Walk into almost any wine-tasting room on the planet and they will be there: wine barrels. They may be stacked over there by a wall or set on their. Serving Summit County, CO. Login. 9.

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The contact with the wood gives these aged liquors color and character, especially if those barrels have been used to age different liquor, like rum, sherry, or even red wine beforehand.

There’s something about a barrel room in a winery. On the surface, it’s just a giant room filled with a bunch of identical wooden barrels stacked in rows. That alone can be an impressiv… ...