"Thanks for coming to class today. It's so beautiful, I expected... no one to be here..." -Boyer
There's a deal at Kroger this weekend, 20% off of a case!
Containers for wine affect the flavor during initial fermentation
Stainless steel v. Oak barrel
Stainless steel imparts WHAT to the finished wine? NOTHING!
Advantage of stainless in white wine production, you can surround the vessel with a refrigerated jacket (Temp control during fermentation)
Jug wines are pasteurized. That's why you can keep them open. NOTHING WILL GROW IN IT. It doesn't taste like much though.
"They won't go bad, because life doesn't want to be in it." -Boyer
Wood- BIG flavor difference imparted into the wine.
Barrel "toastiness" can impart varying degrees of mocha and toffee notes.
99% of the time, if not 100%, made of white oak
More aggressive flavors means:
-more time spent in the barrel
-it was probably a new barrel
French oak v American oak
-American: Open grain, more sweet and more vanilla
-French: Tight grain, less aromatic, more tanning, more gradual integration of flavors
"For you beer drinkers, you know British IPAs are not the same as AMERICAN IPAS. AND THEY'LL KICK YOUR FACE IN." -Boyer
Barrels are expensive. What are the alternatives?
Chopping up the barrel into tiny bits and throw it in the wine!
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