Barrique

Originally only a French wine measure (barrique = barrel, usually 225 liters, but fluctuating dimensions). Today, wine is stored in barrels in order to achieve a certain wood tone flavour. The Barrique aging is practiced to improve the tannins of red wine . The "barrique flavour" (tannin and flavor components from the barrel wood) has increasingly found buyer interest and fits in particular with strong red and white wines.