Conditioning a Wine Barrel
updated 10/22/2023 This morning I picked up a new barrel — well, new to me. A member of our local grape purchasing group needed to eliminate a barrel, so he gave away a 2...
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Bottling Wine From The Carboy or Barrel
updated 06/19/2023 On WineMakingTalk, occasionally there are questions regarding racking just before bottling. Following is my current methods for bottling from both carboys and barrels. Bottling from Carboys The title is not an accurate...
Barrel Aging Process
updated 12/31/2024 A question was posted on WineMakingTalk in April 2023, asking about the process folks use for their barrels. I wrote a reply, which formed the basis for this post. Following is my...