Posts tagged “Oak Granules”

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Think Wine is Just Grape Juice and Yeast. Think Again!

Think Wine is Just Grape Juice and Yeast. Think Again!

What is more natural than a glass of wine? Grow some grape vines, wait for them to produce grapes, harvest the grape bunches, de-stem them (sometimes), crush them to produce juice, leave the crushed grapes in contact with the juice to create color...

Your Oaked Wine May Have Never Been in an Oak Barrel!

Your Oaked Wine May Have Never Been in an Oak Barrel!

Oak is used extensively in winemaking during fermentation and aging. It can add flavor compounds – including aromas of vanilla, clove, smoke and coconut. Oak barrels also allow the slow ingress of oxygen – a process which makes wine taste smoother a...

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