Oak is often spoken about in winemaking and in tasting notes but what is it all about? Over centuries, wood has played more and more of an important role in winemaking. It started off basically as timber vessels just to store wines. Over time winemakers found that white oak in particular, was in fact passing on flavours to the wines. They found it also added texture through tannin and helped the colour retention in wines. Winemakers began to understand which varieties of timber best held wine and which ones imparted the best and most desirable flavours. We now have three...

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