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Production of Barriques at Heinrich Gies, our german cooper
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The staves are heated and simultaneously moistened with water. |
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This makes the staves elastic and they can then be bent into shape with steel ropes. |
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The staves are charred. This process is called Toasting. |
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Depending on the time spent over the fire the cooper can produce barriques with either a light, medium or heavy toast. This barrique is lightly toasted |
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This barrique is medium toasted. |
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This barrique is heavily toasted. |