Bourbon wouldn’t be bourbon without new, charred American oak barrels — that’s actually written into U.S. law, and that’s where bourbon gets its signature flavor and deep amber color. Oak barrels are ...

Napa Valley residents are used to seeing wooden wine barrels: in wine caves, stacked outside warehouses and even cut in half and filled with flowers on neighborhood lawns. Barrels are everywhere in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the key reasons why bourbon tastes like bourbon is that it’s aged in a charred barrel made from American white oak (quercus ...

Seth heads to Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane, VA where he samples a glass of aged Norton wine. Seth Tillman visits BARREL OAK WINERY in Delaplane, Virginia to explore the art of winemaking from vine ...

With the heat turned up here in the high country, I got to thinking about the chilly wine caves and barrel rooms I have had the opportunity to explore over the years. The cool, dry 55° air, the ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. It’s been said that right behind grapes, wood is the second most important ...

If someone asked you to name a product that was first made 2,000 years ago, still looks and works as it always has, and still plays a vital role in global commerce, would you be stumped? It turns out, ...

Kevin Alker’s family came to New Orleans in 1848 and started a business making oak barrels, which they shipped upriver to whiskey distillers and back to Europe. Generations later, he’s gotten more ...

Nestled in an unassuming strip mall on San Pablo Avenue, Oak Barrel Winecraftis one of those places that could only exist in Berkeley. It is part homebrewing supply store, part social club and ...

Buzzard's Roost Whiskey just dropped something interesting for bourbon drinkers looking for something different. The Kentucky-based operation announced a limited-edition release that takes four diffe ...