About the premiere of a wine movie "Love Vineyard", Crus

Near the end of the year, there is another wave of movies waiting to be released, mostly based on "urban love". Stimulated by "greasy chicken soup", my heart swelled. I have a deep feeling of being "stuffed" and just want to find an exit to "empty".

In my own small dictionary, "hollowing out" means finding a quiet place, releasing all the "negative energy and junk information" absorbed, and then doing something I like, being lazy, having fun, decorating, arranging flowers ~ I have written articles on the theme of life for some time. I wonder if the "flower of spirit" we provided for your possibly boring weekend is still safe?

In fact, the weekend when the weather turns cold is the best time. Stay at home, close the curtains, find the most comfortable posture, pour a glass of red wine, watch a movie, chat for a while and kill an afternoon.

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The Chinese translation of this film is Love Vineyard. This is a French film that I came across on the plane from Paris to Beijing. It tells the story of a vineyard in Burgundy, France. "Premier Cru" refers to the first-class garden in Burgundy wine classification. This film is a story around the first winery in Burgundy. Although the main story of the film is not difficult, the cultural knowledge behind it still needs to be understood. Let me take you through the cultural endorsement in the movie, and then review the movie, and you will definitely gain something new!

PS: Because of the cultural endorsement of many plots in the film, there is inevitably the risk of spoilers. High energy ahead, please be prepared as needed.

Plot introduction

Domaine Maréchal (this is a fictional winery name) is a family winery located in the village of Alxoe-Corton in Bourbon, Burgundy with a history of more than 200 years. It has 4 hectares of vineyards and excellent terroir conditions, among which Permier Cru of Alxoe-Corton was once the wine that the winery was proud of. However, the operation of the winery is due to the stubborn owner Fran? Ois Maréchal divorced his wife, and his son Charlie Maréchal left, which went from bad to worse until he was on the verge of bankruptcy, and even faced the danger of being acquired by Japanese consortia or neighboring wineries.

Charlie Maréchal, the hero, left home and became a famous sommelier in the Parisian wine industry with his own ability, leading a very beautiful life. At first, he left because he didn't want to inherit the winery. When the crisis came, he decided to give up the life of a wine critic, start as a winemaker and take over the management of the winery to keep the vineyard handed down from generation to generation. But Charlie had many contradictions and differences with his father on how to reform the brewing method, and the dusty past gradually surfaced.

Cultural recognition

Plot fragment: Charlie, who is making wine for the first time, boldly uses the most primitive and natural method to make wine. By turning the soil with horses, breaking the skin with feet, fermenting in cement ponds, aging pottery pots, etc. We try our best to show the landscape of the vineyard. There is a plot in the movie: in order to wait until the grapes reach the best maturity before picking, Charlie did not hesitate to drive away the picking team that his father found twice, and the father and son quarreled wildly! However, in this constant conflict, the understanding between father and son has deepened, and the old grievances have gradually resolved.

The horse turned over the soil.

First of all, explain why you want to turn over the vineyard. Ploughing vineyards with a depth of 15 ~ 20cm can loosen soil, increase soil oxygen content, raise ground temperature and promote germination. Deep ploughing can improve soil porosity, increase soil water content, improve soil structure, promote microbial growth, facilitate root growth, promote the growth and development of aboveground and underground roots to maintain balance, improve soil physical and chemical properties, activate soil and increase soil aggregate structure. It is an important cultivation technique to obtain high yield, high quality and high efficiency of grapes. Turning over the soil with horses, on the one hand, is to return to the traditional brewing method, on the other hand, of course, it is also to reduce the influence of mechanized operation on grapes ~ In fact, wine is also a very mysterious thing.

Crush someone's foot.

Treading grapes to obtain grape juice for fermentation is one of the oldest methods of squeezing grape juice. Before mechanical pressing, people used this manual operation-stepping on their feet to brew mellow wine. Generally, it is girls who step on grapes. Later, it gradually evolved into a ceremony to celebrate the grape harvest.

Grape skins are used to extract tannins and pigments. Although there is tannin in grape seeds, it will also have bitter oil when crushed. Foot pressure can achieve gentle pressing, without crushing grape seeds or pressing grape skins into dry residue. The grape juice obtained in this way has good flavor, and the brewed wine will not have bitterness and will not destroy the taste of the wine. Portugal said with deep feelings: In this process, they found that the wine brewed by stepping on grapes is just different.

Concrete fermenter

Constant temperature is the main function of concrete fermentor. It is like a natural insulator, which completely isolates the external environment from the inside, and can keep a constant temperature no matter what is inside. Its constant temperature characteristics can create a stable fermentation environment and make Saccharomyces cerevisiae work naturally without temperature fluctuation.

All oak, whether French oak or American oak, will add some elements to wine, whether you like it or not; However, the concrete fermentation tank is an out-and-out "neutral" container, which will not add extra "aroma" to the wine, but can present the most essential flavor.

Old pottery jar

The aging method of clay pots was inspired by the precedent of Georgia in which white wine and grape skins were fermented together. Pots are made by hand to ensure that the walls are thin enough to increase air exchange, and untreated raw clay is used. Pottery pots are neutral and tasteless, but their porosity is higher than that of wood. The hero's purpose in the film is to make the wine more mellow, but keep the grape varieties and local characteristics.

Plot fragment: There is a scene where a father and son have a heart-to-heart drink, and the son gives it to Romani Kandy of his father 1966 (this is his father's first year of brewing), which brings back many memories. Although many nails were encountered in the process of trying the new method, with the help of Kyle, the winemaker's brother-in-law, and Blanche Maubuisson, the childhood sweetheart of the winery next door (also a competitor), Charlie finally brewed an excellent Alxoe-Corton Premier Cru, which revived his reputation and saved the winery.

Grape picking opportunity

The wine brewed by picking grapes early has higher acidity, and the wine brewed by picking grapes late has higher sweetness. Usually we can judge whether grapes are suitable for picking from the following aspects:

1. The sugar is ripe. The sugar content of grapes determines the alcohol concentration and taste of the final wine.

2. acidity. Check whether the acidity of the grapes is reduced enough to make wine with balanced acidity.

In addition, it depends on the overall physiological maturity of grapes (the color of peel and seeds, the taste of grapes, tannins and so on). ). If the tannin is not enough, it may lead to bitterness in the finished wine.

In addition to picking samples and sending them to the laboratory for sugar, acid and PH analysis, it is best to use our old method for many years-judging according to the aroma and taste of grapes. However, even if grapes are picked by hand in the vineyard, we should pay attention to methods and proceed in an orderly manner. Because even the fruits on the same vine have different degrees of maturity, such as the degree of sunlight exposure, whether there are leaves to cover them and so on.

The winemaker will taste it with his tongue and judge whether it can be picked. According to Teacher Yang Guo, when the grapes that can be picked are chewed down, the grape seeds are crisp, which means that the grapes are fully ripe and the harvest season can begin.

Film release time is 20 15. Director Jerome lemerre is also a screenwriter, and the content about wine is very professional and in place. But the conflict between father and son, and the love and hate of the winery next door, make the plot of the film more attractive and not boring at all. The casting of actors is very close to life, similar to many French winemakers I have seen, and their performances are first-class. We must also praise the cinematographer David Ungaro, who made the Burgundy vineyard beautiful.

Although the film is about wine, it is actually about people and families. In Burgundy's brewing philosophy, the so-called terroir is the fusion of heaven, earth and people. Grape cultivation depends on the weather, and the weather makes the difference between years, which people can't change. This land was handed down from ancestors. Only when local conditions are good can good wine be brewed. Only people, the biggest variable, can come down in one continuous line. The enduring family-style winery depends largely on the maintenance of family ties.

Finally, I wish everyone a happy weekend ~

Light academics, slow life; You are single-minded, I am professional. Drink some good wine, and you will be fine. Come on, let's drink together ~