Level 4 · Lesson 5
Oak Is a System, Not a Flavour
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Background material
Background chapters
Each chapter is a separate, substantial reading page with several topic sections, practical examples, precise sensory language, and an exercise.
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Ridge opening
A deeper guide to ridge opening, winemaker context, oak as vessel, species and origin, grain, seasoning, toast, cooperage.
8 sectionsRead chapter →New versus used
A deeper guide to new versus used, size, time and wine condition, ridge barrel mix, why the old barrels matter, worked technical sheet, timeline, what is documented.
8 sectionsRead chapter →What is unknown
A deeper guide to what is unknown, aroma myths, oak and oxygen, return to ridge, after-class fieldwork, synthesis, transfer.
7 sectionsRead chapter →The line worth keepingOak is a vessel system, not one flavour dial.