About a year and a half ago, I reviewed an article that examined the effect of the application of an oak extract to Verdejo grapes on the potential oak flavor of the finished wine, in lieu of oak barrel fermentation…
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The Influence of Oak Chips on Aromatic Quality of Wine
Chestnut Wood as an Alternative to Oak Wood: Differences in Aromatic Potential
Nearly every single person reading this blog is well aware of the fact that fermenting and aging wine in oak barrels adds wood-specific sensory characteristics to the wine, which come from certain volatile chemicals in the wood interacting with the…
Using Fungi-Treated Oak Chips to Increase the Extraction of Oak Character into Aging Wines
As a result of the relatively high cost of oak barrels, winemakers have been searching for a comparable alternative at a fraction of the cost. Oak chips, while somewhat taboo in their earlier days, are gaining favor among winemakers as…