Gina Shay joins Denise Gardner, MS, WSET 3, CSW, and Virginia Mitchell, Winemaking Consultant, on their podcast to discuss how oak trees are cultivated for barrels, how logs are made into barrels inside the cooperage, and why winemakers choose certain barrels or oak alternatives.
“Did you know that it takes between 105 and 180 years before a tree is harvested for a wine barrel? No? Neither did we! As we continue our conversation with Gina Shay, Sales Representative for the Greater USA and Canada through Trust Cooperage, Gina explains to us how wine barrels are made: from tree to barrel. We also get a thorough explanation on why those grain differences matter and how flavor changes based on the cooperage. Once the barrel is made, Gina gave us details on how winemakers can best approach barrel selection for their wines. Plus, Gina finally answers the question for us that we get asked every year: is there gluten in wine that comes from wine barrels?
For Show Notes of this episode, please visit our Sip & Swirl Cellar archive at https://www.dgwinemaking.com/winelovers/. ” Click below to go directly to the podcast.
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