Wooden barrels with aging wine in the cellar of Guigal in Ampuis. The barrels are stored "bond a cote" (with the bung hole to t

---

Wooden barrels with aging wine in the cellar of Guigal in Ampuis. The barrels are stored "bond a cote" (with the bung hole to the side - slightly to the left in this case), a methid favoured by some wine producers because it supposedly leads to less evaporation and less risk for oxidation. Domaine E Guigal, Ampuis, Cote Rotie, Rhone, France, Europe

---

Size: 5500px × 3652px
Location: rhone, cote rotie, ampuis,
Photo credit: © Per Karlsson - BKWine.com / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: , ageing, aging, ampuis, barrel, barrels, barrique, barriques, bkwine, cask, casks, cellar, cote, domaine, du, etienne, europe, european, france, french, guigal, horizontal, making, maturation, maturing, oak, piece, rhone, rotie, storage, store, wine, winecellar, wood, wooden, ôtie