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With cost a concern, winemakers find detours to new barrel flavors

By Daniel Sogg

Wine drinkers can be so unreasonable. Not only do they want value, they also expect the vanilla, mocha and caramel flavors that come from fermentation and aging in new oak barrels. But barrels are expensive.....

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