A winemaker has a lot of tools at his or her disposal to make something good out of the crushed grapes, but there is probably ...

out of small oak barrels that could be easily moved and re-cycled (named quarto or feuillette), similar to the modern ...

Top producers in Bordeaux and California use oak judiciously and often in combination. For instance, they like to combine new barrels with used barrels to get just the right amounts of secondary ...

There’s been a lot of news coming out of Buffalo Trace over the past few months, mostly concerning the release of highly ...

Kentucky Straight Bourbon will be released for the first time in 2025. "Over the years, our flagship Bomberger's Declaration Bourbon has always had ...

The charcoal mellowing process is a key step in making Tennessee Whiskey. We went down to Jack Daniel's Distillery in ...

Also, while bourbon must be aged in new charred oak barrels, light whiskey is matured in “used or un-charred oak containers.” This reduces both cost and the intentionally big flavor impact ...

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using natural textures such as reclaimed French oak flooring and columns (a type of wood used to make wine barrels), hand-pinged artisan metals, leathers, deep colors of cabernet, and an eye ...