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Wine may be fermented and aged in a variety of materials including stainless steel, ceramic vessels, including concrete, and in oak barrels. Oak barrels add additional quality, character and smoothness to wines and can impart many flavors into the w...
In winemaking, wood barrels impart textures, aromas and flavors into the final product. Wines can be fermented and/or aged in oak barrels anywhere from six months to two years or longer. Many red wines are aged in some type of oak barrels while f...
Oak has been used as an aging vessel for wines for centuries. Wines get added flavors and complexity from being aged in oak barrels, especially new oak. But oak barrels are expensive. And they only impart flavor to wines during their first two to th...