Local Cooperage Partners with International Colleagues to Compare Oak and Raise Money for Charity Okanagan Barrel Works began the 2009 Barrel Challenge with the intent of showcasing the importance of oak in winemaking, his vision has extended beyond the cooperages. His new focus is how to give back to the region and industries that helped…
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International barrel-makers’ contest a first in Canada
Okanagan Barrel Works Ltd. of Oliver, B.C., has tossed their barrel-maker’s gauntlet to a number of internationally renowned cooperages: Seguin Moreau (Napa), Demptos (Napa), Radoux (Santa Rosa) A&K Cooperage (Missouri), Canadian Oak Cooperage (Ontario) and Carriage House Cooperage (Ontario) to determine how each cooper’s barrels will impact on a given wine. All have accepted the…
