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What does a barrel do during the maturation process to improve wine?

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What does a barrel do during the maturation process to improve wine?

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A barrel performs two important functions. It allows a very slow introduction of oxygen into the wine and imparts the character of the wood into the wine. This diagram is the best we have seen to explain this process.

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