First of a two-part discussion of winemaking and oak, covering barrel usage and philosophy...

First of a two-part discussion of winemaking and oak, covering barrel usage and philosophy...

September 5th, 2008 I met Mia at the winery to see a new process called barrel blasting. No, we ... . Barrel Blasting by Cryoclean comes out to your winery and uses dry ice to clean the insides of barrels. It was really cool to watch the whole process. First they give a number to the barrel and the barrel head with chalk, so the same head is put back on the barrel it belongs...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: James Walker Post Time: 12-19-2007 at 02:14 PM

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Mike Reff Post Time: 04-28-2008 at 11:26 PM

We'll Have A Barrel Of Fun...

Upon returning from Los Angeles, I found my barrel of 2006 Wahle Vineyard Pinot Noir notably stinky ... of sulfides. If you recall, I pressed this wine and put it in the barrel “dirty,” meaning I didn’t let the gross lees settle out of the new wine for a day or two before moving it into the barrel. Why go to barrel “dirty”? Doesn’t the conventional wisdom suggest that lees are the source of more bad...

... and our mailing list members who come by. Barrel tasting is fun. It's also a bit of a gamble for several reasons. Wine in the barrel is a very dynamic thing and I've seen it be really unimpressive ... is about barrel tasting. Last Friday I checked out our 2004's and 2005's in barrel. 2005 ... more floral nose and rounder mouthfeel. 2005 Baconbrook - Monster lurking in the barrel. Tight...

One (60 gallon) barrel of wine contains: 985 pounds of grapes 24.6 cases of wine 295 bottles of wine 1,180 glasses of wine barrel trivia , barrel capacity...