About Lot22 Olive Oil Co. Lot22 Olive Oil Co. is a California-based, family-owned producer specializing in fresh, ...

David Flaherty is the marketing director for the Washington State Wine Commission. This article does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or management of Nation's Restaurant News. The ...

Today on FRAME, witness the craftsmanship of wine barrel production, from selecting premium oak to the precise shaping, ...

Berlin, Ohio, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrating two decades of innovation, artistry, and entrepreneurial grit, The Oak Barrel Company is marking its 20th anniversary as a business rooted ...

In an era when recycling wasn’t common, Penn Barrel Inc., established in 1908, built its business reconditioning wooden barrels. Now the company, based in Plum, reconditions and recycles 55-gallon ...

If someone asked you to name a product that was first made 2,000 years ago, still looks and works as it always has, and still plays a vital role in global commerce, would you be stumped? It turns out, ...

Russ Karasch opened a plastic bag filled with strips of wood the color of the best part of a piece of toast. “Smell this,” he said. The aroma was intoxicatingly comforting, like roasting a chocolatey ...

One might consider a wooden barrel the fifth ingredient in beer after water, malt, hops and yeast. Brewers use them to impart additional flavors into the beer. But why barrels — bourbon in particular ...

And Gable Erenzo, distiller for Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardner, New York, has heard it all. Among the uses for the distillery’s booze-infused barrels: A local ice cream shop uses Tuthilltown barrels ...