American Fortune Life
Chapter 695 Spades A Champagne
Champagne, known as the King of Wines, stands for noble, elegant and luxurious romance.
In the world wine industry, there is a so-called customary rule that champagne, once, is restricted to liquor produced in the Champagne department, 150 kilometres northeast of Paris, France, whereas liquor elsewhere cannot use the term champagne as a symbol of champagne's noble identity.
For centuries, there have been repeated attempts in Europe to steal champagne's noble identity by stealing it and naming the champagne it produces as the "champagne method”, but the haughty French do not agree, nor do their wine colleagues buy it.
Later, the legislation stipulated that alcoholic beverages made in the same way in other regions, collectively referred to as "traditional methods”, were to be distinguished from champagne, except that if France could close its doors and play by itself, other countries would not be accustomed to them.
For centuries, the French have fought for champagne alone, fighting hundreds of lawsuits with American counterfeit casseroles to defend the status and dignity of champagne globally.
And Andy sees this Spade A champagne in the countryside, but it belongs to the old qualifications of the champagne district, with a long history, pure bloodline, and absolutely full of character.
It is estimated that there are 40,000 wineries in France. As a result of the persistently low euro, these wineries have fallen in price, some with fairly low thresholds, are only available in the hundreds of thousands of euros, and the wineries' land and houses are permanent property rights for purchasers, while 2-3 people can apply for residence in France in the Bordeaux area, which must of course be shareholders.
However, the process of buying a winery is not as pleasant as fairy tales, fame and the view of the winery, but rather rather rather lengthy and cumbersome. It will also take up to a year to follow the formal process, and it will be crucial to submit an application to the government for a valuation of the estate, which may be disruptive if there are any artificial distortions in the middle.
Unexpected situations such as resistance from neighboring estate owners or family members of estate owners, of course, Andy doesn't have to worry about these issues. After all, it's not the time for the rabbit country's rich to start buying the world, and many of the ripples are due to the trend of rabbit country buyers competing to buy French wineries.
Spades A Champagne is a small brand in the French wine industry and can be found in clubs, nightclubs and clubs in London, and it has to be said that Andy doesn't like the Hip-Hop King Z who used to sell laundry powder.
At the celebration after the 2006 MTV award ceremony, the Blackcracker star held a bottle of Spades A champagne and sat on his lap with Beyonce in his arms. With the report, Spades A's marketing team was quite good, and the price of over $300 a bottle made him famous, so he walked into some nightclubs and clubs.
After all, it is only a small fame, combined with insufficient yields, with only 20 acres of vineyards, and the value of Château Blanc A has been largely limited to tens of millions of euros, which has taken into account the added value of the brand.
Well, the price must have been a big deal for Andy, and for a few more years, the brand has been popular around the world, and not offering a €120 million quote can hardly impress the Kathier family.
But now, hey, Andy just lets people get in touch with the contemporary owners of the Lower Kathier family, and offers a price of 200,000 euros per acre, and it touches the other family, knowing that the price of the other wineries is calculated at 200-300,000 euros per hectare, and Andy comes out with this price, which definitely belongs in the sky today.
Of course, Andy is naturally not the big wrongdoer, but the Kathier family's secret formula that the other party cannot refuse to hand over to the aged liquor to replenish the liquid, no one is a fool, and Kathier's father and son are naturally very clear about that.
Mann Valley, Champagne, France.
A fleet of four cars drove into the town, in the Rolls-Royce Phantom Custom Edition of the George V Season Four Hotel, Andy looked through the windows at the depressed town terrain, but the closer he got to the town, most of which was replaced by cropland, there were occasional clusters of vineyards. But this incoherent vineyard quickly crosses the town, turning both sides of the road into seemingly indelible vines, a very large vineyard.
Soon, in a vast vine, a Gothic, Renaissance and Roman architectural winery and cellar appeared before the crowd.
The motorcade stopped, at the entrance to the estate, Jacques Cartier and his son Alexander took several people with them to meet Andy.
“Hello, Mr. Smith. ”
“Hello, Mr. Cartier. ”
Andy shook his hand with Jacques Cartier, a spirited, gray-haired old man with glasses, and Jacques introduced Andy to his son and some of the people behind him, all but lawyers and accountants, members of the eight-member team at House A Spades.
“I love the YUAN moisture, subtle aromas and rich fruit flavors of Spade A Champagne, such an excellent sparkling wine, although lacking a bit of complexity, just more approachable and suitable for everyone, so I came. ”
To hear Andy's praise, all winemakers, including Jacques Cartier, smiled, and what could make the producer happier than praise?
“Thanks, this way, please, watch your step.” The smile on Jacques Cathier's face was so bright that he walked Andy into the estate villa, directly through the expansive and bright lobby, in front of an elevator, to open an iron fence, which contained a wooden elevator.
“We have a staircase of 30 meters deep, approximately 119 steps, which is the entire Champagne area to the deep wine cellar, giving the champagne a delicate, sleek taste at the very bottom of the ground. ”
Upon hearing Alexander Cartier's introduction, Andy was a little surprised, nodded and walked into the elevator, and Kenny did not hesitate to step right behind him and stand in front of Andy.
Close the door, descend the elevator, quickly reach the cellar, Kenny leads the way out of the elevator, tight, his eyes sweep brightly around him, Andy standing behind him clearly sees Kenny's hand never leaving the holster between the waist of the suit.
Andy doesn't think it's a little bizarre and careful not to make a big mistake. His safety is more important than anything, even if it's a little uncomfortable, there's no way, after all, in an exotic country, especially in an underground wine cellar outside the wilderness.
But Alexander Cartier didn't seem to notice the general, and the smile on his face kept on, beginning to introduce Andy to the layout of the cellar.
The arched cellar is very long, with a bottle of gold poured into the shelves on either side and a bottle of Spade A champagne in a silver bottle, which turns into a wooden barrel with a stand as it is placed deep.
Alexander Cartier smiled and handed Andy a bottle of gold champagne, explaining: "Our winery's grape harvesting process still persists with all hands, with gentle grape juice, combined with our Cartier base wine and secret formula, followed by traditional hand shaking bottles to remove residue, allowing only 8 people to participate throughout the entire production process to ensure the stability of the wine. ”
Andy grabbed a somewhat feisty bottle of gold in his hand and couldn't help but smile and nod his head: “You and Mr. Jacques Cartier are both senior winemakers, and this is also a valuable asset of House A Spades. ”
Acquisition of Spades A naturally involves more than one brand and asset, but more importantly the secret formula and winemaking team, which is the most critical part of ensuring the quality of the champagne, and Katier's father and son naturally stay, which is also a key part of the negotiations.
Of course, Kathier's father and son did not want to abandon Spades A, after all, their family and Spades A brands belong to each other. Once the acquisition is complete, they will lose the base wine and rehydration formula inherited by Kathier's family, and it is hard to say how much their personal value will be saved.
Perhaps some would say that there's just the skill to leave and build another winery!
The Andy family started winemaking in 1763 and built a winery that lasted more than two hundred years. Dunima's was famous only for a photograph of a giant black pop star, and it had to be said that it was impotent enough.
Look, it's also other brands of champagne, Champagne King, Princess Louis, other red wines, like Rafi, who all rot on the street...
Of course, Andy knows better than anyone that the previous spade A champagne, whether it was a black pop star or a movie star, or the second generation who pursued it so much, had a high quality of its own, but it would be a little ridiculous to say that the craftsmanship and strength of the wine crushed other champagnes.
The reason why the fire, the pursuit, is only the product of thorough and sophisticated marketing, is just the success of speculation. Of course, there are the most important bottles of precious metal-colored wine. After all, those hip-hop black cracker stars love this hue, golden, shiny, blind!