Cooperage - A term that refers to the wooden barrels, vats and containers used in winemaking. These vary dramatically in size from small barrels to huge vats. The term can also be used to refer to the shop where a cooper performs his work.
Cooperage. Common term in general use to describe any container used for aging and storing wine - includes barrels and tanks of all sizes ...
Cooperage
Any and everything to do with wooden casks and barrels. A barrel maker is a cooper, hence the term.
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COOPERAGE
Describes any container used for aging and storing wine - includes barrels and tanks of all sizes
COPIDA
A type of glass used for Sherry in Spain, but also used by wine tasters.
Cooperage:The facility where wine barrels are made.
Corkage Fee:The fee charged by restaurants when guests bring their own bottle of wine rather than ordering from the wine list.
cooperageCollective term for wooden containers; also used to refer to the activities and workplace of coopers, who make and repair small barrels and large wooden vats. copitaA tulip-shaped glass that is ideal for drinking Sherry.
Given that approximately 70 million cubic feet of cooperage oak was felled last year from the state of Missouri alone, can we expect that American oak will continue to be available in the long term?
Some red table wines appreciate in quality, developing less astringency and colour, and a greater complexity of flavour with aging in oak cooperage of up to 500-gallon size for two to three years.
The two main families of oak used for wine cooperage are American and European. Merryvale uses French oak exclusively.
This fact signed the beginning of a strong development in the cooperage industry while still using the traditional French system. American oak was then split and assembled in order to make casks for the aging of wine.
Cask making is referred to as cooperage. A barrel is technically a measure of the size of a cask, so the term "barrel-maker" cannot be used synonymously with "cooper" as it is incorrect.
The Romans also developed wooden cooperage, a great advance for wine storage which had previously been done in skins or jars. They may also have been the first to use glass bottles, as glassblowing became more common during this era.
Flavor can also vary, depending on the manner of cooperage, or barrel-making. Wooden barrels also allow a degree of oxidation that can mellow a wine.
2002 Parducci, Sauvignon Blanc, Lake County, California, $7. Cooperage is 100% stainless steel. Pure fruit aromas, citrus peel, and sage are presented in a crisp, clean package. The tropical and grapefruit flavors make a nice match for oysters; 85/87.
Over-aged
A general breakdown of wine kept too long in cooperage or bottle; oxidized.
Oxidation
The changes in wine caused by exposure to air.
Musky with spice, chocolate, and smooth tannins, this is a rich and polished Shiraz. Yalumba is independent and self-sufficient as well, they have their own nursery for growing rootstocks and cooperage for making their own barrels.
Where is the barrel from? What regional variations have occurred with oak sourced from different forests? How was it dried? How was it toasted? What standard practices are employed by the cooperage that made the barrel?
 See also: Cooper, Wine, Fruit, Aroma, Quality
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