaux, so I saw the main building of the winery a few hundred meters away from the road within 10 minutes of driving.

The main building of the whole winery is located on a small hill. It is a castle-like building with a blue roof and beige walls with walls.

According to the introduction, this is a historic castle built in the 16th century, but judging from the style and structure of the building, it should be a garden castle rebuilt in situ, or even knocked down and rebuilt.

Different from the traditional fortification of the castle, this kind of garden is that the gaps in the walls of the castle are widened into glass windows, supplemented by gorgeous Baroque and Rococo interior decoration, completely abandoning military requirements.

As the carved white iron gate slowly opened, the car quickly drove into the castle half-surrounded by woods, and the towering old trees on both sides of the driveway were like a forest with no end in sight.

After turning around the hill for more than half a circle, they finally came to the front of the main building of the castle. This building is L-shaped as a whole. The main building is part of the living place of the host family, while the flanks are five rooms for entertaining guests.

Soon, several people got out of the car and came to the small living room on the first floor of the main building, and signed the transfer contract on the table under the wall displaying the family logo and tapestry with the family logo. Now, the winery has Be attributed to Joan of Arc's name.

However, when signing the name, Joan’s name still caused some doubts. Fortunately, when Joan showed her ID and briefly explained how she was adopted by the monastery as an orphan here, everyone could understand how to take this name. The reason for the name.

This kind of situation is actually not uncommon. When the church names the nameless orphans it adopts, it often uses the names of famous religious figures in history as the names of the orphans. Therefore, it is normal to have the same name as some famous people.

After completing the signing, they came to the garden together. The garden looked quite large. At the end of the road was a pool covered with moss, and a trickling stream flowed through it.

Of course, Liang En and the others didn't come to visit the garden. They pushed open the inconspicuous small wooden door covered by ivy in the garden, and several of them went down together into the most valuable underground wine cellar in this wine.

According to the introduction, this wine cellar was rebuilt from an abandoned quarry. It is 4km long and can be called a grand scale in this area.

The rocks of the walls look neatly cut, and the hand feels wet, as if it has just been washed by water. This is because the humidity and temperature of the wine cellar are strictly monitored to form an environment suitable for wine aging.

The air is mixed with a strong aroma of oak and wine, which can make people feel that the inheritance of this place has passed through the long river of time to the present.

Soon, several people came to the special wine tasting room in the wine cellar. What's interesting is that the tables and chairs in this wine tasting room are all made of thick stones, revealing a kind of simplicity inadvertently.

There is already a middle-aged man in the tasting room. He is Mr. Gero, the winemaker of the manor. Liang En and the others are here to communicate with this Mr. Gero, and then judge whether the two parties will cooperate in the future.

The winemaker and the winery are not bound, so when the winery changes owners, the winemaker often communicates with the new owner to see if the two parties can continue to cooperate.

When talking about wine-related topics in the wine cellar, it is natural to bring up the wine and chat while drinking. The winemaker often judges the new owner by observing how much he loves the wine, and then helps himself make a decision.

It's just that this time Gero encountered a hard nail, because Joan of Arc didn't touch the wine glass in front of her, and the reason was that she was not yet 18 years old.

Although Joan of Arc, who has reached the age of 16 according to the law, is a person with full civil capacity and can sign a contract to obtain the winery, she still cannot drink alcohol until she turns 18.

Regarding this situation, Gero had nothing to say, especially after learning that Joan of Arc grew up in a monastery, he naturally thought that he might never have drunk alcoholic beverages.

In the following chat, Gero received one surprise after another, because he didn't expect that Joan of Arc didn't drink, and could tell the taste of the wine just by smelling it, and occasionally commented on it.

Although the vocabulary used is not a professional term at all, it makes everyone feel Joan's genius in this area even more.

But Liang En knew that this situation was purely due to the fact that the cross of the head of the Knights Templar had been strengthened three times, which was far beyond ordinary people's sense of smell. In addition, during the days when he fought against the British, he had come into contact with many top players. wine.

But in the eyes of others, this is a sign of genius in wine, especially for Gero, the fact that the new owner has talent in wine puts a heavy weight on their hearts to stay here. code.

While talking, the two sides talked about Burgundy wine. After all, as the two most famous wine-producing regions in France, the two sides are often compared.

In fact, Gero once applied for a job in Burgundy, but his concept of stable production was completely inconsistent with the concept of small-scale surprises there, so he didn't feel good about it.

And this happened to be able to resonate with Joan of Arc. As a victim who was sold by the Burgundians back then, she naturally would not have a good impression of this place.

Therefore, when complaining about Burgundy, the two seemed to have a tacit understanding. In this way, the atmosphere of the chat became more and more harmonious, and the sense of estrangement that everyone had before due to unfamiliarity gradually disappeared.

So after more than an hour of chatting, Gero immediately expressed his willingness to continue serving the winery, and signed a contract that was not much different from the previous one.

That is to say, this winery is usually in charge of the winery. Liang En and the others only need to check the financial and personnel matters. This is indeed true for Liang En, who is usually busy and doesn't know much about this industry. The best solution.

(End of this chapter)