Winemakers: To oak or not to oak, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up oak to craft your wine to shake the spheres ...

I don’t think it’s universally agreed that French oak barrels are the best (unless you’re speaking to a French oak barrel sales rep). In the most general terms, French oak barrels are thought to ...

There’s something about a barrel room in a winery. On the surface, it’s just a giant room filled with a bunch of identical wooden barrels stacked in rows. That alone can be an impressive sight, but ...