Fire vs Water Bending

Wine barrels are beautiful and elegant (we might be biased of course), but there is a world of science and technology swirling just below the surface.

Wine Region Spotlight: China

China is a land of contrasts, especially when it comes to the different vineyard regions spread across this vast country. From the wet and humid east coast, to the temperate central regions, and the arid and cold northwest, there is an incredible spectrum of growing conditions.

Barrel Customization: Do you toast your heads?

There are a lot of ways to customize wine barrels to your exact preference: toast type, toast level, oak species, oak seasoning, and today’s topic – head toasting. Let’s explore the history and chemistry of barrel head toasting.

A Fresh Wine Country Update

Each season brings new and exciting happenings for our World Cooperage Account Managers around the globe as they work with our partner winemakers. We checked in on a few of them recently to see what was shaking in their part of the world. Come take a peek with us!

Barrel Profiling Technology

Next up in our Oak 101 Series, we are going to take all the chemistry you learned in the last two blog posts and explore how to use it to get a consistently toasted barrel – time after time. Why is this important? Because what a winemaker wants even more than a great tasting barrel, is a great tasting consistent barrel.

Wine Country Updates from Around the World

Each season brings new and exciting happenings for our World Cooperage Account Managers around the globe as they work with our partner winemakers. We checked in on a few of them recently to see what was shaking in their part of the world. Come take a peek with us!

The Path of a New Barrel

We don’t often get to share the process before a barrel is made – when it’s just an idea. Today, we are taking a step back and telling the story of how a World Cooperage barrel concept comes into being. How each one of our 100+ profiles started as a thought and finished as a barrel.

Forêt d’Exception®

While all the national forests of France are well-managed, some have now leveled-up to be “exceptional”. What does that mean? Well, in 2008, L’Office National des Forêts began the Forêt d’Exception® – or exceptional forests – label and to date, it has given this designation to 15 forests.