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Barrel Suppliers (continued) PHONE
Tonnellerie Berthomieu Tonnellerie Boutes
Tonnellerie Cadus
Tonnellerie de Jarnac USA Tonnellerie Ermitage
Tonnellerie Garonnaise Tonnellerie Mercier Tonnellerie Ô
Tonnellerie Quintessence Tonnellerie Radoux USA
Tonnellerie Remond Tonnellerie Rousseau Tonnellerie Saint Martin
North American LLC Tonnellerie Saury Tonnellerie Sirugue Tonnellerie Sylvain
Trust International Corp. World Cooperage
Rich Xiberta USA Inc. WEBSITE (707) 968-0664 tonnellerie- berthomieu.com (510) 799-1518 boutes.com 33 0380 264949 tonnelleriecadus.com
(707) 332-4524 tonnellerie-de- jarnac-16.com
(707) 968-0664 tonnellerie-ermitage.com (510) 799-1518 garonnaise.com
(707) 967-9645 tonnellerie-mercier.com (707) 752-6350 tonnellerieo.com (707) 935-3452 tonnellerie
quintessence.com
(707) 284-2888 radouxcooperage.com (707) 935-2176
33 0380 523028 tonnellerie-rousseau.com (805) 550-8937 tonnelleriesaintmartin.
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(707) 944-1330 sauryusa.com (310) 452-8147 sirugueusa.com (707) 259-5344 tonnellerie-sylvain.fr (561) 540-4043 barrelmakers.com (707) 255-5900 worldcooperage.com (707) 795-1800 xiberta.com
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Through controlled wood sourcing in the U.S., "We're tar- geting a grain-type barrel," Butler said. Northern and Ozarks Blends undergo a three-year seasoning cycle in a seasoning yard in Caledonia, Minn. The Appalachian blend rests for two years in a Pennsylvania seasoning yard. As far as flavor goes, Butler said, "Tighter grain seasoned ap- propriately will allow us to maximize higher levels of furfural and vanillin resulting in caramel and vanilla notes—smooth and sweet on the pallet. With the medium grain, we can maximize the higher levels of eugenols enticing spicy and clove characteristics." Gary Chappell from Bouchard Cooperages discussed Vicard
Tonnelleries American oak barrels, which were traditionally made from wood sourced in Missouri. Vicard is now offering a limited number of barrels made from Pennsylvania oak. The wood, with a grain tightness of less than 2mm, is sourced from the Appalachian Mountains and seasoned in Cognac for a mini- mum of 24 months.
"There are definitively subtle flavor differences and profiles between wood from Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio and Minnesota. Wind, soil and climate can characterize one forest from another. Pennsylvania is usually tighter grain," Chappell said. He added that Pennsylvania oak is more subtle as far as American oak goes.
Black locust takes root Seguin Moreau, Napa, Calif., recently received the first orders for its new Fraîcheur barrel with its fine grain medium long toast French oak body and untoasted acacia Robinia pseudoacacia (aka black locust) heads. Chris Hansen, sales manager at Seguin Moreau, explained, "On the body we use our Aquaflex water-bending process. The
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