Hung Shu-sheng began growing grapes with his nine sons and other workers. After harvesting the grapes, they would sell them to the Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau (now the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation) to make rose and brandy. The business was handed down from father to son, and then to Hung Chi-pei.
洪樹生帶領 9 個兒子和其他農友一起種植，採收後交由菸酒公賣局（現改為台灣菸酒公司）收購製成「玫瑰紅酒」與「白蘭地酒」，年復一年，傳到了爸爸，又傳到了洪吉倍。