
In 1997, Paul Block was working as a chef at Honig Cellars when he stumbled upon a barrel in the winery. Block lifted one of the barrel's metal rings, and the wooden staves fell to the ground in sections, "like an orange," Block recalls.
For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands May 31, 2002.
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