Big, round, wooden -- wine barrels might seem simple, but in truth they are a crucial winemaking element for many of the Northwest's most prized wines. Careful thought goes into their production, ...

TOUCHET -- When most people look at an oak barrel, they envision a glass of wine or maybe a planter for flowers. Ian Crawford sees furniture. Crawford, 29, is the owner of Vinoture, a business that ...

Chris Deffenbaugh can't bear to see reusable materials go to waste. So when a friend asked him to help move an old, fallen-apart barrel from his basement to the curb, Deffenbaugh saw not trash, but ...

Upcycling, or reusing items for new furniture or uses in home decor, is reaching a new level of sophistication as artisans and companies recycle old wine barrels. Furniture and decorative accessories ...

With barrels, the first thing you have to know is what forest provided the oak. Forests in Burgundy, where it is warm, grow rapidly, and the trees have wide growth rings, for example, whereas in the ...

The Oak Barrel Company celebrates 20 years of craftsmanship and creativity, transforming reclaimed barrels into timeless heirlooms and calling for partners to help take the business to new heights.

Most of the wine we drink comes from grapes grown somewhere in California and harvested in the previous year. It is simple, no-frills stuff that winemakers handle in vast quantities in very large ...

When Britt Eustis decided to start a company that made pickled vegetables, there was only one way he wanted to do it: oak barrel fermentation. Pickles have been around for millennia, dating back to ...