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Chapter 428 It's hard to fail!
"This year's sunshine is quite favorable to Burgundy. It is a very good year. Many vineyards have already started harvesting. Our vineyard will start harvesting a little later in about a week."

Aubert talked about the vineyard with a smile that cannot be expressed in words, as if he saw his own children achieve some kind of admirable achievement.

Harvesting grapes a little later than the ripening period is the public secret of Château Conti. Almost all winemakers in the winery know that this is helpful for wine making, but no one can handle the late harvest like Aubert. Grape.

Secrets are not afraid of people knowing, even if they know it, they can't understand it.

Wu Qian shook his head with a smile and said: "No, I won't stay in France for too long. It's a pity that I can't live in Vaughan Romani for a long time. I came here to appreciate the style of the top winery, and by the way... to discuss matter."

When Wu Qian said "discuss things", Oberth and Whiten's hearts skipped a beat, the worrying thing finally came!
They are just afraid that new shareholders will have special requirements.

Even in Aubert's view, Wu Qian came back today mainly to talk about things, such a young man, what interest can he have in wine farms, and there are no nightclubs, bars and KTVs here, only vines, farmers and wine.

Just when Wu Qian was about to speak, Oberth raised his hand and said first: "Mr. Wu, excuse me for being rude, just interrupt."

"Before I don't know how much you know about the wine industry, I will vote against all your requests for wineries and equity interests, so I would like you to answer a few questions for me first."

What an industry is most afraid of is laymen guiding experts, and nothing can be done like that!
Wu Qian smiled awkwardly. He had just been in contact with Sir Alex Ferguson some time ago, and he knew the general temperament of this age old man, nothing else, just an old child, willful.

He wasn't annoyed at all. With people like Aubert running the winery, it's no wonder that Romanee-Conti has never declined since its prosperity, and it should be so.

It's one thing not to be angry, but Wu Qian felt a little guilty in his heart. He knew too, too, too little about wine, and he voted entirely with his tongue.

Oberth didn't give Wu Qian much time to think. He asked, "Mr. Wu, do you know which day is the most suitable for harvesting grapes according to the biodynamic method?"

Biodynamics is a set of concepts proposed by the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner in 1924, and it is a very distinctive farming method.

The biodynamic method considers soil fertility, plant growth and the flora and fauna of the entire vineyard as a whole, emphasizing biological diversity and reducing human intervention.

In this set of concepts, the growth of grapes must follow the laws of the universe and nature. From cultivation, pruning and leaf pruning to harvesting, it must be strictly implemented according to the biodynamic calendar, so as to increase the vitality of grapes.

Almost all the tenth largest winery in Burgundy will adopt this concept to plant grapes, but they have a different understanding of the concept.

Senior wine lovers will have a certain understanding of this set of rules, and talk about it as a high-quality topic, but for Mr. Wu, it is like a book from heaven.

Wu Qian raised his eyebrows and smiled confidently. In fact, under his real cheek was already a dazed expression.

"What the hell is the 'biodynamic method', what a mess, I still want to be a major shareholder, otherwise it would be too difficult to answer questions before making a decision."

For Wu Qian, this kind of problem is like asking a child who only knows simple addition and subtraction to solve the Olympiad equation, which is a lot worse.

Just when Wu Qian was very depressed, someone beside him spoke.

"In the biodynamic calendar, when the moon moves into the fire signs, namely Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, it is the fruiting day, when the essence of the vine is concentrated in the fruit, suitable for picking grapes."

Fang Nanqi replied for Wu Qian, with a confident face, her confidence was not feigned, and she was still full of ideas, and then said.

"At the same time, leaf days are good for watering, flower days should allow the vines to grow freely, and root days are good for plowing or pruning."

After finishing speaking, Fang Nanqi turned to Wu Qian and said, "Boss, you have told me this knowledge before, I don't know if I answered it correctly."

Wu Qian didn't know if it was right, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Aubert nodding slightly with a smile, and he backhanded a thumbs up to Fang Nanqi.

"That's right, you're right, you know how to draw conclusions from one instance, it's commendable!"

There was a smile on Aubert's face, and he could answer the biodynamic method. At least he was sure he was not a layman. How old are the old vines?"

Romanée-Conti Winery is famous for its preference to use grapes from old vines to make wine. The yield is low and the quality is high. Other wineries can make a bottle of wine from one vine, and the Chateau Conti requires two to three grape vines. .

Fang Nanqi and Wu Qian looked at each other, then turned to Aubert.

"So far, there is no clear definition of the age of 'old vines' in the world. In regions with drier climates such as California and Australia, the grapes grow slowly, and the vines must be 80 or even 100 years old to be called old vines. "

“In Bordeaux, where the climate is more humid, the vineyards are often replanted, and the vines can be called old vines when they are three to 40 years old.”

"As for Burgundy...the vines in the Conti Gardens are about 55 to 60 years old, which is, I think, old enough to be called old vines."

This time Aubit didn't smile, instead he frowned slightly, not because Fang Nanqi's answer was not good, but because Fang Nanqi's answer was too good, and she had a wide range of knowledge, this question can get extra points.

"Unexpectedly, it's not difficult... It seems that I came prepared, so I can't do it!" This is the monologue in Aubert's heart.

"What are small crystals in wine and how do they affect wine?"

"That's tartaric acid crystallization, which has no effect on the taste and quality of the wine!"

"How does Burgundy avoid hailstorms?"

"It will emit particles on the cloud layer to prevent the formation of hail, and fundamentally eliminate disasters!"

"Some wineries introduce sheep into their vineyards, why?!"

"Eat weeds, pull dung, and fertilize the land!"

……

It was really a unique shareholder meeting.

In the entire conference room, there were only two voices left, and everyone's heads shook back and forth following the voices, looking at Aubert for a while, and Fang Nanqi for a while.

The more Oberth spoke, the more excited she became, Fang Nanqi answered faster and faster, and the voices of the two gradually increased. At the end of the speech, both of them stood up, put their hands on the conference table, leaned forward, and their faces were slightly red.

　Thanks to the book friend Yuewu Hanjiang for the 2000 tip, the 500 tip for the enchanted one in the book, and the 100 tip for Zi Muchun.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)