oak barrel holding 300 bottles
(France) The barrique is a wooden barrel, the design of which originated in Bordeaux, France. It has a capacity of 225 litres. It can now be found in the cellars of winemakers worldwide, especially those involved in producing Bordeaux-style blends of quality. The longer a wine spends in barrel the more of the oak flavour it will take on. Strong flavours also result when the alcoholic fermentation takes place en barrique. There are dozens of other barrel shapes and sizes - one commonly found in the New World is the hogshead.
The standard Bordeaux barrel, holding 225 liters or the equivalent of about 300 bottles of wine.
Standard 225 litre capacity barrel.
a small oak barrel, which originates in Bordeaux, France
Oak barrel of 250 litres capacity.
A small oak barrel of 225 litre capacity favoured for the production of high quality wines.
the Bordeaux term for a 225 litre wine barrel used to age wines
Barrel originally designed in Bordeaux and now found world wide used for fermenting wine. Traditionally holds 225 litres but can be larger.
(French) The regular Bordeaux oak barrel of 225 litres.
An oak barrel with a 225L capacity.
a 225L wooden barrel with thinner staves than other barrels. Originally used to store wine, now used to impart added flavor to the wine.
French term for a wooden barrel in which wine is aged.
The French name for a 225 litre Bordeaux style barrel.
A small french oak barrel of 225 liters.
A barrique is a small oak barrel used for fermentation and aging of red and white wine. Only oak trees growing in regions of Croatia, France, and Hungary qualify for production of proper barrique barrels.