The articles provided below contain various reports of research and technical interest to the wine barrel industry.

• 2008 Bouchard Cooperages Newsletter (2.7 MB PDF)

  For up-to-date industry news and information about Bouchard Cooperages and our family of coopers, download this PDF version of our most recent newsletter.

• Glossary of Winemaking Terms

  Questions? Come across an unfamiliar term like "barre" or "flagging"? Your answers are here in the "Glossary of Terms".

• Barrel Lore

  A fun, historical chronology of Vincent Bouchard's contributions to the winemaking industry.

• Forest Origin Comparison

  "The oak barrel contributes to wine quality in several ways. Most important is its role as flavor enhancer, which is what makes the subject of forest origin so interesting to winemakers."

• Cooper Comparisons

  Phase 1 - An objective study of our coopers' barrels providing detailed analysis of oak aroma and graphically demonstrating cooperage comparisons.

  Phase 2 - Follow-up study comparing extraction of oak compounds in water versus wine.