The Council of Agriculture provided a NT $ 6 million subsidy, but Hung Chi-pei also had to spend NT $ 10 million on additional equipment, including nine big stainless-steel wine barrels and a washing and bottling machine. To learn winemaking skills, he attended classes at Da-Ye University in Changhua, National Kaohsiung Hospitality College, and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology.
成立酒莊所費不貲，除了農委會補助的 600 萬元，洪吉倍又花了 1,000 萬元添購設備，包括 9 個大型不繡鋼酒桶、清洗包裝機器等，他也東奔西跑地遠赴彰化大葉大學、高雄餐旅學院、屏東科大上課，學習釀酒技術。