How to Make Wine : Choosing a Barrel for Your Wine: Learn How Wine Is Made

Learn how to choose a barrel for your wine and more about wine in this free instructional video.

Expert: John Gizzi
Contact: www.makewinewithus.com
Bio: The owners of some wine schools say winemaking is becoming increasingly popular among Italian-Americans, especially those in their 30's and 40's who have memories of "basement wine" on their grandpare
Filmmaker: Tom DiDonato

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[spincones]

@jonmulzer Chablis is a region in Burgundy where they mostly use the Chardonnay grape. They tend to use much less oak than other white Burgundy.

[cmorls]

@jonmulzer I'm pretty sure American Oak is actually the same as using French, but when people began making American Oak barrels they had the Oak cut and not split, so it had a heavier flavor because the wood grains were cut, where as the French barrel makers split their wood and therefore lightened the Oak flavor by keep the wood grain intact.

[ambuscher007]

I agree, this guys understanding & knowledge of wine is dangerous. Chablis and Chardonnay are precisely the same variety of grape.

[jonmulzer]

Are you kidding me? Chardonnay and Chablis are completely different grapes and completely different wines. This guy knows next to nothing about making wine. And all wine barrels are toasted, they have to be. Whisky barrels just have a heavier toast. And American barrels are not "just as good" as French Oak. Amnerican oak has a much heavier flavor. If you want an equal to French oak for a cheaper price, buy Hungarian oak. I could go on forever. Do not listen to this guy!!!