in 2011 WINEMAKING COMPANY
Alain Fouquet French Cooperage Inc.
Barrel Builders Inc. The Barrel Mill
Barrels Unlimited Inc. Bastos LLC
Bayard Fox Selections The Boswell Co. TW Boswell
Bouchard Cooperages Brick Packaging LLC Burgundy and Beyond Canton Cooperage
Carolina Wine Supply PHONE WEBSITE
Barrel Suppliers COMPANY
(707) 265-0996 alainfouquet.com
Artisan Barrels & Tanks Inc. (510) 339-0170 artisanbarrels.com Barrel 21
(707) 746-5704 barrel21.com (707) 963-9963 barrelbuilders.com
Barrels Best – Vadai World Trade Enterprise Barrels/Wine LLC (626) 289-8250 vadaiwinebarrels.com
(800) 201-7125 thebarrelmill.com (562) 438-9901 barrelsunlimited.com (707) 968-5008 bastosllc.com
(707) 812-4554 bayardfoxselections.com (415) 457-3955 boswellcompany.com (707) 255-5900 twboswell.com
Charlois Cooperage USA Cooperages 1912 Napa Cork Supply USA
Demptos Napa Cooperage DeWine
Fusion Designer Barrels
PHONE
WEBSITE
(707) 508-5006 charloiscooperageusa.com (707) 255-5900 cooperages1912.com (707) 746-0353 corksupply.com (707) 257-2628 demptosusa.com (510) 501-2733 dewine.us
(707) 255-5900 cooperages1912.com
H & A Financing and Services (707) 523-1112 hafinancing.com Heinrich Cooperage Heritage Barrels LLC
IDL Process Solutions Inc. Kelvin Cooperage GW Kent Inc.
Mel Knox Barrel Broker
(707) 257-3582 bouchardcooperages.com Laurence Cheftel (231) 947-4950 brickpackaging.com (415) 479-4616 burgundyandbeyond.com (707) 836-9742 cantoncooperage.com (336) 677-6831 carolinawinesupply.com
Leroi
The Morlet Selection Nadalie USA Oak Tradition
(707) 738-8670 heinrich.com.au (707) 598-3285 heritagebarrels.com (604) 538-2713 idlconsulting.com (502) 366-5757 kelvincooperage.com (734) 572-1300 gwkent.com (415) 751-6306 knoxbarrels.com (707) 259-5344
(707) 508-5006 leroibarrels.com (707) 967-8690 morletselection.com (707) 942-9301 nadalie.com (707) 318-0002 oaktradition.com
For more on barrel suppliers, see Wines & Vines' 2012 Buyer's Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com.
"Periodically I'll try a new barrel from a cooper, but until one of my regulars falls off I'm not really driven to that," he said. Van Staaveren said he's noticed changes in barrel quality after a cooper goes through a change of ownership or is trying to meet rapidly growing demand.
John Abbott, winemaker and owner at 4,500-case Abeja winery near Walla Walla, Wash., uses only French oak for the winery's premium Cabernet Sauvignon. Abbot said the most important step is determining which barrels work well with cer-
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