To guarantee you end up with a wine you will love, you have to know how much, if any, oak influence you want in that wine. This is managed by choosing the proper aging vessel. From crisp Sauvignon Blanc all the way to brooding, broad-shouldered, Cabernet Sauvignon, other than grape varietal, the aging vessel holds the most influence over the finished wine. Choosing a barrel type might seem as much an art as it is science but Kian walks us through the key decisions to help make sense of it all.
