In the 19th and 20th centuries, wine was almost exclusively fermented and aged in wood vessels made from oak, acacia, and other woods, which imparts tannin for structure, flavors of cinnamon and ...
Denotes a wine that has spent a period of time in barrels before bottling. This affects wine in numerous ways—the flavors in newly blended wines knit together, tannins in red wines soften and white ...
The colloquial comparisons made to fine wine as to it improving with ... year-old winery known for Merlots. It was barrel-aged in 35% new French oak for 18 months. Merlot needs acid and this ...
Sake is not normally aged in barrels made of Japanese oak. But doing so, producers say, gives the rice wine a distinctive smoky flavor and aroma. But the real rarity value derives from the fact ...