https://crystal.castle.cc/tag/barrels/ Recent content in Barrels on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:35:26 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2010/09/24/barrels-of-fun-francois-freres-tonnellerie/ Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:35:26 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2010/09/24/barrels-of-fun-francois-freres-tonnellerie/ <p><a href="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_5774.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-823" title="IMG_5774" src="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_5774.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a></p> <p><em>Update Dec. 9: I&#8217;ve made a couple corrections per request by François Frères.</em></p> <p>Vinoscenti spend a lot of time debating the minutiae of varietals, vintages and vineyards, but what about the scrutinizing the whole package? I am of course referring to the barrels that wines are typically aged in, handcrafted vessels used by France&#8217;s prolific wine industry to add and mellow flavors as a wine matures.</p>