In a previous post about booze infusing, I mentioned that I came into some oak barrels. Before they arrived at my bar I was thinking I would use them for infusions in them, but then I got my hands on ...

For centuries, oak has been the winemaker’s and distiller’s collaborator, quietly transforming clear spirits and young wines into something worth savoring. Here’s how the magic unfolds. Liz Provencher ...

Understand those "oaky" notes in your glass with our expert guide to the most popular types of wine barrels. Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine journalist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Talk about oak in wine, and one might picture rows of barrels, each cask snuggled into the two below. Go on a winery tour, and you'll march past walls of barrel tops decorated with coopers' stylized ...