In the premium dining space where wines thrive, there is a vague statement: “You’re paying for the experience". What does it mean? Is it the leather bar stools, vintage lamps and teakwood tables?

John Samartzis made his first barrel of wine in 2002; he describes it as a disaster. Chastened, he went looking for a ‘how to' book, attending several winemaking courses, reading more books, and with ...

A home constructed on California’s Central Coast from two giant two-story wine barrels is now for sale ... feet and is constructed entirely of reclaimed redwood. It consists of an open floor ...

As a barrel is being constructed, but before the heads at either end are added, the cooper (barrel maker) chars the inside edges of the staves. This final treatment imparts aromas of vanilla, spice ...

It used to be that a killer line-up of wines – by the glass and bottle – was enough to make a wine bar noteworthy. Now, it’s the bare minimum. The wine bars in this guide have the food, decor and ...

Phosphoribosylanthranilate isomerase (PRAI) and indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase (IGPS) are distantly related α/β-barrel enzymes that catalyze successive steps in tryptophan biosynthesis.

Oak and wine were made for each other. The wood and how it is treated introduces flavors compounds and textures. Oak barrels allow slow oxygenation, which engenders complexity and depth.

The ‘Barrel House’ is an architect-designed property that does what it says on the tin: the house is built from two genuine redwood wine barrels stacked on top of each other. In their past ...

But sometimes simplicity is a good thing. “We like to say it takes 12 years, a spectacular cabernet barrel, and one sip to convert a wine drinker to a whiskey buff,” said head blender Meghan ...

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