In article , "George" george@least wrote:
Y' think? Apparently tannin isn't just tannin to an oenophile. Check this
out.

http://www.bouchardcooperages.com/we...st_origin.html

How much is snobbery and how much reality is the question.

Most of it's snobbery -- but be aware that the discussion over what types of
oak are "best" for wine barrels relates to different species and subspecies of
*white* oak. Under NO circumstances is red oak EVER used for beverage barrels,
nor would it be even if it were watertight, because it smells like cat ****
when it gets wet, and would of course impart a similar flavor.

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
y.com...
In article , "Barry N.
Turner" wrote:
And you've learned why they never make whiskey barrels from Red
Oak...................they leak.

That's only half of the story. Even if red oak didn't leak like a sieve,
the
disagreeable flavor it imparts would still make it completely unsuitable
for
storage of any beverage.




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