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I’ve been making wine for many years but have never taken the plunge into barrels. I’m considering buying a 20 gallon French oak barrel from ReCoop in Sonoma. They basically plane off a 1/4 inch off the staves from used barrels to create reconditioned ones. My primary interest in barrels is...

After a recent trip to Los Olivos, I'm thinking about obtaining commercial-vineyard Syrah from Santa Barbara County next year. The likely minimum from a commercial vineyard is one ton, which is too much for me. I'm wondering if there are other home winemakers in SoCal who would be interested in...