Fermenting wine takes oak barrels, stainless-steel tanks and "concrete eggs." Yes, concrete eggs. European wineries have a long history of using these unusual-sounding tools, and more American ...

An egg-shaped concrete fermentation tank at Chateau du Terte in Arsac, (Bordeaux) France. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Ceramic clay used for wine fermentation, storage, and as a transport vessel is as ...

For about as long as wine has been made in Washington, there have been two predominent vessels for fermentation and aging: oak and stainless steel. But in recent years, influential wineries across the ...

Then, in the early 21st century, Michel Chapoutier and a concrete wine container manufacturer developed the concrete egg; proponents say the egg shape helps build texture and flavor better than ...

The prototype, like concrete egg-shaped fermenters, is based on ancient vessels used for wine. According to Wine Folly, which cites the National Academy of Sciences, these oblong containers date ...

Concrete eggs do not impart any flavors to the wine as oak does, but they are slightly porous letting in a very small amount of oxygen, and they soften the texture of the wine.

Fermented in egg-shaped concrete tanks and demi-muids (double-size oak barrels), then aged six to nine months, this 100 percent Marsanne wine has a nose of Anjou pear, jasmine, and crushed oyster ...

The prototype, like concrete egg-shaped fermenters, is based on ancient vessels used for wine. According to Wine Folly, which cites the National Academy of Sciences, these oblong containers date ...

The organic fruit is fermented in concrete eggs with native yeasts, with only a short duration of skin contact with the juice. This results in a lighter style that benefits from being served chilled.

As well as using an array of concrete eggs, which John Williams describes as “space-eaters”, they have installed two 13,000-US gallon concrete “rooms” in which they age their Chardonnay ...

What a treat to have a conversation with John Hamel, Director of Winegrowing at Hamel Family Wines since 2017. John and I met virtually at an online tasting (with wines sent as samples) during ...

This chardonnay is fermented in concrete eggs and undergoes only partial fermentation to retain the fresh fruit and acidity. The wine is styled more like a burgundy than a lush, overblown ...