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Henry H. Work - Wood, Whiskey and Wine, Inbunden

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Wood, Whiskey and Wine

A History of Barrels

Av Henry H. Work

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Barrels – we rarely acknowledge their importance, but without them we would be missing out on some of the world’s finest wines and spirits. For over two thousand years they’ve been used to store, transport and age an incredibly diverse array of provisions around the globe. In this comprehensive and wide-ranging book, Henry H. Work tells the intriguing story of the significant and ever-evolving role wooden barrels have played during the last two millennia.Offering a new way of thinking about one of the most enduring and successful products in history, Wood, Whiskey and Wine is a must-read for everyone from technology and history buffs to wine and whiskey aficionados.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2014-08-01
  • Mått: 216 x 138 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 442 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 240
  • Förlag: Reaktion Books
  • ISBN: 9781780233567
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Henry H. Work is a cooper who has worked in the vineyards of the Napa Valley and California and with the whiskey distilleries of Kentucky. He has written extensively on the subject, including for Practical Winery and Vineyard and Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker magazines. A native of the USA, he now lives in Tavira, Portugal.

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Work has done a fine job directing the spotlight toward an object that seems to beg for inattention. Although much diminished from their peak a century ago, coopers are today thriving again with American bourbon makers clamoring for new casks. (Federal regulations require that anything labeled bourbon be aged in new oak casks). The number of craft spirits producers has also surged in the past decade, and barrels are suddenly in short supply. Among vintners, high-quality barrels also remain in high demand, although makers of cheaper wines have embraced workarounds, including the use of oak chips and short planks placed in stainless steel tanks. Work offers a breezy tour through all this and more. When you reach the end of this book, I can pretty much guarantee you won't think of barrels the same way again. Next time you pass a geranium planter made from an old whiskey barrel cleaved in two, take a moment to pause and pay your respects. This was the container that built America.

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