Tuesday, July 14, 2009






Here’s the Idea- A behind the scenes look at the production of barrels here at Oregon Barrel Works. First some background. Oregon Barrel Works is a small cooperage located in McMinnville, Oregon. We build barrels mainly for the wine industry using both French and Oregon oak. Our production is small, under 1000 barrels per year, and each barrel is handcrafted and tailor made for each winery.



Wine barrel being toasted

More later







2 comments:

  1. My ancestor James Cather born 1807 was a "cooper". I'm trying to find his trail from Clark County, Indiana 1840 back to Pennsylvania. Where shall I look for specific "coopering apprenticeship" information?

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  2. Hello Jan,
    Just saw your comment.
    Are you look for something from the 1840's?
    No sure where you could find this kind of information. You might try The Associated Cooperage Industries of America, (ACIA) http://www.acia.net/
    Hope this helps.
    Rick

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