Napa Valley residents are used to seeing wooden wine barrels: in wine caves, stacked outside warehouses and even cut in half and filled with flowers on neighborhood lawns. Barrels are everywhere ...

But not just any barrel — a foudre. A foudre is a massive wooden vat that impacts and preserves the overall taste of the wine. Making a foudre starts with French oak, a tightly grained wood that ...

10 Best Plants for Wine Barrels Agave A wooden wine barrel is an ideal container for agave, as the wood helps this sun-loving succulent retain warmth and moisture better than a plastic container ...

WIA thanks International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) for permission to reprint this article. This research is aimed to highlight chemical and ...

This Roman wooden barrel was found at Bar Hill Roman Fort ... for the transportation of food and other substances, such as wine or oil. The name IANVARIVS is scratched lengthwise on exterior ...