Lees
Approximately 2 quarts of wine evaporates from an oak wine barrel in a month. This allows the wine to become more concentrated in flavor and aroma.
What's at the bottom of a barrel is the oldest stuff that is going to be of less quality than whatever was on top of it. If you're scraping the bottom of the barrel, you're getting poor quality and are pretty much desperate for whatever thing you're trying to dig up.
After making wine, the dregs left in the bottom of the barrel can be used as compost for the garden.
A wine cask is a large wooden barrel that wine is stored in. Casks can impart flavors to the wine, and are important in the creation of wines.
The portion of wine that evaporates in an aging barrel is known as the "angel's share." This evaporation process can contribute to the concentration and complexity of the remaining wine.
the top or the bottom either way my mother did it
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A standard wine barrel is 38 inches high. Perfect size for an indoor or outdoor cocktail table. Also, half wine barrels make great end tables or porch tables, too! And, of course, they're still great for making wine. --Johnpaul
This means that the wine, after it's been made, ages in a barrel. This is usually used with the notion that the barrels are wood. Aging wine in barrels or other vessels (such as stainless steel tanks) gives it additional flavors and is considered an integral part of the wine making process.
There was only one mouldy apple at the bottom of the barrel!