Barrels Flashcards
What is the volume of a barrique?
225L
What is the volume of a piece?
228L
What is the volume of a gönc?
136L
What is the name of the traditional amphorae in Georgia? Volume?
qvevri
2-4,000L
What is the name of the amphorae used in Puglia? What volume does it hold?
Capasoni
220L
What are small clay amphorae called in Spain? What are the volumes?
Tinajas
between 400-600L
What are the two most common materials used to produce amphorae in Italy?
Terracotta and cocciopesto, a mix of crushed brick, sand, and cement
Black Locust and Robina pseudoacacia are names for what kind of wood?
Acacia
What does cherry wood accentuate in wines aged in it? What is the biggest knock on it?
Accentuates fruit
The drawback is that it causes swifter oxidative aging
What is the benefit of using acacia wood?
Has similar porosity to oak but doesn’t impart woody flavors
Botti are made from what kind of oak? In what country is this located?
Slavonian located in Croatia
What is the benefit of using concrete egg over wood for aging?
Allows micro oxygenation like wood, but harbors less bacteria than wood and doesn’t impart woody tannins and flavors
What is the volume of an American Hogshead? Where is this traditionally used?
300L
Barossa Valley for aging Shiraz
What is the volume of a German Fuder?
1000L
What is the volume of a Tonneau in Bordeaux?
900L (no longer used)
What is the size of a Feuilette in Chablis vs the Côte d’Or?
Chablis (132L)
Côte d’Or (114L)
What are three different oak barrels used in Burgundy and their volumes?
Quadrant (57L)
Feuilette (114L in Côte d’Or and 132L in Chablis)
Pièce (228L)
What is the volume of a barrique in Cognac?
350L
What is the size of a Pièce in Armagnac?
400-420L
What is the volume of a Demi-Muid in the Souther Rhône Valley?
600L
What is the volume of a Stück? Where is this used?
1200L
Used in the Rheingau
What is the size of a Butt in Jerez?
600-650L
What is a Bota Chica?
500L barrel used for shipping Jerez wine
What is the range of sizes of a Pipe used in Douro/Porto Production? Shipping?
550-600L for production
534.24L for shipping
What is the size of a Marsala Pipe used for shipping?
423L
What is the size of a Madeira Pipe for shipping?
418L
What volume does a Caratelli hold? What is it used for?
50-225L
used for Vin Santo production
What is the volume of an American Oak Whiskey Barrel?
190L
What is the size of an Australian Puncheon?
450-500L
What is the name of the world’s largest barrel? Where is it and how much volume does it hold?
Heidelberg Tun in Germany’s Heidelberg Castle.
Built from 130 oak trees and contains 220,000 gallons
What range of volume sizes are foudre made in?
2-12,000L in size
