All oak is not created equal. Here’s why the type of barrel used to age your wine matters and how it impacts what's in your ...

Half of the one million oak barrels produced worldwide each year are made in France. French cooperage is a centuries-old tradition that dates back to the Gauls and plays a key role in the ...

But not just any barrel — a foudre. A foudre is a massive wooden vat that impacts and preserves the overall taste of the wine. Making a foudre starts with French oak, a tightly grained wood that ...

Photo: Georges Gobet/AFP France's Cite de Vin museum will toast Georgia's 9,000-year history as the global birthplace of wine-making in a new ... to the museum in the French wine capital this ...