218: The Barrel Management Episode

The Inside Winemaking Podcast with Jim Duane by Jim Duane

Jul 21, 202645:01Arts

In this solo episode of Inside Winemaking, Jim tackles one of the questions he gets most often: how to manage empty barrels. Working through the full lifecycle of a barrel, Jim covers receiving and inspecting new barrels...

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