Oak in your wine...

[Ned Hoey]

"At Georgia Wines in Ringgold, GA the wine is put in huge polyethaline( I may be wrong about the tank material)......Anyway the way that they put the oak in is to put a large oak shaft into the tanks. The oak taste then permates throughout the tank. Our Napolean is a dry red with an oaky flavor. If you like an an okier taste and similar to a yellow tale, Chantileer is good for you. I used to work there and am just still good friends with the GA Wine family."

I came across this post elsewhere and was struck by the ernest sincerity promoting such an unfortunate approach to producing wine. I'm suppressing the urge to be snide, which renders me speechless.

 

[Florida Jim]

'Pretty widespread practice, whether the container is neutral or oak.
I'm not advocating it (far from it), but I do recognize it. And with the cost of new barrels, I also understand it.
Best, Jim

 

[Joel Stewart]

i think everything's okier in muskogee, actually

 

[Kay Bixler]

Breathable plastic and convection toasted oak spirals. Total control to hit your demographic every time.

 

[Steve Guattery]

Do you think we're on the verge of having a Georgia wine cross the 80-point threshold?

 

[Dan McQ]

Who knew Georgia wine could be so phallic?

 

[Ned Hoey]

A gob smack for me! I read somewhere that "wine is made in the vineyard". Obviously I've got a lot to learn.

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Ned Hoey:
I read somewhere that "wine is made in the vineyard". Obviously I've got a lot to learn.

Grapes are grown in the vineyard. That's a different thing :)