Oak in Winemaking Symposium, Tours and Tasting
Learn how using oak barrels impacts the quality and
composition of wine at the 70th National Conference. This all-day
symposium on June 18 includes a tour of one of two cooperages in
Napa Valley and a tasting during the session at the Marriott.
This symposium will focus on how barrels are made, which types of wood are selected and how new species or genera are being investigated to understand their unique properties, as well as a review of barrel chemistry and its effects on wine composition. Learn more about this symposium here.
