Old winemaking equipment has traces left by history.

Han Xuan learned from the Butler Baptist that this batch of equipment was purchased by the original owner in 1895 and has been used for a full hundred years since then.

During this period, hundreds of batches of red wine were brewed, and Han Xuan finally realized that compared with French red wine, there was something missing.

In addition to the brewing process and raw materials, there is still a history of several hundred years between them.

Use your fingers to touch these exquisitely crafted wooden barrels. The oak is still strong and durable after a hundred years.

The grapes that have been picked after preliminary treatment are completed in these wooden barrels, which will cause the grapes to be damaged. Several large wooden hammers are placed next to them, which should be tools used to beat the grapes.

Han Xuan has seen the batch of the world's most advanced top wine brewing equipment in Ganbao Ocean Ranch, full of technology.

Compared with the equipment here, it is probably the difference between New York and Provence, one is the bustling city and the other is the quiet countryside.

After Han Xuan made money that others could not make in their lifetimes, he began to like a quiet life in Provence like a cowboy and a farmer.

Learn from the Butler of Baptiste, walk slowly while slow, speak slowly without rushing, and try to live a French-style slow-paced life in Provence.

"During the manufacturing process, grape skins and grape seeds will peel off from the flesh when fermenting.

We collect them and put them in this stone mill to squeeze out the essence of the grape skin and grape seeds, which will give the wine a special taste and is delicious…”

Standing in front of a huge stone mill, Housekeeper Baptist said this, with a look of enjoyment on his face as if he was drinking.

The stone mill was about two meters away, and the millstone should have been thicker back then. With the use of it over the years, a layer has been smoothed out.

The groove also contains the grape residue left after the winemaking period last year and has not been completely cleaned.

Looking up, complex wooden structures were mounted above the stone mill.

A horizontal pine wood is connected to the white windmill outside. The windmill is still rotating now. The huge blades swept through the window every few seconds, and there are a total of four pieces.

Since the stone mill is not connected to the windmill, the stone mill does not operate. The gap between the two huge stones has become a spider's nest. The web is very delicately woven, but unfortunately there is no prey yet.

Walking from the small door on the left toward the cellar, the butler turned on the light beside the door.

The underground temperature is a little cold, about thirteen degrees. Apart from the light, no other light can be seen, and there is a vague feeling of wind blowing. These are all necessary conditions for the wine cellar.

The first thing that caught my eye was piled up together, with four or five hundred brown-red oak barrels. The lights illuminated by the wall lights were fan-shaped downwards, illuminating the entire dim wine cellar, and the air was filled with the charming smell of red wine.

Jason and the others followed him in and got drunk before they could even get drunk. Even Secretary Dawson could not understand French. Galgernon acted as a translator all the way. Seeing the high-end suits they were wearing, those who didn't know thought they were the bosses.

The oak barrels have numbers written.

Before Han Xuan met, he wrote "1994" and asked the butler Baptist and said, "Are these new wines from last year?"

“Yes, I put it in the bucket in December last year and can now drink it.

The wine is new, but the oak barrels are all old barrels and have been used for more than thirty years.

Nowadays, some new wineries like to have the taste of oak barrels in their wines, but our Provence winemakers believe that it will ruin the taste of the wine, and using these old oak barrels has no oak flavor.

If the number of oak barrels is insufficient, we usually go to some bankrupt old wineries and buy their barrels, which are several times higher than the new ones, but that is worth it."

After the Butler Baptist said that, he waved to Han Xuan, Isabelle and others, signaled to come with him and enter a separate small room.

I struggled to move a box out of the wooden rack and patted the dust on it, and I choked and tears flowed out and I kept coughing.

The dust under the feet is very thick.

Han Xuan stepped on it and left clear footprints. I don’t know how many years no one has been in.

When the butler opened the box, they looked in. A super small oak barrel was less than 40 centimeters long. He looked fat and cute.

Compared with the one-meter-long oak barrels outside, it seems strange no matter how you look at it.

But no one dared to underestimate this little thing, because the copper nameplate on it clearly engraved "Give to Henry III".

"This is a gift from the owner of our Gaode Manor during the Bourbon period to King Henry III at the age of thirty. The owner of the manor was Henry III's uncle.

He personally brewed thirteen barrels, because the number of thirteen was unlucky, so he only gave twelve barrels to King Henry III, and the remaining barrel was left for now.

It was it, brewed in 1579."

After Baptiste finished speaking, Han Xuan asked, "It's been released for more than four hundred years, and there's still wine in it?"

"Yes, but only about half." As Baptist swayed, the sound of water came clearly inside.

"My God! The red wine has been in stock for so many years, it should be very delicious, right?" After Galgernon helped translate, Owen asked with his big bald head and widened his eyes.

Han Xuan rolled his eyes at him and said in English speechlessly: "The shelf life of red wine is relatively long, but it is not without a shelf life.

Red wine from more than 400 years ago, and the manufacturing process was simple at that time, who knew what else was inside, maybe it had become like soy sauce.

Anyway, I think the sound sounds a bit strange, so it is better to just keep it like this and treat it as a collectible.

There are not many red wines with such a long history and historical significance. They can be sold at least $200,000 when they are sold at auction. Perhaps more can be found when they meet people who like it."

"If I can drink it for more than 400 years, I will be willing to die of poisoning."

The Frenchman Galgernon, whose nature of liking wine has been written in his genes.

When I encountered such a rare wine, I couldn't help but want to taste it. When I spoke, I kept looking at Han Xuan, and I liked that he could open the barrel of wine and bring some benefits to myself.

However, Han Xuan directly ignored his eager eyes, choked by the dust, and left and walked out.

Butler Baptist covered the box, put it back in place, and walked out after closing the door.

Each wine cellar has something to put in the box. When the guests come, they will show it to them and reveal the heritage of their winery.

That barrel of wine is the "foundation" of Gaode Winery.

When I saw a group of alcoholics, I still stared at the door reluctantly, as if I had a perspective eye, and could see the barrel of wine, and then drink it.

The middle-aged butler hurriedly found a few goblets from the cabinet and rinsed them clean. He walked to an oak barrel and opened the water valve to pour out some wine.

“This is the new wine from last year.

No need to wake up, just sway and drink, please give me enough” (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!