Monthly Archives: December 2011

Vineyards That Produce Carignane

The following vineyards in California produce varietals of Carginane: Baxter Winery – Mendocino & Lake Counties Horse and Plow Winery – Mendocino & Lake Counties Ranchero Cellars – Mendocino & Lake Counties Lolonis Winery – …Read More

Stainless Steel Wine Tanks

History of Use Utilization of stainless steel barrels in the wine making industry has been growing in the last half century.  Most modern wineries, especially those in the United States, use stainless steel.  The slow …Read More

Hungarian Oak Barrels

History of Use In the early history of wine making, ceramic vessels were solely used for the storage and transportation of wine. Because wood can fall subject to nature and time, tracing the history of …Read More

American Oak Barrels

History of Use In the early history of wine making, ceramic vessels were solely used for the storage and transportation of wine. Because wood can fall subject to nature and time, tracing the history of …Read More

French Oak Barrels

History of Use In the early history of wine making, ceramic vessels were solely used for the storage and transportation of wine. Because wood can fall subject to nature and time, tracing the history of …Read More

Whiskey Barrels

A little history about our whiskey barrels…. Kentucky Bourbon is America’s only native spirit.  By law Bourbon must be made in NEW white oak barrels.  Bourbon spends many years aging in the new barrel.  After …Read More

Barrels

History Originally made out of palm wood, barrels have been utilized in the wine making process for close to three thousand years.  In some of the earliest known recordings of history, wine was traditionally stored …Read More