Yunding Ranch

Chapter 350
Watching Richard and his party leave, everyone's eyes fell on Lu Li and Tony, casting puzzled and puzzled gazes.

Randy frowned even more, and couldn't wait to say, "15 years? 20 years? Fourteen, is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why do I listen to their tone, it seems to be a good thing, but the content of the words sounds But it looks like a disaster? These people are talking around, tired or not, they are not tired, I am so tired."

Lu Li didn't answer right away, but exchanged glances with Tony. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes sparkled with excitement, as if there was a butterfly flapping its wings in his chest.

When Randy's question came over, Lu Li slightly raised his chin, motioning for Tony to answer.

Tony didn't refuse either, and explained directly, "The so-called aging means that as time goes by, the value of the wine will gradually increase, double, or even several times or even ten times. Generally speaking, appreciation The longer the taste period, the better the collection value, because it is like an antique and has the meaning of collection. Of course, this is not absolute, there are many influencing factors... However, I guess you are not curious."

Tony originally planned to continue talking, but when he saw Jessica yawned and Randy and Cole became confused, he couldn't help laughing. words cut off.This made everyone laugh one after another, showing a satisfied look.

"In general, although the value of this bottle of wine may reach its highest level in ten or 15 years, it does not mean that the new wine will be worthless." Tony added, "For a simple example, the wine just produced this year For Romanée-Conti, a bottle can cost between $[-] and $[-], depending on the quality of the wine, but by the time it reaches its expiration date, the price will be very different.”

Tony's eyes fell on Lu Li, "Not long ago, didn't you participate in the 1990 Romanée-Conti auction in New York?"

Everyone knew about this matter, but they didn't have a deep understanding of the auction, and it was the first time they heard about it today, so everyone's eyes fell on Lu Li.

"Thirty-three thousand dollars." On average, each bottle is the price.Lu Li didn't show any pretense either, he simply gave the answer neatly.

Immediately afterwards, the voices of Jessica and Cole gasping for air could be clearly heard, and Randy's eyes widened even more, his face full of astonishment, "You mean..." The voice rose It was so sharp that it was almost screaming, but then he realized that he was exaggerating, and forcibly suppressed his voice, "You mean, thirty-three thousand dollars, a bottle of wine?"

Lu Li nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

Randy's expression froze in an instant, and he turned his head to look at Cole and Jessica numbly, only to find that the two of them also looked shocked.

The price of a bottle of wine is as high as [-] US dollars, and it is about five to ten times higher than the original price, which is simply unbelievable.Sure enough, the world of the rich is very different.

"Wait, wait." Jessica pressed her hands down again and again, grabbing everyone's attention, "Fourteen, you mean, the wine from our ranch can sell for thirty-three thousand dollars? No No, wait, even if it's not thirty thousand, three thousand dollars? That's too exaggerated!"

"[-] US dollars, that is a figure that broke the historical record of the auction. I don't dare to boast lightly." Lu Li said with a smile. Although he didn't say that he could do it, he didn't say he couldn't do it either. The self-confidence revealed is eye-catching.

Lu Li like this has undergone earth-shaking changes from when he first took over the Yunding Ranch.Especially after experiencing the baptism of Romanee-Conti, Kumo Racecourse, and the experience of the auction, Lu Li gradually realized the meaning of "multi-millionaire" and the challenges he faced.

"However, strictly speaking, $[-] wine is not expensive." Lu Li implied that the wine produced by Yunding Winery should be worthy of this price.

Of course, it's too early to say these things now, the wine has only passed the initial appraisal by Mark and others, as well as the tasting by Lu Li and Tony, other than that, there is no official recognition or authoritative praise , As for the brand "Yunding Winery", it is even more worthless.

The reason why Romanee-Conti's new wine can be sold at this price is that, in addition to the excellence of the wine itself, the entire "Romanee-Conti" signboard is also crucial, which is part of the brand effect.

Objectively speaking, even if the wines of Yunding Winery are comparable to Romanée-Conti, without the brand blessing, the wine can be sold for [-] US dollars, which is already capped.This is already an unbelievable price for an unknown new winery, and a winery without any background.

But Lu Li couldn't help but think of what Mark said before he left: to participate in the wine competition.This is not only the best platform for Yunding Winery to open up the situation, but also the absolute confidence in this bottle of wine.

Jessica looked at the bottle of wine on the table in shock, pointed to it, but found her fingers trembling slightly, "So, you mean, this case of wine... could be worth tens of thousands of dollars?"

Lu Li and Tony exchanged glances again, the joy in their eyes was so similar.

"Cole, how much is a bottle of wine from Beech Ranch?" This was the first thought in Jessica's mind, but it made Lu Li's heart suddenly contract——

Spatial spring water has endowed Yunding Ranch with the ability to rank among the top, but it is bound to push Yunding Ranch under the spotlight and accept countless reviews and tests.

Although Lu Li has been cautious and not too radical, he has changed the soil quality of the pasture bit by bit, trying to make the changes as convincing as possible; but the time has come, why didn't the beech pasture do it before? Things, but now Yunding Ranch can do it?
Cole didn't feel Lu Li's emotional change, but just shrugged, "I don't remember clearly, twelve dollars, or fifteen dollars."

Not only Jessica, but even Randy and Tony made sounds of surprise.Fifteen dollars worth of wine has now turned into three thousand dollars.This is a full two hundred times, two hundred times!
Tony, in particular, was full of surprise—as a professional, he knew better than anyone else the influence of soil and climate on wine, which is the fundamental reason why Texas has never been able to rank among the top wine producing regions.

Furthermore, the wines in the entire North American region, except for the palm-sized area of ​​Napa Valley, can be regarded as deserts in the wine world.This is also the reason why a novice like Tony is looking forward to finding a suitable opportunity at Yunding Ranch.

Now it means that in just a few years, this land has undergone earth-shaking changes?
Before Lu Li could explain, Cole continued, "However, it was many years ago. After Jack passed away, this vineyard has not been taken care of, but Liz has been maintaining it all the time. , thinking about whether other plants should be replanted. Apples, grapes—the kind that can be eaten, oranges, etc., Liz has considered all of them, and later used them as grazing land to raise poultry for a period of time.”

This is a piece of history that Lu Li doesn't know about.But thinking about it carefully, he didn't ask, so Cole naturally didn't take the initiative to mention it.It can be imagined that after Jack's death, Liz really exhausted her efforts in order to maintain the operation of the entire ranch.

Tony showed a look of sudden realization, which explained the flavor of this bottle of wine: fruit, wildfowl, terroir, these flavors have all been deposited in the soil, and then fermented in the wine through the grapes.

However, this still doesn't make sense...

Cole’s explanation was not over yet, “Later, after Fourteen came here, he was also very concerned about this vineyard. In the past few months, he has been using different fertilizers to cultivate the land, and insisted on using the valley every day. I was wondering why he insisted on such an action before, but now I finally understand."

After speaking, Cole's eyes fell on Lu Li.

Lu Li kept his composure, and nodded with a smile, "I know that wine depends on the weather and soil. If you want to cultivate excellent wine in a desert like Texas, you have to start from the root."

Tony thought about it carefully, "It's like planting trees in the desert, right?"

"We are all working hard, but as for whether we can succeed or not, this is the gift of nature." Lu Li sighed softly in his heart. Although these reasons are not perfect and may not be able to convince those experts, the fact is that , wine is an industry that depends on the sky, do everything according to the fate, this is a common standard all over the world.

Which expert can say with certainty that he has figured out the changes in nature?
Now, at least Cole provided enough reasons, and then he pushed the boat, and that was enough.

Sure enough, Lu Li saw Tony nodding his head in affirmation, obviously, he believed what he just said, "Then when we recuperate in winter, we still need to persevere and look forward to the gift of nature. "

"Wow, Fourteen, then should we raise our salary?" Jessica's sudden words made Lu Li stunned, and then Randy, Cole and others all laughed.

Lu Li spread out his hands and smiled helplessly, "Now that we haven't sold a single bottle of wine, does this already count towards my profit sharing? You should be glad that I'm not one of those big conglomerates or vampires. "

Of course he knew that Jessica was just joking, but if the ranch really succeeded, the group of friends in front of him would be the most important contributors.

"It's called looking to the future, and we're full of hope." Jessica looked at Tony and raised her chin, "Isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)