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Investment opportunity: Vineyard + Real Estate in Okanagan Part 1



Tina Mak interviews Harry McWatters, recipient of The Order of British Columbia, a legend in Canada’s wine industry, and founder of award winning Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, and See Ya Later Ranch. In this conversation, McWatters talks about the internationally acclaimed and growing Canadian wine sector. McWatters, instrumental in putting Canadian wine on the global map, is now leading a new enterprise, Encore Vineyards.

今期接受 Tina Mak 訪問的嘉賓是 Harry McWatters,他是加拿大紅酒業的傳奇人物,酿酒商协会的总监,酿酒商质量联盟的创办人,曾經榮獲 The Order of British Columbia 勳章,同時是Sumac RidgeEstate Winery 和 See Ya Later Ranch 的創辦人,所生產的紅酒曾經獲獎無數。在談話中,McWatters提及加拿大紅酒在國際市場所佔席位不斷增長,認受性亦不斷提高。在這個將加拿大紅酒推 上國際版圖的過程中,McWatters可說是不遺餘力。現在,他又雄心勃勃,正籌備開創另一企業,取名叫Encore Vineyards。

TM: Chinese come over here now is all talk about wine and wine selling in China is really expensive, the BC wine has become more and more popular in Asia. What makes a great wine?
TinaM:
现在我们的就在亚洲这么受欢迎,在国内的餐厅一瓶红酒900块这么贵,好的葡萄酒是如何产生的。

HMcW: First, wine is a reflection of time and place, and what influence it is soil and climate. And then it is the matter of what wine maker dose after the grapes are delivered.The reality is, wine is created in the vineyard, and it is really about the climate and soil.
Harry的意思是,最重要的就是泥土和气候。

TM: With your experience, explain the soil and climate, how does it make into a great wine for us to make BC wine to get even more famous?
TinaM: 你在红酒业已经将近50年了,以你的经验来说,泥土和气候决定了葡萄酒的好坏,那为什么到了Okanagan, 葡萄酒就特别好呢?

HMcW: In South Okanagan, it is a very unique climatic setting. First of all, we get more hoursof sunlight than any other place in North America, and we get more light intensitythan any viticulture region in the world. In additional to that, we get more degree of growing days, which is what really helps grapes to develop in places like Napa Valleys and Sonoma Valleys. We are in a rainshadow, we get less than 6 inches of annual precipitation, and it is our average.
HMcW: Oknagan的日照时间是全北美最长的,而其阳光密度比世界上任何一个葡萄种植区都大,所以在Okanagan与西海岸中间的山区就在雨带阴影下,雨量小于6寸。阳光多,雨量少,热量比Napa Valley 还要多,这样的环境是极适合葡萄生长的。

TM: How about the soil? The soil in Okanagan, what is so special about it?
TinaM:  Okanagan的土壤有什么特别的呢?

HMcW: It is actually different in several different areas in Okanagan. Where we have our vineyard is a very unique site, in fact it is all glacial flow. So we have a minimal of 300c of sand, which means when we put irrigation on, the moisture goes through the root profile, and it means when a plant needs to drink, we have to give it a drink. We get to control the exactly the balance and the growth burst at exactly the right time to get exceptional high quality fruits.
HMcW: 我们所拥有的葡萄园出于冰川流的位置,所以只需要在适当的时候灌溉少量的水。这样就可以保证所有的葡萄健康生长。并不是所有的泥土都是这样的。

TM:Because of the wine is being produced in that area, has it been getting a lot of the award and recognition?
TinaM: 因为葡萄酒在如此好的环境和土壤下产出,是否因此得到很多奖项呢?

HMcW: Definitely! Our Vineyard is the single most awarded Vineyard in the country, it has gotten more awards from the wines that have been created from these grapes than any other vineyard in Canada. In addition to that, many trophies for best grapes verity, the best white wine, the best red wine, so we come home with best of class, best of show, best of verity. And certainly, the wine judging community has recognized out small growing region as one of the most outstanding in the world.
现在世界各地都认同从Sundial Vineyard 庄园釀製出來的葡萄酒酒,获奖无数。

TM: A lot of Asian just come here to invest, what do they have to be careful?
TinaM: 投资者想要投资葡萄园的时候,需要注意一些什么呢?是不是那么简单的呢?

HMcW: They have to be really careful that if they don’t know, they need somebody to give them guidance, who has got years of experience in the business to be able to pick the right site that will grow the right verities. If they are coming here to buy a vineyard, site selection is the most important thing in any vineyard. Another thing is to buy a winery, the winery should have the ability to make fine wines that will meet the market demand whether it would be in Canada or in Asia. Those are really important factors, so they have to depend on people that actually do understand the business here and have credibility within the industry.
其 实你自己喜欢和酒与想把酒当作生意来做是不一样的。Harry 的意思就是投资者需要一个好的顾问来帮忙领导。那你就会知道每个地方的泥土的不同处,以及适合种植的葡萄品种,并且最终能够生产出适合市场的产品。并不是 Okanagan的泥土都是适合葡萄种植的,这种情况下,投资这就非常需要一个具有经验以及信用的人来帮忙决定。

To get more information about Encore and this investment opportunity, email Daniel Veniez at ddveniez@ddventerprises.com or call 604-499-6336.or Chinese at tinamak@tinamak.com or call 604-412-5860

如想取得更多有關 Encore或其投資機會的資料,聯絡 email Daniel Veniez at ddveniez@ddventerprises.com 或致電604-499-6336. 或中文  聯絡 tinamak@tinamak.com 或致電 604-412-5860\

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