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WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT March 2018 WINES&VINES 57 BARREL ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL The American oak barrel pro- ducer Barrel Associates Interna- tional unveiled a new "ripple" stave for its line of barrels. The staves feature grooves on the interior of the barrel to provide 40% more oak impact due to the increased surface area. Barrels with the ripple staves are avail- able with any toast and are de- signed to provide more new oak impact without buying more new oak barrels. premierwinecask.com CANTON COOPERAGE The French-owned American oak barrel producer Canton Cooper- age extended its Grand Cru Lim- ited Edition product line to include a 300-liter hogshead bar- rel produced of extra fine grain staves aged for a minimum of 48 months. The cooper reports the barrel has similar impacts to new French oak, providing "round- ness with a velvety integration of tannins, more aromatic complex- ity and an elegant mouthfeel." The added volume also provides less oak impact and less evapora- tion when compared to a 228- liter barrel. cantoncooperage.com DEMPTOS COOPERAGE The OH>15 barrel is the latest barrel developed in the research department of French cooper Demptos. The barrel is designed to improve the "quality and fresh- ness" of wines from hot, dry re- gions and help preserve the balance of wines with high alco- hol content. The barrel is pro- duced with wood that has fewer compounds, which, when toasted, produce flavors that heighten the "hot and spicy" characteristics of wines with high alcohol from warm climates. demptosusa.com SEGUIN MOREAU The new Synergie barrel is Se- guin Moreau's latest addition to its Icône Range. The barrel is a blend of French and American oak. Icône barrels are produced with staves that are categorized by the cooper based on tannic and aromatic compounds. The French oak in the Synergie is in- tended to provide structure for the palate with balanced tannins and some sweetness, while the American oak "amplifies aromatic sweetness and roundness on the palate." The barrel is recom- mended for premium red wines. seguinmoreaunapa.com TONNELLERIE BARON French cooperage Ton- nellerie Baron ex- panded to now include Fouderie Baron, offer- ing large-format ves- sels for fermentation and aging. The fou- dres are available in sizes ranging from 10 hectoliters to 50 hecto- liters (or 264 to 1,320 gallons), and in round, oval or conical shapes. tonnellerie.com TN COOPERS Chilean firm TN Coopers added acacia and cherry wood as new barrel options and also added three new toasts. The Fresh toast is a six-hour, extra-light toast that produces low levels of phe- nolic acids, making it a good pairing for white wines or light reds. The Sweet Plus, six-hour light toast can help wines that need some sweetness in the mid- palate, and the Intense Plus is a six-hour medium-plus toast with darker aromas and notes of spice and chocolate. The toast is rec- ommended for "serious reds" that could benefit from some sweetness on the palate. tncoopers.com TONNELLERIE ROUSSEAU The new Hexagone series barrel by French cooper Tonnellerie Rousseau is a limited-edition cask produced with tight-grained oak from specific French forests. Ac- cording to the cooper, the head of each barrel will feature a special etching with the forest location marked on the traditional "Hexa- gone" map of France. The forest source will change every year, offering the winemaker a histori- cal and organoleptic "Tour de France" over time. The series will start with the Rambouillet forest, the historical hunting grounds for the Kings of France. tonnellerie-rousseau.com TONNELLERIE RADOUX French cooper Tonnellerie Ra- doux recently unveiled its new Pure toast. The toast is intended to help winemakers express the purity of fruit and terroir. The Pure toast consists of just Ra- doux's initial low temperature toast to preserve the "sweetness" of the wood by maintaining polysaccharides on the surface of the staves and minimal changes to the oak tannin to en- hance wine volume and texture. The toast is available on tight- grain French oak barrels made in France with lightly toasted heads for red wines. tonnellerieradoux.com VICARD GENERATION 7 Jean-Charles Vicard created Vicard Generation 7 barrels with the goal of eliminating variabil- ity by using precise tannin con- tent determination and computer-controlled toasting. With his newest barrel, Ovonum, Vicard has turned his attention to shape and form to create a barrel based on The Golden Ratio: Phi, 1.618. The unique, limited-production barrel is made entirely by hand and avail- able in all three tannin levels. vicardg7.com Vicard Generation 7 Ovonum Tonnellerie de Mercurey