Winemakers: To oak or not to oak, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up oak to craft your wine to shake the spheres ...

It takes two to four centuries to grow the oak tree for a wine barrel. Then, after tree harvest, four, usually more, years to season the wood and the staves. Finally, it is time to turn the staves ...

Oak barrels do more than store wine or whiskey; they transform them. From color to texture, oak shapes how a drink tastes, ...

The centuries-old tradition of making and repairing oak wine barrels in southern Portugal is ending, pushed out by steel barrels, "bag in box" packaging and a younger generation's lack of interest in ...

Arrington Vineyards crafts Tennessee wine using Chambourcin grapes and whiskey barrels. Winemaker expertise meets local ...

The replica barrels are hotel suites made of pine wood. Do you dream about wine? Then this luxe getaway may be the next adventure to add to your barrel [read as: bucket] list! A row of wine barrel ...

Editor’s note: This has been updated with additional information. The last story I wrote about wine barrels for sale generated a lot of interest, at least in the number of people who read the story.

Wine barrels and cotton bales washed ashore on beaches across the Central Coast this weekend. During her regular Saturday afternoon walk by the Oceano Dunes, Heather Allen of Grover Beach saw more ...