Pity how they missed out how the ends go in and the whole thing polished up.

I've only seen barrels made in the traditional way before. That pulley system and the adjustable hoop sure make the process a heck of a lot easier.

@mehDOGIESRATS2222

2 жыл бұрын

My dad was one of only 6 people in nz years ago that could make them by hand , I doubt he had all this shit lol . Makes ya wonder how the fck did he do it , was during the late 80s early 90s

An awesome skill, well filmed.

I use to supply white oak to a barrel stave company here in the USA so seeing this video was a cool memory.

@Jean-vz8co

6 жыл бұрын

Le chêne blanc n'a aucune valeur pour faire des tonneaux!!!... car il n'a pas ou peu de tanin!!!... By

Man, I worked at a cabinet shop when I was in high school and I hated getting splinters there. I can only imagine what these guys must go through.

This is amazing. And so detailed. I just wondered and to watch it this fast was great. Thank you very much for the text/subtitles.

An excellent video with great descriptions Tom. Well done.

@winepagesTV

9 жыл бұрын

Tim Pearson Cheers Tim - delighted you enjoyed it. A fascinating experience to watch the whole process.

@TimPearsonUK

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom Cannavan - you have a real gift. Hope to see you soon.

Beautiful art.

Very cool. Well done video. I always hear that french oak staves are split, and not cut but it seems like most cooperages are cutting them.

@snipper1ie

5 жыл бұрын

Split and shaped on the mare because they had no other way of doing it, I suppose.

@snipper1ie

5 жыл бұрын

You might be interested in this video of an old cooper in Ireland. It was from a series called 'Hands', which traveled the country documenting the craft of the country. It was very fortunate that the series was made, for all these craftsmen and women, are now gone and their craft gone with them to the grave. www.dailymotion.com/video/xnjbz4

@VR-zh7lo

4 жыл бұрын

@@snipper1ie Great video. Thanks for sharing.

@lyraxorr

2 жыл бұрын

@@snipper1ie hello, we split them because it allows the wood fiber to stay continuous and avoid leaking due to grain absorption,

What a relaxing video. Brilliant skill.

Very nice work!!

Amazing job. 👏

To make one misunderstanding clear: I guess the author heard "collège" in its Burgundy context and translate it in "College" in a US context... in most cases you are in a collège (or Lycée) from 14y to 17/18 y old and then choose your track. and yes it can take 3 years to become a skilled professionnal (at 20/21) when you didn't choose to become a professionnal at 16 but even then 6 years to become a highly skilled professionnal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnons_du_Devoir

Amazing. No glue, no fill-in, and no leaking.

Absolutely love it, new sub from Australia 🇦🇺

Many people have asked about fitting the tops and bottoms into the barrel (the 'heads') which did not happen during my visit: a slot is cut inside the barrel, round its whole circumference, near the top and bottom. To fit the 'head' piece, a couple of the steel rings are removed to loosen the staves slightly, and the head is manipulated into the slot. When the rings are hammered back down it tightens the barrel staves and the head piece is firmly squeezed into the slot. I hope you enjoy the film :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIaZ0ch8k6TeXbw.html

@winepagesTV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al. Yes, as I have said elsewhere, there are some stages that just were not happening during my short and unplanned visit, but I hope 90% of the process is there and explained clearly enough - and is helpful :)

@dougb70

5 жыл бұрын

@@PashaCooper cool stuff. That helps a lot.

fantastic

Such an ART!

Wow i wish i had these for my wines fermenting right now...

@rubenproost2552

5 жыл бұрын

Fermenting should not be done in wood containers. That creates headache wine. (I may be misinterpreting your remark)

Thats the spirit, a good wine always Carry a wonderfull soul. Thats RUN in the family

Awesome!

The music is like something from a video game.

Where did this music come from? Sample heads would have field day!

It's 2 am, and I'm learning how to make a barrel.

dude spent 3 years on making a perfect barrel, i need to change my career

@stephenanderle5422

3 жыл бұрын

At that rate you'd never retire!

Amazing

0:47 I was waiting for the beat to drop.

If you want to see it done, visit Lebanon, Missouri.

The great art.

ياسلااااام ! منتهر الروووووووعة!!! WAAAAAW! how wonderfulllllll!!!

This is just plain ol impress

se ve cuando hacen la tapa ? saludos.

Barrel making is an art, a really skilled craft, but a SIX YEAR study period, seems excessive, REALLY excessive.

@terrytytula

4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly, I get the 3 years apprentice, but three years of college?

@garyreid8082

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a cooper in scotland and it was a 4 year apprenticeship and i'm still learning shit to this day and i've been doing it nearly 10 year never did college though and do all of it by hand years ago it was like a 10 year apprenticeship

@jaye1967

4 жыл бұрын

@@garyreid8082 What made you want to become a cooper? Every job I've ever got was because I took the first thing that cam along. This seems like more of a field you go into because you really want to.

@sandeepochani7041

4 жыл бұрын

STFO

@Tyler-789

4 жыл бұрын

You wouldn’t want to start looking at Japanese crafts then because they can apprentice for 10-20 years for something like making sushi

If the video do not show how the staves are cut, I do not think the video realy shows how barrels are made.

@winepagesTV

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Gustavo. The staves are cut by machine, but I was not able to film that part of the process unfortunately. So the video is not perfect, but I hope it is still useful :)

@catatonicbug7522

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. As well as the selection process for the individual staves to form the perfectly-sized barrel. Lots of skill missed by relying on machines too.

@gustavovieira7

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianphillips9912 what you wrote don't answer my question

mi abuelo en aquel tiempo los hacia a mano ..a puro pulso.y.m.

very nice..

how long is the toasting phase, and how much fuel is used to bend staves for 1 barrel?

This video raises many questions, one of them is that how long barrels should be on over fire?

@winepagesTV

5 жыл бұрын

That all depends on the level of 'toast' the barrel maker wants, and the winery who buys the barrels wants: heavily charred barrels impart more of a charry, toast and coffee character to the wine.

Bon, c'est bien!!!.....Mon papa tonnelier totalement manuel savait cela à la perfection....il faut être très fort en dessin et coupe du bois!!!......les tonneaux destinés à contenir de l'alcool sont encore plus difficiles à faire car il faut un jointage bien supérieur... Le grand travail est de changer une douve sans démonter le tonneau!!!!.... ça c'est extraordinaire... chapeau bas au Papa... gloire à lui... moi je suis un nada à côté!!........By

is there anyone who knows by which means/technique do the former logs get cut into curved staves?

Would have been good to see the whole process not just 3 quarters of the process.

@Dardrum

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing

Louis Latour produces very tasty wine. Our #Chefs enjoy pairing it . Time to cook.

the last musical track sounds like a video game OST track. very familiar! where is it from?

It beomes a wine barrel when the wine is put into it!

@titi710

5 жыл бұрын

it already is as shown. i don't see what you would use this for if not

in the old days I can see black smiths beating on the heated rings to set them down then allowing cooling for contraction/tightening

Amigão vc teria barril de 5 litros para venda??

using gas flames to soften the oak staves , how does that affect the final flavour of the wine , as oppose to using oaks chips fire.

@winepagesTV

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Stephen, well the flame is doing the work: charring the barrels to a greater or lesser extent as required by the cooper or the customer who has placed the order: the charring can be done with any flame really, as it is the charring of the barrel itself that gives the level of "toast". Using toasted oak chips, or steel tanks lined inside with toasted oak staves, is a cheaper alternative to using barrels.

Would be good to show how long the toasting takes, at what temperature and why?

@DH-xw6jp

3 жыл бұрын

Toasting does two things. Heats up the wood to make it more flexible for bending the staves into a barrel, and starts to caramelize the wood sugars to add flavor to the wine. (Toasting and charring are two different steps)

What is the song at the end?

What is the Music at the Beginning???????????????? Must Know! Beautiful!!!

@winepagesTV

5 жыл бұрын

Apologies but I cannot remember: I used several royalty-free music clips to put the video together, but after 4 years I have forgotten the names of the pieces :)

nice one

If I ever have my own winery I want that hot boy working at the burners for me

@ISDOWN-tk1jj

3 жыл бұрын

He's man not A boy

I've always wondered how the wine never leaks through the wood. Thanks

@farouqomaro598

2 жыл бұрын

@@alyciagoode3330 Thanks

Probably a little late but I was curious what the outro song was, its very beautiful.

@winepagesTV

Жыл бұрын

Apologies, but I cannot remember - all were royalty-free music clips, but I didn't keep note of the names.

Hello there! First I want to thank you on this video, i have learn many stuff from this perfect video, but one thing I need to know before I start to make my first barrel (God help me)... how much degrees I need on board edge? It's depends on number of boards, right? For example If I use 20 boards I need to split 360 degrees on all edges i have (21), so my egde on board will be 18 degrees? Can someone tell me more about this and please corect me if I am wrong! Greetings from Serbia!

Are those for wine only or can I store my kids (if I have them) in it

How do they keep birds from setting up a house? At 7:27 you've basically got stacks of very inviting bird houses.

Cool...enjoyed watching the tooling and handling. Very nice. So how long does it take to season the oak?

@winepagesTV

6 жыл бұрын

Dev, each cooperage will vary, but generally we are talking about two to three years minimum.

@DevKumar-rq1jq

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info especially when it's coming from the best in the business :)

Would like to learn how the ends are installed.

@NathanNostaw

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Pursley the temporary bands are removed, which allows the staves to spread open, allowing the ends to be fitted into the grooves. Then the final bands are fitted, closing the staves around the ends.

I wish that one of these video's would show how they put the taper in the hoops. It is not just flat stock metal.

@RoughAndWretchedRAW

4 жыл бұрын

There is a traditional Australian cooper that does a video showing how to make a bucket. He shows how to taper the rings. Barrels are bigger but the same process. although modern they probably use cold roll rather than a hammer.

Good video, however doesn't show how the top and bottom are installed.

@jamiet9554

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianphillips9912 please say your being sarcastic.

Does anyone know would a barrell stay strong and not fall apart if one of the bottoms is completely cut out to make a big pot for a plant for example? Thanks :)

@jamiet9554

2 жыл бұрын

Don't cut it out. Remove the end by taking off the end hoop and loosen the quarter hoop, then quarter hoop and end hoop just needs hammered back on tight again.

I wonder how liquor is stored in them for 15 or 30 years without any leakage?

What do they do for three years at college that prepares them to do this?

5:25 no steeltoed boots?

What is the purpose of heating .And how long does this barrel last?

@winepagesTV

2 жыл бұрын

Heating softens the wood so it can be bent, but also charring the inside of the barrel contributes to the 'smoky' aroma and flavour. The barrels will last for decades, but after the first half dozen uses won't really impart any aroma or flavour.

Would love to have seen the planks being cut to produce the staves.

How do you decide where to drill the bung?

@winepagesTV

4 жыл бұрын

Jim, the bung is always in the centre of the barrel, so I guess you choose one of the broader and thicker staves, so the barrel structure won't be weakend too much by the hole.

that track at 3:11 i absolutely need in my life

EDUCATIONAL

Amigo que clase de madera se utiliza para hacer un barril. y que medidas tiene.

@winepagesTV

7 жыл бұрын

Most barrels are made from oak, but sometimes other woods are used including Acacia wood and Chestnut wood.

I wonder how much one barrel would cost to buy directly from him

@briantiberend9118

4 жыл бұрын

Funny, I was wondering exactly the same thing, also thinking about how many barrels can 1 man build in a day.

How many years is a barrel used? How much is a 250 liter barrel price?

@winepagesTV

6 жыл бұрын

Devrim, barrels can last many, many years, but each year give the wine less and less aroma and flavour from the oak. Barrels are expensive, somewhere around 700 - 800 euros each.

The design of the press at 05:20 is genius. I wonder who invented it.

@zomgosz1503

6 жыл бұрын

could have been leanardo davinchi or mahama gandhi

@noneyobussiness2378

6 жыл бұрын

It is called a crowing machine I built hand made wine and whiskey barrels in Kentucky for a few years

@brianborell4469

6 жыл бұрын

Invented by the son of guy who invented dirt. LOL

@shanestevens622

4 жыл бұрын

It was one the guys down at the local barrel press inventing centre

whats that music at 3:12

price per barrel?

Not going to show us how they cap it? They cut the grooves and then the caps magically appear?

Very good looking barrel makers lol

2:35 the guy she told you not to worry about

The young boy is focused

Do u sell them?? If so how much is a barrel

What timber do you use to make a barrel?

@winepagesTV

4 жыл бұрын

Oak is the choice 99% of the time, but there are wine barrels made from other woods like Acacia and Chestnut in some parts of the world.

Next:how a wine vat is made

question - once a barrel is used, and a hole is made in it, how can one close the hole again? or does every barrel is one use only?

@winepagesTV

3 жыл бұрын

The barrel has a hole drilled in the side and a 'bung' - like a big rubber stopper - is used to open and close the hole.

@nikimilky

3 жыл бұрын

@@winepagesTV can you reuse the bung and fill the barrel with wine again once it is all used?

@winepagesTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikimilky Yes, absolutely. Barrels can be re-used many times, and a lot of winemakers prefer barrels that have been used 1 to 3 times before instead of new barrels, as they don't give such a strong 'oaky' character to the wine.

Lá vem o Chaves, Chaves, Chaves 🎵🎶 hehehehe impossível não lembrar...

Jack Daniels barrel making the best

How many times is a barrel used? Anyone know?

@winepagesTV

8 жыл бұрын

Phil, well they can be used forever more or less as they are pretty indestructable. But for the top wines the barrels tend to be used for five or six years, each year the 'oakiness' of aroma and flavour is reduced a little bit, which for some wines and winemakers is a good thing. They can also be re-conditioned, the insides being shaved down to fresh wood and re-toasted.

@pimpompoom93726

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation winepages TV

@Jean-vz8co

6 жыл бұрын

des milliers de fois, sauf pour la vinification de haut de gamme ou il ne sert que de une à trois fois!!..

Someone commented about the time involved to become a cooper.....it was and still is the longest standing apprenticeship in the world....when done with hand tools only. Your working with 2 different compound curves on a curved surface and accomplishing this all with only a drawknife sitting on a coopers workhorse.....on if only the hemeroids could speak......

@willielongbotham7156

2 күн бұрын

In England a gun maker apprenticeship used to be 12 years...

Hi, Can you ship the barrel to India. I am interested in buying them from you.

how to make cork honing stick and prossing

How are the top/bottom fitted?

@winepagesTV

5 жыл бұрын

It's a shame I did not get to film this part of the process, but basically there is a slot or groove cut inside the barrel, round its whole circumference, near the top and bottom. To fit the top 'head' piece, a couple of the steel rings are removed near the top to loosen the staves slightly, and the barrel head is then manipulated into the slot - it's circumference is very slightly bigger than the barrel's inner circumference, so it sits inside the groove all the way round. When the rings are put back on and hammered down it tightens the barrel staves again, and so the head piece is firmly squeezed into the groove. Then the same is done for the bottom.

Could you tell us the name of the tracks please?

@winepagesTV

3 жыл бұрын

Apologies, but these were Creative Commons free samples I put together - but it was back in 2015 and to be honest I cannot remember. There's an app called shazzam that might recognise them.

How many thumbs has he gone through?

@banjopete

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Armstrong , those hammer blows were CLOSE!

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 great orders tbc.....-gbotb

what is the capacity and cost of one barrel?

@winepagesTV

2 жыл бұрын

Capacity varies as all different sizes are used around the world. The most common is around 225-litres (so around 300 standard bottles of wine). Cost varies too but new barrels are expensive: around £800/Euro900/US$1000

traduscanlo al español, alguien puede?

what are you sprying on it

@winepagesTV

7 жыл бұрын

Michael, that's just water

How do they fit the tops in

@winepagesTV

2 жыл бұрын

Hi - if you read my pinned comment it is explained there :)

how do you get the tops and bottoms in?!

@winepagesTV

5 жыл бұрын

Michael, I explain in the intro text that this bit wasn't happening when I filmed: "One important stage that is missing is the fitting of the head and bottom pieces. Once the barrel is assembled, a slot is cut all the way round the inside of the barrel top and bottom. Steel rings at the top are removed to loosen the barrel, and the head piece - whose circumference is slightly bigger than the inner circumference of the barrel, is slid down and slotted into place, before the rings are hammered down again to squeeze the barrel together and securely grip the head piece. Then the same is done for the bottom.

@warchitect73

5 жыл бұрын

@@winepagesTV Ahhh cool. thanks for wrtiting that though.

Assembling barrel from premade parts. How parts are made?!