Hungarian cooperage for forest origin 100% Hungarian oak barrels and puncheons. (225L-500L)
European Coopers is a premium Hungarian cooperage that produces 100% Hungarian oak barrels. The cooperage is located two hours South of Budapest and is proud of remaining independent since its establishment in 1997.
With over forty years of experience, Master Cooper Kristof Flodung has been at the heart of European Coopers since day one in 1997 and oversees a team of 15 Coopers that produce 5,000 barrels a year.
European Coopers was co-founded by three respected Italian winemaking families that were searching for premium hungarian oak for their wines. It is now co-owned between these families and Vincent Bouchard.
After opening its markets and becoming part of the EU in 2004, there has been a resurgence in demand for Hungarian oak on the international wine scene. European Coopers produces premium Hungarian oak barrels that are everything you would expect from a quality driven artisan Cooper.
We have been using European Coopers barrels for many years. The barrels have guaranteed a nice elegance and finesse in the wines. Some of our best wines are aged in European Coopers barrels.
- Renzo Cotarella CEO and Chief Winemaker at Marchesi Antinori
Kristof and his team control the entire process in house, from sourcing and selecting 100% Hungarian logs from Hungary’s best forests in the Zemplen and Mecsek hills, seasoning the staves, to producing and finishing the barrels.
EUROPEAN COOPERS' STRONG STYLISTIC POINTS
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100% Hungarian oak
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Independently owned cooperage
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Only 3-Year air dried wood
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Fire bent, fire toasted
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Speciality Barrel: Kristof
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Hungarian supplier for forest origin 100% Hungarian oak barrels, puncheons. (225L-500L)
European Coopers purchases logs from parts of the Mecsek and Tokay forests that have the FSC certificate and the Natura 2000 certificate which both promote sustainable forest management.
