50 WINES&VINES April 2016
OAK BARREL ALTERNATIVES
For more information contact your sales representative or email us at info@seguinmoreau.com
WINESTIX
WineStix added a "special dark
toast" option that the supplier
describes as a "very dense, rich
toast" that isn't charred. Wine-
Stix's products are produced
with French and American oak
and what it says is a unique
milling process that exposes the
long and short grain of the
wood, leading to a gradient of
toasting that provides more fla-
vor complexity.
winestix.com
INNERSTAVE
Innerstave and P&L Specialties
collaborated to produce a stain-
less steel frame to hold staves
for wines aging in stainless-steel
tanks. The frame is inserted
through the main hatch of the
tank and supports the staves in a
radial alignment so wine can be
easily circulated through them
to promote extraction.
innerstave.com
CREATIVE OAK
Creative Oak added a "vanilla"
and "caramel" option to its line
of convection-toasted American
oak products. The toasts can be
used to emphasize specific fla-
vors or be incorporated into a
blend of oak products. The com-
pany employs fire toasting for
medium and medium-plus
toasts, while using convection
toast to create its line of "preci-
sion" toasts.
creativeoak.com
BSG WINE
BSG Wine added a new toasted
oak "barrel extract" to its line of
tannins produced by Toasted Oak.
The extract is a concentrated dose
of oak tannin that can be used to
mask vegetative characteristics,
build mouthfeel and body and
bring out certain flavors and aro-
mas. BSG reports that for some
wines the barrel extract tannin
could serve as a replacement for
barrels, chips or staves.
bsgwine.com
WineStix
THE BARREL MILL
The Barrel Mill's latest blend of
oak spirals is the "Big Roast,"
which features wood spirals
that are "flame-finished" after
toasting in a convection oven
"to create a charred top layer
over a medium-toasted core."
The char layer contributes a
charcoal note that the supplier
reports can complement lush,
dark red wines.
infusionspiral.com
