Chapter 365 Wine Tasting Party

  Autumn is the most beautiful season of the year in Napa Valley. The tea gold and brown representing the ripening of grapes are the hallmark colors of autumn in Napa Valley. Each vineyard is full of the unique atmosphere of the harvest season.

The Li Han family who came to Napa came to the hot air balloon company in order to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Liu Ming arranged all the procedures for the hot air balloon ride. Li Han only knew at this moment that Liu Ming is not the only winery in Napa Valley. , shares of a travel company, and a big hot air balloon company. This guy Liu Ming is really a good businessman, and there is a lot of business in Napa. "Little Han, take the baby and Dudu, I won't go up."

   Zhang Xiuying is a little afraid of heights, so it’s better to sit in a helicopter without looking down. "Okay, Mom, you can rest here." The rest room here is not bad, and Liu Ming will arrange it. Li Han takes two excited little guys to the hot air balloon.

   The flames are a little hot, maybe this is the reason why there are more hot air balloon rides in autumn than in summer, and the hot air balloon slowly rises. The scenery underfoot is getting smaller and smaller, and the vineyards become a color of the whole scenery. Colorful autumn, flying over the beautiful grape valley, the sweet fragrance of grapes wafts in the cool air blowing. The hot air balloon is slow and steady, the two little guys unfasten their seat belts, and Li Han takes Liu Ming handed you red wine. Tasting the delicious red wine, looking at the fertile earth woven of gold, red, purple and green spreads out under your feet.

"It's a beautiful place." Li Han took a sip of red wine and said with a smile, the wine journey in the sky is like a very sweet dream, a hot air balloon is raised in the sky, maybe a toast is invited, this event is exciting , a thrilling thing.

  The hot air balloons that crossed each other, leaving behind red wine with different smells, looked at each other and smiled, toasted and drank together, maybe the danger was left behind. "Han, doesn't it feel wonderful?" Liu Ming held the wine glass and smiled and looked down at the scenery below.

  The light mist in the valley gradually dissipated, and the entire Napa Valley had a panoramic view. The breeze caressing, the hot air balloon fluttering slowly and the helicopter has a completely different feeling. The vision is full of bright and beautiful colors, and the mood is very good. "Oh, is it a wedding?" "Yes, there are weddings here every day, bless them." Liu Ming said a few words to the staff operating the hot air balloon, and the hot air balloon landed a little.

  Li Han didn't understand at first, but gradually approached, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. However, following Liu Ming's toasting, the people who are holding a party below seem to see Li Han and Liu Ming raising their glasses, which is really unimaginable.

   Perhaps, riding a hot air balloon, under the beautiful scenery and sunshine, holding up red roses and shining rings, it will be an unforgettable memory for a lifetime. "Han, maybe Jennifer will like it here." Liu Ming smiled and waved at the bottom, the flames sprayed, and the balloon rose and floated away.

  Li Han smiled and poured a glass of wine. "Maybe." Li Han said with a smile after taking a sip of wine. "Tell me about this bar, I want to come to Napa, I have to talk about wine." Seeing Li Han changing the subject, Liu Ming didn't mention Jennifer anymore.

  Liu Ming shook the cup in his hand and said. "Napa wine, maybe start with White Zinfandel. White Zinfandel tastes closer to a lady's taste. Soft and long. Fresh and field fragrance. Like the first rays of sunlight in the morning, sprinkled on the leaves The little traces of it. Just like the water droplets that fall down the tip of the leaf. When you taste it carefully, you have already realized the true meaning of life.

   Of course, the undisputed king of wine is Cabernet Sauvignon, which has been brewed in oak barrels for 18 months. It is a piece of history and a legend. The Cabernet Sauvignon here has a wild king temperament, and at the same time has a thick and heavy taste, it is the king of Cabernet Sauvignon. Oh, the Opus No. 1 of the Chris family is an outstanding representative of Cabernet Sauvignon. I have to say that the Chris family still has some abilities. "

   Li Han rolled his eyes. Li Han didn't know what the status of the Chris family's wine industry was in the United States. It was just the way Li Han took. It was not a traditional sales model.

"Of course, the king always has to end for a moment. Maybe it's a good idea to use fruity red wine to interpret this feeling. It is equivalent to dessert after dinner, the last ray of sunshine on the mountain in the evening. It seems to be reluctant to part. But in the end It is to wash away the dust and to wash away the dust. A leisurely and tranquil, light like a match, warms the deepest part of our hearts." Liu Ming said and took a sip of the fruity red wine.

   "That's really good."

  Li Han raised a glass and touched Liu Ming, the scenery changed, the sun and blue sky, the valley bottom, wineries, vineyards, mountain farms, cattle and sheep, and the wine tasting train passed by. Dudu and Baby Polaroid recorded it all.

  Back to the ground, Li Han hugged the lazy skin and didn't want to get down to Dudu and the baby. The two little guys were not satisfied with playing, and even wanted to play with balloons. "Don't make trouble, darling, let's go back to dinner with Uncle Liu Ming, there are many delicious food."

"Really?"

   After all, he is a little guy. When he mentioned delicious food, he immediately asked, and even hesitating about sitting on a balloon. "Of course, there are many, many. If you don't believe me, ask Uncle Liu Ming." Li Han gave Liu Ming a wink, and Liu Ming said with a smile. "Uncle made a special trip to prepare a big meal for Dudu and the baby, including big snails, lobsters, and delicious barbecue."

   Lunch preparations are very rich, especially seafood, Liu Ming put a lot of thought into it. Dudu and the baby are eating mouthfuls of oil, Chinese food practices, and the familiar and wonderful taste. "Drink the soup first, this Buddha jumping over the wall is Master Liu's specialty."

  Liu Ming did not exaggerate. The materials used for this Buddha Jump over the Wall are very particular, shark fin, abalone, Japanese mushroom, sea cucumber, dried scallop, chicken, Hunan ham, pork and Korean ginseng. Li Han wants to come over, Liu Ming prepares it early.

  This soup, known as a thousand yuan for a bowl, can be called the best soup. "The taste is really great, good craftsmanship." Li Han praised the master, but there was no lie. "Thank you for this soup."

   "Thank me?"

  Li Han was a little puzzled, Liu Ming said with a smile. "This is not Napa Valley anymore. Master Liu wanted to use red wine as an ingredient to study a new Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, but he failed several times. I didn't expect that using the orchid brewed by you, the soup had a special flavor."

  Li Han really didn't expect it, Liu Ming continued with a smile. "Master Liu's master, Master Zhao, who is the number one soup in the world, after tasting it, he actually said that this soup does not change for a thousand yuan. It is not worse than the previous authentic Buddha Jumping Over the Wall for a bowl of one thousand yuan, and it is even more brilliant."

  Liu Ming said and smiled secretly. "No, I would like to thank you. Without this orchid, a chef like Master Liu would not be able to get a rich chef." "Then I can have an extra bowl." Li Han didn't expect such a story. .

   "It's okay to drink the soup, but Youlan will depend on you in the future."

  Liu Ming said that Youlan was still a little puzzled when he thought of Li Han selling the formula. "Han, I heard that Big Wolf and George have already brewed orchids. Recently, the two have been very high-profile, and they have appeared in many wine tasting parties."

"yes?"

   Li Han really didn't pay attention, his brows stretched out, these two guys are very proud, think about it in a few days, I don't know if they will be so proud. "Han, it's really not wise to sell the Orchid formula for five million."

   "This matter, you will understand after a while."

Li Han picked up the wine glass, and Liu Ming saw a strange flash in Li Han's eyes, and shook his head slightly. Li Han's name has also been mentioned many times, but more people are ridiculed. Five million to sell a formula that may become a famous wine, perhaps nothing is more stupid than this. Stupid boy was published directly in a Chicago newspaper.

  Although there is no explicit statement, anyone with a discerning eye can tell who it is talking about. Chicago is the place where the Chris family's wine business made a fortune. George has been very beautiful recently, and he has a tendency to become a hero of the Chris family. Of course, it is not so good for Chris.

  Chris didn't get the recipe for nearly half a year, George took less than two weeks, and now the sample wine has won several awards, it is possible to open up the beer market for the Chris family, which is a great credit. Chris complained a lot about Li Han in his heart, but Li Han was not in the mood to pay attention to these things, and traveled all the time, but it made Kemising Town and George and others feel that Li Han was afraid of embarrassment, regretted, and escaped under the name of travel.

   After listening to Liu Ming, Li Han thought that it was really like that, or he knew it in his heart, and from outsiders, Li Han lost the watermelon for the sake of sesame, a typical idiot, a big idiot. After lunch, Dudu and the baby played for a while and then went to take a nap with their mother. They got up early in the morning, took planes, trains, visited courtyards, and sat in hot air balloons in the morning. They were very tired. "Han, how are you, I'll accompany you to the brewery."

   Li Han came here this time, and wanted to learn from Liu Ming’s winemaker. The farm and vineyards want to come to Laozhuang next year and they will also produce grapes. To say, watering the spring water is enough to make wine for his own home.

  Liu Ming drove a small truck through the vineyard and came to the winery along the path. The building here looks a bit old. "The age of the winery is not too short." "This winery was built in the 1930s and 1940s, let's go."

   After getting out of the car, Li Han and Liu Ming walked into the winery. There were three winery workshops, each with more than ten huge log pools. The work here seems to have been completed. Li Han and Liu Ming came to the wine cellar, went to a place, and the accompanying winemaker opened the oak barrels, used a glass dropper, and took the red wine.

   "This was brewed last year, almost fourteen months."

  Liu Ming handed the wine glass to Li Han. Li Han tasted it and it tasted very good. Fourteen months later, he was almost there. The taste of two years is much purer. Of course, the more years the wine is, the better. In this respect, it depends on the quality of the grapes, the quality of the grapes, the type of grapes, the rain, the weather, and the pests. .

   Of course, a winemaker is also indispensable, but no matter how good a winemaker is, it has always been a well-recognized truth in the industry that a good wine can be produced without good grapes. "This batch of wine tastes the best here." Liu Ming took some to add to the wine glass, and Li Han took a sip to make it more mellow.

   (end of this chapter)