Cooperage Damy Father and Sun. Meursault, France. , The staves are then heated, traditionally over an open fire, and when plia

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/ Philippe Martineau / Le Desk - France / Cote d'or (France) / Meursault - Cooperage Damy Father and Sun. Meursault, France. - The staves are then heated, traditionally over an open fire, and when pliable are bent into the shape of the desired barrel and held together with iron rings. Instead of fire, a cooper may use steam to heat up the staves but this tends to impart less "toastiness" and complexity to the resulting wine. Following the traditional, hand worked style a cooper is typically able to construct one barrel in a day's time. Winemakers can order barrels with the wood on the inside of the barrel having been lightly charred or “toasted” with fire, medium toasted, or heavily toasted

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Location: Meursault, Cote d'or (France), France
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