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To oak or not to oak: Mick O’Connell on one of the wine world’s big questions
It’s worth knowing a bit more about how and why makers choose to use oak, because it has a major impact on the quality and style of a wine
In our interactions with wine, the maker is largely invisible. We visit our local shop or supermarket, take a recommendation or pick up a bottle from the shelf, return home, and by that evening the bottle has performed its function.
The very best winemakers understand that invisibility is what separates the good producers from the bad. In winemaking, the producer is faced with hundreds of minor decisions each day, hundreds of opportunities to intervene, to ...
