BARRELS
through the barrel opening to adjust the
must temperature. Once fermentation is
complete, the wine and pomace can simply be poured out through the opening
directly into a sump or press, or the wine
can be drained off through a screen.
The barrels also can be fitted with a
Plexiglas head for observing fermentation,
and the OxOline racks are equipped with
caster wheels designed to make spinning
barrels easier.
Lane said the company also developed
an expanding bung to ensure the bunghole
is sealed tight for spinning. "The bung is
essentially a knob, which, when turned,
tightens on a nut, which forces the bung
outward, forming a perfect seal against the
bunghole," he said. "We can customize the
color and add winery logos, etc., as well."
A surprising benefit, Lane said, is that
the new bung appears to significantly cut
down on evaporative losses. He said clients
in Bordeaux report they are saving up to a
liter per year in wine thanks to the bungs.
For lees contact, Lane recommended
winemakers turn the barrel to the 6
o'clock position, wait for a couple of
minutes, then turn the barrel back upright
to 12 o'clock. "The result is the perfect
suspension of the fine lees, where the
nice creaminess comes from," he said.
"Additionally, since the bung was never
opened, there is no oxygen pickup, so
the wine stays fresher, (with) more fruit
purity, while gaining the volume that the
winemaker wants. And total SO2 levels
stay lower, which is always good."
The cooper just released a new option
for its OxOline racks to drive the barrel
rotation with an 18-volt power drill.
Baron worked on the system with the
winemaking staff at Napa Valley's Beaulieu Vineyard, where half of the winery's
reserve wine is fermented in barrels. BV
ultimately went with its own system,
developed in house. Lane said the Baron
option was more expensive but easier
and faster because the drill directly drives
the OxO rollers. "As a retrofit the price
seems high, but on a new installation the
up-charge for that option is not so significant," he said.
Larger formats for barrel fermentation
Several coopers also sell puncheons or
larger oak fermentation vessels set on
rollers for cap management. All feature
Barrel Suppliers
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Alain Fouquet French Cooperage Inc.
ALLARY Tonnellerie
Artisan Barrels & Tanks Inc.
Barrel 21
Barrel Builders Inc.
The Barrel Mill
Barrels Best – The Vadai World Trade
Enterprise, Barrels/Wine LLC
alainfouquet.com
tonnellerie-allary.com
artisanbarrels.com
barrel21.com
barrelbuilders.com
infusionspiral.com
nadalie.com
napafermentation.com
oaktradition.com
pacificwinemaking.com
winerystuff.com
premierwinecask.com
piwine.com
Barrels Unlimited Inc.
Bastos LLC
Black Swan Cooperage LLC
The Boswell Co.
TW Boswell
Bouchard Cooperages
Brick Packaging LLC
Canton Cooperage
Carolina Wine Supply
Charlois Cooperage USA
Cooperages 1912 Napa
Cork Supply USA
Demptos Napa Cooperage
DeWine
Bayard Fox Selections
Fusion Designer Barrels
Gamba USA/Botti Generazioni
H & A Financing and Services
Heinrich Cooperage
Heritage Barrels LLC
IDL Process Solutions Inc.
Kelvin Cooperage
GW Kent Inc.
Mel Knox Barrel Broker
Laurence Cheftel Inc.
Leroi
Mercier
miwinebarrel
The Morlet Selection
barrelsunlimited.com
bastosllc.com
blackswanbarrels.com
boswellcompany.com
twboswell.com
bouchardcooperages.com
brickpackaging.com
cantoncooperage.com
carolinawinesupply.com
charloiscooperageusa.com
cooperages1912.com
corksupply.com
demptosusa.com
dewine.us
bayardfoxselections.com
cooperages1912.com
bottigamba.com
hafinancing.com
heinrich.com.au
heritagebarrels.com
idlconsulting.com
kelvincooperage.com
gwkent.com
knoxbarrels.com
(707) 259-5344
leroibarrels.com
tonnellerie-mercier.com
miwinebarrel.com
morletselection.com
Nadalie USA
Napa Fermentation Supplies
Oak Tradition
Pacific Winemaking LLC
Pickering Winery Supply
Premier Wine Cask
Presque Isle Wine Cellars
Quality Wine Barrels Cooperage/
Meza Barrels Co.
ReCoop Barrels
Rich Xiberta USA
Seguin Moreau Napa Cooperage
StaVin Inc.
Toneleria Nacional/Mistral Barrels
Tonnellerie Baron – OXOline
Tonnellerie Bel Air
Tonnellerie Berthomieu
Tonnellerie Boutes
Tonnellerie Cadus
Tonnellerie de Jarnac USA
Tonnellerie Ermitage
Tonnellerie Garonnaise
Tonnellerie Meyrieux
Tonnellerie Ô
Tonnellerie Orion
Tonnellerie Quintessence
Tonnellerie Radoux USA
Tonnellerie Remond
Tonnellerie Rousseau
Tonnellerie Saury
Tonnellerie Sirugue
Tonnellerie St. Martin
North American LLC
recoopbarrels.com
xiberta.com
seguinmoreaunapa.com
stavin.com
mistralbarrels.com
tonnellerie.com
tonnellerie-bel-air.fr
tonnellerie-berthomieu.com
boutes.com
tonnelleriecadus.com
tonnellerie-de-jarnac-16.com
tonnellerie-ermitage.com
garonnaise.com
tonnelleriemeyrieux.com
tonnellerieo.com
tonnellerieorion.com
tonnelleriequintessence.com
radouxcooperage.com
(707) 935-2176
tonnellerie-rousseau.com
sauryusa.com
sirugueusa.com
Tonnellerie Sylvain
Trust International Corp.
World Cooperage
Zemplén Barrels LLC
tonnellerie-sylvain.fr
barrelmakers.com
worldcooperage.com
zbarrels.com
vadaiwinebarrels.com
qualitywinebarrels.com
tonnelleriesaintmartin.com
For more on barrel suppliers, see Wines & Vines' 2013 Buyer's Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com.
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