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Schildknecht on oak

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Jancis Robinson
Saturday 1 May 2004

Ohio wine importer David Schildknecht,  a frequent and valued contributor to these pages, has made the following comments on my recent-ish article on oak. My original comments are in italics. His veer between excited CAPITALS and regular type.

Cheaper barrels made from under-seasoned wood that has been dried fast in a kiln rather than slowly in the open air are, I am convinced, responsible for the huge proportion of wines on the market today that seem to have had the fruit knocked out of them by harsh, green-flavoured oak.


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