Do barrel shapes affect wine? Will alternatives ever challenge traditional shapes? From: Wines & Vines | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: Caputo, Tina | COPYRIGHT 2006 Hiaring Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Most winemakers agree that the size of a wine barrel can influence a wine's character, but what about its shape? Would wine fermented and aged in a square, or even pyramid-shaped, vessel have a different character than wine aged in a standard-shaped wine barrel?

Traditional barrels were originally designed with transportation in mind. They were stronger than breakage-prone amphorae, and were handy for rolling on and off of ships before cranes were invented. In spite of t...

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