American oak barrel
Barrels made from oak wood from American forests. American oak barrels are generally thought to impart more aggressive wood flavors than do French oak barrels.
The wine is then pumped into older American oak barrels, but they are only filled to around 5/6th of their capacity.
The two most common types of oak barrels used for winemaking are the American Oak barrel and the French Oak barrel. However, Hungarian and Slovenian barrels also have a following with certain winemakers.
Contrasts with French and other oak by way of the marked vanilla, dill and cedar notes that American oak barrels impart to a wine.
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A style of wine obtained when fino Sherry is aged for a long time in wood.
It is commonly used for aging Cabernet, Merlot, Shiraz, and Zinfandel, for which it is the preferred oak. It's less desirable, although still used for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. American oak barrels sell in the $250 range, ...
to impart strong vanilla, dill and cedar notes, it is used primarily for aging Cabernet, Merlot and Zinfandel. It is occasionally used for Chardonnay or Pinot Noir. It is most popularly used in American and Australia wineries. American Oak barrels ...
Many California and Australia wineries use American oak, yet claim to use French oak because of its more prestigious image. American oak barrels sell in the $250 range, compared to more than $500 for the French ones. See also French oak.
 See also: Tannin, Wine, Complex, Character, Long
  
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