Graham Beck Harvest News IV – The importance of barrel inspection

If you have ever seen Pierre or one of the cellar guys sticking their nose into a open or new barrel you might wonder why? Since it is a product so important to your wines, you should inspect the inside of every new and used barrel you purchase and before you fill it. It is an inspection of the inside of a new barrel by the winemaker and his team to make sure that the new barrel conforms to the specifications as to how it was ordered. In other words for a specific wine that will eventually mature in the barrel we have chosen a certain toast level that will eventually part with the oak flavour. This process is made at the stage when the barrels is shaped or form over a open fire at the Cooperage.


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