5. The barrique is a barrel used to store, age or ferment wine or spirits. Oak barrels from America, France, Italy or even Slavonia are used for wine. The barrique holds about 58-60 gallons. There are other types and sizes of container that can be used to store wine. The preferred method is to have enough influence of the oak to slightly affect the taste of the wine.
However, there are many other factors when it comes to making wine in barrels. First, you decide on which type of barrel you want to purchase and where you want to purchase it from. Some prefer French oak while others may prefer American oak. Then, you decide on the barrel maker or cooper. You will let the cooper know if or how you want your barrel toasted. You can have a light, medium or dark toast on your barrel. This will decide how much oak will influence the wine and whether or not the wine will have toasty aromas or flavors.
Will you put your wine in new barrels, some new and some old or old barrels? Will your barrels be 1, 2, or 3 years old or will a combination be used? Will all the barrels be toasted and will all of the wine go into toasted barrels or some of the wine? How much oak influence will you want your wine to have?
Purchasing a barrique can approximately range between $500 and $1200 for a new barrel with French oak costing the most. There are some barrels that are fancier on the outside than others. You can also decide if you want to reuse your barrels and how many times you will use them. You can then sell your barrels to someone else who wants to reuse the barrels to make a wine with less of an oak influence.
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