Casks Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is a Hogshead?
300L American Oak barrel used in Barossa
What is a Puncheon?
450-500L barrel used in Australia/New Zealand
What is a Gönc?
Hungarian Oak barrel (136L capacity) used for the production of Tokaji Wine.
How many liters in a Gönc?
136L
What is a Tonneau in Italy?
550L Barrel
What is a Caratelli?
50-225L barrel used for Vin Santo production
What is a cooper called in French?
Tonnelier
What is the term for the space between the top of the wine in the barrel and its bung? (headspace)
Ullage
What is préchauffage?
Warming up the oak staves
What is Cintrage?
Shaping of the oak staves
What is Bousinage?
Toasting of the oak staves
What happens during bousinage?
Furanic aldehydes reach their maximum concentration, the vanilla aroma of vanillin is heightened, and various phenols, such as eugenol (the chief aromatic constituent of oils of cloves) adds a smoky, spicy touch to the complexity of oak aromas in wine.
What is the latin name for American white oak?
Quercus Alba
What is the latin names for the two European oaks?
Quercus Robur (pedunculate oak)
Quercus Sessilis (syn Quercus Petraea and Quercus Rouvre)
Is American oak sawn or split? European oak? How does this affect flavor?
American oak is sawn - This ruptures the wood cells, releasing aromatic substances, especially vanillin and up to seven different lactones, which together explain the coconut aroma.
European oak is split.
What is a Pièce?
Burgundy - 228L
What is a Feuillette?
Burgundy - Chablis - 132L
Burgundy - Côte d’Or - 114L
What is a Quartaut? What is it used for?
Burgundy - Côte d’Or - 57L
usually used to hold wine used for topping up larger barrels
What is a Fuder?
Germany - Mosel - 1000L
What is a Stück?
Germany - Rheingau - 1,200L
What is a Bota (Butt)?
Spain - Jérèrz - 600/650L
What is a Pipe in the Douro/Porto?
550-630L (production and aging)
534.44L (shipping
What is a Pipe in Madeira?
418L (shipping)
What is a Pipe in Marsala?
423L (shipping)
