How do you make a wine barrel?

Perhaps not a question you have asked. But it is actually quite a complicated process that still today relies to a great extend on manual craft skills. We recently visited a cooper, Tonnellerie Gillet, in Burgundy as part of a vineyard tour in the region and Gillet showed us exactly how it's done: how you cut the staves, how to assemble the barrique (try and figure it out!), how to toast it (la chauffe – burning a fire inside) etc. Come with us on a wine tour to Burgundy if you're interested to learn more, or watch this video that shows you how a wine barrel is made. And you can find more wine videos on BKWine TV.

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