After analysing different points of the process of the transformation of grape juice to wine, researchers concluded that the type of container (wooden cask or steel tank) employed notably influences ...

Winemakers do use wooden barrels of much smaller size for finishing or imparting flavors, said McKinney. But most wineries then move the finished wine back into large storage vessels before bottling ...

For about as long as wine has been made in Washington, there have been two predominent vessels for fermentation and aging: oak and stainless steel. But in recent years, influential wineries across the ...