Impressions générales Le séminaire “De l’arbre au tonneau” n’était pas seulement un événement professionnel pour moi, mais une occasion unique de me connecter avec des personnes qui partagent la même passion pour notre métier. J’ai été particulièrement heureux de rencontrer personnellement chacun d’entre eux et de connaître désormais le visage qui se cache derrière les…
What exactly are tannins? The term “tannin” is probably familiar to anyone who has ever had anything to do with wine or distillates and their production. But what exactly are tannins, why are they so important and where do they come from? I would like to answer these and other questions in the following lines.…
L’été est là et on peut enfin se détendre dans le jardin et sur la terrasse ! L’été est enfin arrivé ! Avec le bon FassMöbel, nous pouvons nous asseoir dehors et profiter du jardin, du balcon ou de la terrasse. Quand on peut manger et boire dehors au soleil, c’est comme si on était…
Stagg Junior Bourbon barrel – A rarity Once again, we have been able to get hold of some very special barrels from the USA. This time, barrels from Buffalo Trace Stagg Jr. have rolled onto the yard. There are several reasons why these barrels are so special. Let’s start with the name and the history…
A barrel’s a barrel Many people would say a barrel’s a barrel! But that is not true. Yes, barrels enjoy different shapes and sizes, but the whisky, wine and distillate industries are far more interested in the condition and smell of the inside of the barrel! During the aging process, all wines leave their mark…
Beer in wooden barrels – An old invention Even though barrel-aged beer is on everyone’s lips and most breweries have one in their repertoire, it is by no means a new invention. The fact that beer changes its taste when it is stored in a wooden barrel was probably discovered by the Dutch at the…
Amarone – A wine with great character The name is given to the wine because of its slightly bitter note. Bitter in Italian means “amaro”. The deep dark red color alone already magically attracts glances and makes curious about this very special, wonderful wine. Amarone is a special red wine from Italy (Veneto region), which…
Our wood for barrel storage, tree buckets, bath tubs. The wood for all these products is also local… Origin is the Palatinate forest and even from the forestry of our hometown Bad Dürkheim. Large long Douglas fir trunks, some up to 30 m high, planted in the early 1930s, we process into products such as…
Tonnellerie Tremeaux – Die Fässer und ihre Herkunft 22. und 23. September 2021: Jonas Eder und Helmut Keul für die Wilhelm Eder GmbH im Burgund Französisches Küferhandwerk Wir bieten Fässer von Tremeaux schon seit Jahren an, sie sind ein Paradebeispiel französischen Küferhandwerks (um nicht „-Kunst“ zu sagen) in seiner zeitgemäßen Form. Dass wir diese Fässer…
German oaks for wooden barrels What do our native oaks from the low mountain ranges have in common with Napoleon, Goethe and Humboldt? Correct, they are all the same age, but these oaks only mature nowadays and are carefully harvested to make them into wooden barrels, among other things. The applied fire makes them gentle…