Does anyone know of a reasonably priced supplier for Hungarian Oak that carries 100L or 120L barrels? If you ordered from them before, was the barrel quality/cust service OK? Thanks in advance for your replies.
-David Denver, CO USA
Don't know what reasonable price means but Stavin oak beans are available.
Ray
That's true, and they are a good product. Vintage Alternatives has some good barrel rejuvenation products too.
That said, however, aging wine in the presence of oak is not the same as aging _in_ oak. The very slow exposure to oxygen in barrel helps soften the wine aged therein as the flavor of the wood diffuses into the wine. Of course an old barrel doesn't have much flavor to contribute, but using products like StaVin and Vintage Alternatives in an old barrel is a cost effective way to get most of the way back to the effect of a new barrel.
Tom S
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