finding oaked wines ?

At least with the larger wineries, check their web sites. Frequently, they will have a listing of their products, with technical details (varying quite a bit). This may well not work on a world-wide basis, but I have found it to work on German, Australian, Californian, Washington state, and Virginia wines. A curiosity - are you really just looking for wines aged in oak barrels, or are you seeking to find wines with larger quantities of the trace elements which some medical authorities consider improve health (in moderation)? In visiting some of the wineries in my area, I have been told by several of them to seek out red wines that are unfiltered - that these wines generally have a higher amount of the trace elements. Jim

If all you're looking for is antioxidants, you'd be better served to drink green tea, which is simply loaded with them. However, in answer to your specific question, most any quality red wine will be aged in oak. If you spend more than US $20 per bottle for a red wine, the chances are excellent that it's been aged in oak. Less expensive bottles often are oak-aged as well, but the odds decrease as you go down the price ladder. For an example of a wine aged in French oak, try a bottle of red Bordeaux or red Burgundy. For an example of a wine aged in American oak, you can try certain California Cabernets such as Silver Oak that are known for their use of American oak or traditional Spanish Rioja Reservas or many Australian Shiraz. Typically, American oak is known for imparting a more spicy character to wine, whereas French oak tends to be more subtle.

HTH Mark Lipton