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Maturation Process

• Types of Oak

• American Oak - $$ stronger flavors

• French Oak - $$$$ tighter grain, better

quality

• Hungarian Oak - $ not as strong flavors

as American

• Neutral Oak – used in primary

fermentation or maturation where little

oak is required

• Topping off

• Oak is porous and water evaporates

• need to add wine to head space to

discourage oxidation