Chapter 1424 - 243, Proposing Marriage (40)
It must be said that He Xiaodong and He Chengfang were indeed skilled at cultivating grapes. With Lin Yuan’s support in all aspects this year, the grapes in the vineyard grew larger and sweeter than in previous years.
Looking at these plump, round grapes, Liu Limin’s mouth was so full of joy that she could hardly close it.
In previous years, the villagers of He family village would pick the grapes and then, as payment, the grapes would be distributed among them. However, since it was the grape harvesting season, almost every street was filled with grape vendors, so the villagers couldn’t really make much money.
But this year was different. Lin Yuan and Liu Limin weren’t like that old rich miser. They cultivated grapes to make red wine, naturally, they wouldn’t distribute the grapes as payment anymore.
Moreover, they employed the women who stayed at home to do the work – picking and washing the grapes.
The simplest way to make grape wine was like this: wash the grapes clean and let them dry, then crush them, squeezing out the flesh and juice of the grapes, and finally, add white sugar according to a certain ratio.
After two months of gradual fermentation, the grape flesh in the large pot began to react with the white sugar, then fermented and soured, slowly turning into grape wine.
Although this method didn’t allow for the grape wine to be preserved for a long time, there was no difference in taste and color when compared to grape wine. Later on, many people used this method to make grape wine at home.
As for the strength of the wine, it was based on the amount of white sugar used; naturally, the more sugar, the higher the alcohol content.
Regarding the grape wine, Lin Yuan had given Liu Limin two percentage formulas – one for a higher alcohol content and one for lower, ensuring that both men and women could enjoy it.