- Toasting became a popular technique with winemakers after they discovered how exposing the barrel to fire enhances the flavours that usually occur naturally from the raw wood.
- The use of a hand-held torch or an open flame caramelises the woods natural sugars and releases complex compounds.
- This leads to the wine taking on flavors that are toasty, charred, spicy and sweet depending on the amount of time the wood is toasted; a lightly toasted barrel spends around 25 minutes exposed to flame while a heavily toasted barrel may get up to one hour of flame exposure.
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