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Oak Chips & Cubes
StaVin® is the industry leader in fire-toasted oak products. They import high quality French and Hungarian oaks and select premium American white oak from Missouri & Minnesota. All their oak is seasoned naturally for three years and fire-toasted by hand using proprietary methods. Recommended usage is 2 - 3 ounces per 6 gallons of wine for a minimum of two months.
These oak cubes are also used to age and condition homemade vinegar and cordials.
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The American oak has aromatic sweetness and a campfire/roasted coffee attribute present in all three toast levels, with Medium and Heavy having the highest intensity. American oak had cooked fruit more than fresh or jammy and imparted mouth feel/fullness, especially in Medium Toast. |
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The French oak is characterized by a fruity, cinnamon/allspice character. As the toast levels increased the fruity descriptor changed from fresh to jammy to cooked fruit/raisin in character. The French oak was also characterized by custard/ creme brulee, milk chocolate and campfire/roasted coffee notes, especially the latter descriptor at higher toast levels. |
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The Hungarian oak at Medium toast displays a high perceived vanilla content, with roasted coffee, bittersweet chocolate and black pepper characters. Heavy imparted mouth feel fullness, with only a slight amount of campfire/roasted coffee. Heavy also had pronounced Vanilla. At all toast levels, there were unique attributes such as leather and black pepper, not observed in other oak origins. |
The American oak has aromatic sweetness and a campfire/roasted coffee attribute present in all three toast levels, with Medium and Heavy having the highest intensity. American oak had cooked fruit more than fresh or jammy and imparted mouth feel/fullness, especially in Medium Toast. |
The French oak is characterized by a fruity, cinnamon/allspice character. As the toast levels increased the fruity descriptor changed from fresh to jammy to cooked fruit/raisin in character. The French oak was also characterized by custard/ creme brulee, milk chocolate and campfire/roasted coffee notes, especially the latter descriptor at higher toast levels. |