[Growwine] adding oak to chard , now

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Hi Laura, the easiest method is to use oak spirals, you attach a fishing 
line and suspend it in the middle of the wine, they are much easier to 
remove than chips and in your case I would suggest French oak. 1 spiral is 
recommended for a 20 L carboy for 6-8 weeks, but you should always taste 
periodically so that you don't overoak
Darryl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura" <laura-sabourin at sympatico.ca>
To: <growwine at littlefatwino.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:06 AM
Subject: [Growwine] adding oak to chard , now


>I have some 2007 Chard which I just bottled. My sister is a Chard snob and
> likes it but would like to taste a little oak.
> As I have 2 carboys still not bottled I thought I might experiment with 
> oak
> sticks, chips, shaving....
> Suggestions ?  As I have 2 left I could try 2 different treatments.
>
> Laura
>
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