Okay, so essentially the goal is to transfer to wood barrels once racking off is complete. We usually crush in September, enjoy in January. Our best bet would be to prolong the process by allowing a longer aging process in the wood barrels then.
Thanks for all the great advice John! Will definitely be getting around to all that asap.
So when it comes to making the wine what process would change? When do I put the wine into these barrels? We usually crush the grapes, let them ferment in large plastic barrels for a week or so, press and...
My father and I have been making our own wine from grapes for atleast 15 years now and have decided to purchase some used oak barrels to experiment / add some flavor to our wines. One barrel is a used Napa valley wine barrel and the other is a used whiskey barrel and oh boy can you smell the...