Pipe

Pipe
A large oak barrel that is tapered at the ends. At 522.5 liters or 138 gallons it is about twice the size of the average barrel. Used primarily for Port.
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PIPE
A large barrel or cask used for storing, transporting or aging wine, especially dessert wine. Pipes vary in size between about 110 and 140 US gallons.

Pipe = 115 gallons (Used for port)
Butt = 108 gallons (Used for sherry)
Hogshead = 57 gallons (Used for port. Not all Hogsheads are the same size it kind of depends if it holds Sherry or port) ...

[edit] Pipe A cask holding two hogsheads or 126 U.S. gallons of wine.
[edit] Plan Bordeaux A proposal for enhancing the economic status of the wine industry in Bordeaux.

His Archimedean Screw was an augering device with a rotating helical screw that lifted water through a pipe. This principle, combined with leverage to make it easier, lifts the snugly fit and occasionally stubborn cork out of the wine bottle.

If you are curious to try some Port-style wines, try the Yalumba Clocktower Port (about $10), or the Yalumba Galway Pipe Port (about $20) from Australia.

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A tubular instrument for removing a sample of wine from a cask or barrel. Also called a pipe. See Wine Making Equipment for more information.

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One can successfully remove mercaptans in their early stages by a combination of aeration and passing the wine through a Molly MaidÒ copper pot scrubber stuffed into a one-inch piece of plastic (PVC) pipe.

See also: Wine, Taste, Simple, White, Grape