America has few commodities it can call its own, and bourbon is one of them. Experts know that real bourbon is all about the barrel, and it doesn't happen overnight. In fact, the wood aging process ...

Napa Valley residents are used to seeing wooden wine barrels: in wine caves, stacked outside warehouses and even cut in half and filled with flowers on neighborhood lawns. Barrels are everywhere in ...

High-quality grapes may be the key component to making fine wine, but prime oak barrels are another critical ingredient. Winemakers today trace their the characteristics of their barrels to the ...