The grape variety, which tends towards apple notes and is relatively neutral in taste, is ideally suited to ageing in oak ...

The business uses between 300 and 400 barrels a year, obtained from local businesses, to build unique products.

Maturation, barrels and vats . . . as with the making of sparkling wine, the crafting of these ... and the crayère falls silent as the sound art installation – a 2019 work titled Retour ...

Winemaker Ken Eckersley says it’s been quite a ride at the “frontier of wine”. “I’m just about to turn 82,” says Eckersley as he takes me through the winery, past empty barrels.

Like Burgundy's Hospices de Beaune, Premiere’s barrel auction is for members of the wine trade, though consumers can source the wines through bidding retailers. The wines sold, which come from ...

To gain entry, all you have to do is buy a barrel of one of Valduero’s finest ... But these services aren’t as beguiling as the wine itself. Glenn Close met the proprietors through a mutual ...

White wine is increasingly aged in oak barrels to enhance its stability, aromatic complexity and organoleptic properties. Thus, this research aimed to highlight chemical and sensory differences in ...