Holiday Estate

Butler Hunter's intention was very simple. Anyway, the red wine estate only cost around ten pounds a year, which was a drop in the bucket for Arthur, whose net worth was already in the hundreds of millions.

Even if the red wine produced by the winery could not capture the European market in recent years, it could still barely survive on the Australian market.

Especially given the current chaotic situation in Europe, once a war broke out among European nations or some unexpected circumstances occurred that led to a decline in European winery production, it would be the exact moment for Arthur's winery to seize the market.

At worst, by taking the low-end red wine route, it could also occupy the markets of Australia and even Southeast Asia and East Asia, achieving the goal of making a profit.

After all, Europe was currently the most dazzling pearl in the world, and Westernized things were very popular among people in other regions, let alone table wine widely sought after by European nobles.

This was simply the comparative mentality of ordinary people, who believed that foreign things were always better than domestic ones.

"Mhm." Arthur nodded, considering it agreement with Butler Hunter's view.

"Your Highness, our winery includes multiple areas such as a plaza, exhibition hall, winery, vineyard, storage area, and underground cellar. The projected maximum production can reach over forty-four hundred tons annually. Based on the capacity of a barrel, we can produce over thirty-nine thousand barrels of wine at most each year. If packaged in wine bottles, we can produce more than six million bottles." Butler Hunter explained to Arthur with a smile.

A barrel was a relatively common wooden wine cask packaging within the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, even for relatively low-end wine, the price of a single barrel reached as high as several pounds, and slightly more expensive ones were already above ten pounds.

Even if the red wine produced by Arthur's winery sold for only five pounds a barrel, it would basically be able to maintain a financial equilibrium.

If sold in bottled form, the profit margin within this would be even greater. Most bottled wines would carry a high-end label, and therefore their prices were also more expensive than the same volume of barrel wine.

Generally speaking, a barrel of wine could sell for ten pounds, but if split into hundreds of 750-milliliter bottles, each bottle could sell for a price of over three shillings. For the exact same volume of wine, the price directly more than doubled.

As things currently stood, the winery's maximum production volume could completely meet Australia's consumption. At least until the per capita annual income in Australia ushered in higher growth, Arthur's winery could stockpile a massive amount of red wine every year.

"Uncle Hunter, when will we be able to drink the wine?" Patricia asked impatiently.

Butler Hunter looked at the very expectant expressions of Patricia and Marguerite, and said with a smile, "The grapes won't mature until August. Coupled with the winemaking time, I'm afraid Your Two Little Highnesses will have to wait at least until late September to drink the red wine produced by our new winery."

Upon hearing Butler Hunter's words, Patricia and Marguerite could not help but feel deeply disappointed, feeling dissatisfied with the time they had to wait.

"Alright, aren't there still plenty of red wines brought from the United Kingdom? Those wines are enough for you two to last until October." Princess Louise gave her two daughters an annoyed look and said with a smile.

In fact, Patricia and Marguerite did not really want to drink new wine; they were simply curious about the new wine.

The red wine Arthur brought back from the United Kingdom was all high-end red wine previously produced at Duke Arthur's estate, with a total quantity of around one thousand bottles.

Coupled with the fact that besides Arthur, the royal family only consisted of Princess Louise and her two younger sisters, the consumption of wine was actually very sparse. After drinking for several months, there were still over nine hundred bottles left.

"Oh!" Seeing their mother begin to lecture them, Marguerite and Patricia hurriedly hid behind Arthur and replied reluctantly.

"Let's go, let's take a look at the winery." Arthur rescued his two younger sisters in time and said with a smile.

Hearing Arthur say this, Marguerite and Patricia quickly returned to their mother's side and began to tour the scenery of the entire estate.

One had to admit, the geographical environment of the entire winery was extremely superior, nestled against the mountains and facing the water. The back of the winery was a small hill with relatively abundant sunlight exposure, which was quite suitable for the growth of grapevine trees.

In front of the winery was a clear river that cut across the plaza before it. The river was crystal clear, and schools of fish could occasionally be seen swimming past.

With such a superior geographical environment, let alone building a winery, even constructing a vacation estate would be extremely suitable.

Although it was already summer, blowing gentle cool breezes accompanied by the sound of stream water by his ears actually made Arthur somewhat reluctant to leave.

"Your Highness, I specially built a small estate inside the winery, close to our fruit tree planting area, with the stream right in front of it. Seeing as summer has arrived, the Government Building is very spacious, but it is quite hot. In my opinion, Your Highness, you can temporarily move to live in the estate; firstly to escape the heat of summer, and secondly to make it so that Your Two Little Highnesses won't be so bored and dull." Butler Hunter proposed.

When choosing the location for the winery, Butler Hunter had already noticed this extremely superior geographical environment.

With mountains at the back and water in front, backed by a small basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, it was the living portrait of a perfect location for a vacation estate.

Therefore, Butler Hunter took it upon himself to plan out the best piece of land inside the winery and built a small estate for Arthur and the royal family.

Although the area of the estate was not large, its geographical location and natural environment definitely counted as excellent, making it a good place to escape the summer heat.

Seeing that both younger sisters had some movement in their eyes, Arthur smiled and said, "Has the estate already been successfully built?"

"Of course, Your Highness." Butler Hunter nodded and said, "The estate was built together with the winery. The estate has currently been completed, and it only requires moving the furniture in to move in."

"Let's go take a look." Arthur's interest was also piqued, and he said with a smile.

In the major monarchical countries of Europe, royal families all had their own private estates. Even royal families with relatively greater power often possessed multiple or even more than a dozen private estates.

The purpose of these estates was for temporary residence, tourism, and rest by the royal family when living in the royal palace was not quite comfortable.

Take the British Royal Family as an example. The estates owned by Queen Victoria were too numerous to count, among which the more famous ones included Balmoral Castle, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Holyrood Palace, Clarence House, Kensington Palace, St James's Palace, Hampton Court Palace, Sandringham Estate, and other luxurious estates, making it difficult to even decide on a vacation spot each year.

However, up to the present moment, the Australian Royal Family only had a single residence, which was the National Government Building, making it appear quite shabby and crude. This was also why Butler Hunter, acting as the royal butler, wanted to build an estate here.