Last year I attended an event by Naked Wines. As we were tasting Sam Plunkett’s Single Vineyard Series Forest Hut Shiraz, we chatted about the use of barrels. First choose your type, basically French or American oak. There is a bit more to it because you might change the width of the standard staves and even use acacia. Now you specify the level of toast, which subjects the insides of the oak barrels to low temperatures for a long period. Once the wine is in the barrel you get to decide how long it should stay there. There, you have a mnemonic, the three Ts: type, toast and time.
Thomas, Precisely! Thank you for the 3 T's. Tricia
Last year I attended an event by Naked Wines. As we were tasting Sam Plunkett’s Single Vineyard Series Forest Hut Shiraz, we chatted about the use of barrels. First choose your type, basically French or American oak. There is a bit more to it because you might change the width of the standard staves and even use acacia. Now you specify the level of toast, which subjects the insides of the oak barrels to low temperatures for a long period. Once the wine is in the barrel you get to decide how long it should stay there. There, you have a mnemonic, the three Ts: type, toast and time.