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Missouri, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.Although oak from several states does make its way into barrels, most of the American white oak used for making wine barrels hails from Minnesota and Wisconsin, with Missouri close behind.. American oak has proven extremely popular with winemakers in.

Rioja region and with.producers of Shiraz for its full, rich flavors — namely coconut.It's also about half as expensive as French oak, costing around $500-$600 per barrel.. "American oak is less porous and richer in tyloses, which seals the xylem vessels — meaning it can be cut in more ways than French oak," Keeler explains.

"Oak has to be cut along sap channels so that it doesn't leak.The way those channels form in French oak is different than in American — French oak must be split hydraulically along the spa channels so that it doesn't leak.

American oak may be quarter-sawn.".

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