magic ranch

Chapter 793 Shooting at the French brewing industry?
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The land was purchased, and Susanna was responsible for recruiting workers and technicians, as well as building infrastructure here.Although this is not her job, you have no choice but to work for Liu Heming.

Liu Heming is not idle either, he has to determine the planning of the entire vineyard and the selection of grape varieties.Don't look at the fact that he has never owned a vineyard, but Comrade Liu is also full of confidence.

In France, there are AOCs because the grape varieties in this area are very good, and the wines made from these grapes are also very good.

There are six official red grape varieties in Bordeaux, namely Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenere.There are three official white grape varieties, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle.

In Burgundy, the official grape variety is relatively small, the red grape variety is Pinot Noir, and the white grape variety is Chardonnay.Regardless of the lack of varieties, this wine made from a single grape variety is known as "the most complex and difficult wine on earth".

These can be regarded as the official grape varieties of the two most well-known production areas. They are either blended or dedicated, and each has its own advantages.The legal grape varieties in the Roussillon region are also somewhat unusual.

The main grape varieties here are Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre, Claire, Roussanne, Marsanne, Ugni Blanc, Boublan Grain, Viognier, Petite Muscat and Chardonnay.

It is precisely because there are too many grape varieties here that the winemaking industry here suddenly becomes complicated.There are so many choices, you can mix and brew as you like.But it is precisely because of this that there are very few AOC wines here.

Even here has a long history of grape planting, because the variety of wine is too rich, but there are not many top-notch wines.

The most famous here is the natural sweet wine.It can be said that 90% of the natural sweet wines in France are mostly brewed in the Roussillon region, which is the only main product here.

This is the characteristic of this place, so Liu Heming should also vigorously develop it.The two main grapes for making natural sweet wines are Grenache and Muscat Petit Blanc, one red and one white.

The reason why Liu Heming attaches so much importance to natural sweet wine is also because this wine is brewed in a different way, which can bring him back money sooner.

France is an old world wine region, and many wines here are mostly made using old world techniques.Therefore, there are also many requirements in terms of grape planting, which will require you to plant the quantity, and you will not be allowed to water, and you can only apply less fertilizer.For noble rot, it is also required that only one glass of wine can be produced from one vine.

Liu Heming has a little partner like the system, so he wouldn't do this.The old world brewing process requires too much aging time.At least two to three years, as many as three to five years or even ten years.

For him, what he pursues is value and taste, so in the future, the large-scale brewing of this vineyard will still be based on New World craftsmanship, and the brewing method of Old World craftsmanship will at most be an adjustment of sentiment.

And this natural sweet wine is different from ordinary wine in terms of aging time requirements and production techniques.

Most natural sweet wines are aged for nine to twelve months, and Liu Heming is confident that this aging time can be further compressed.

In the Roussillon region, oak barrels are not used for aging, but are placed in large brown or green glass bottles, placed in the sun, not filled, and let them withstand the cold. Alternating heat, sun and rain.

This is the most basic way of brewing, and there are many winemakers of natural sweet wine here, so if we vigorously develop this, Liu Heming can save a lot of worry.

There is also a lot of Grenache and Petit Blanc in the existing vines.If you fertilize well this year, by the end of the next year or the beginning of the next year, you will almost be able to generate income.

Liu Heming is also a very ambitious person. After confirming these two grape varieties, he started to work on grape varieties from other well-known production areas.

It is because the system gave him the courage, you can legalize this or that, and we will make it for you in the future.

With such a large vineyard, wouldn’t it be a waste if you don’t try the whole range of wines?It doesn't matter if you have red, white, rosé, dry, semi-dry, or sparkling wine, anyway, he plans to have a round of all of them.

On the simple map of the vineyard, he sketched and painted it in a while.Basically, all the wine varieties that are well-known in France are also drawn by him.

Liu Heming also gave guidance on how to plant vineyards in the future.We don't play with your French wine rules, we water when we want and fertilize when we want.

Basically you play yours and I play mine.Even if it doesn't meet your AOC's rating standard, that's okay. If it's not possible, the winery will issue a rating by themselves.

Don't the current vegetables also use the "SUSDA" grading standard promoted by themselves.As long as the wine we brew is delicious and nutritious, isn't it all OK?What do you care about ratings?

Seeing Liu Heming's "long" effort for more than an hour to produce various colors of vineyard planning and guidance maps, Suzanne really didn't know what to say.

Having worked for Liu Heming for so long, she knew that this person is usually very willful, but she never thought that Liu Heming could be so willful to the point of "lawlessness".

When it comes to wine, the French people are serious.

In particular, it can be called a very old old world wine producing area, which was originally very repulsive to the winemaking process of the new world.It's just that the old world craft brewing method has caused people to lose too much in recent years, which makes some wineries slowly transition to the new world craft brewing method.

But what about Liu Heming's actions now?It seems to be "newer" than the New World brewing method. Such an operation here is undoubtedly to open fire on the French winemaking industry.

"Don't be so surprised, you have to try it anyway, so you can go ahead and operate boldly." Liu Heming said with a smile.

"For the vineyard here, I will prepare another 1000 million euros for the construction and operation of the vineyard. It should be almost the same? If it is not enough, I will squeeze some more for you in other places."

"Boss, enough is enough. After all, our vineyard is still in the initial stage of development. We just need to hire more workers." Suzanne shook her head.

"But I am always worried that the wine we brew in this way may not be sold in France. And such a large vineyard will produce a lot of wine in the future, and it will be difficult for us to digest it."

"Don't worry, the final value of a commodity is more often in its own quality." Liu Heming said confidently.

"It's like our mineral water, which is directly bottled. Can't we still sell it at such a high price? Our planting method is just a little different from the planting method here, but our planting requirements are not low? "

"We will still use organic planting, even in the initial stage of harvesting and winemaking in the future, it will be mainly artificial. Our goal is to grow the best wine grapes to improve the quality of wine."

"And I am also confident that those grapes that are not legal varieties here will be cultivated. There is no rule that those grapes can only have good quality if they grow in that land."

"Just like Screaming Eagle Winery, isn't their main product also Cabernet Sauvignon dry red wine, the price is not low, and the quality of the wine is also very good."

Susanna nodded, "Okay, I will arrange it according to the above plan, although this plan is a bit crude. But in terms of planting, I think you'd better have more contact with experienced people, after all grapes and grains The crops are grown a little bit differently."

"Don't worry, I won't use money to make random things. You have to hurry up about exporting our organic fertilizer to this side." Liu Heming said with a smile.

"When the fertilizer can be transported here, the soil can be improved. In fact, I hope to be able to introduce our earthworms. You should use your brains in this regard, it is more complicated than fertilizer. But for us, It can save a lot of cost.”

Even if this matter is settled in this way, whether it is a challenge to the French wine industry or not, let's see if it works first.After finishing the "most important" thing, Liu Heming put his mind on eating and drinking again.

These few days, his little life is also very good.Don't worry, there is a dedicated chef, Comrade Marion, who will prepare French meals for everyone in different styles.

It can only be said that the food in each place naturally has the characteristics of each place, and the ingredients used here are also the top ingredients carefully selected by Marion.

The plane did not bring the snails in the pasture, because they were live and too troublesome, so Marion didn't know how the snails in the pasture tasted.However, judging from the reactions given by Liu Heming and his family of foodies, the taste of the snails in the ranch is one level better than those of the top snails in France.

Alex is the simplest inspector. If she likes to eat, it tastes good. If she takes two bites and puts it aside, it is not good.If you can barely finish eating, that's okay.

She never pretends to eat or drink. If she likes to eat, she likes it, and if she doesn't like it, she doesn't like it.

This also made Marion have a lot of expectations for the restaurant in the future. No matter how good your cook is without good ingredients, the food you cook will be worse if you can't keep up.

After all, cooking skills are often just a supplement, and the key role is the ingredients themselves.

(End of this chapter)