merrydown > wrote:
> On Jan 16, 5:10 am, wrote:
> > On Jan 12, 9:46 am, mail box > wrote:
> > > On 1/10/2008 10:13 PM, wrote:
> > [ . . . ]
> 1) Do any of the UK wine-makers who visit this group know where I
> might get oak beans, spirals, cubes or staves in the UK? Oak chips
> and liquid oak seem to be the only types available on the internet or
> in shops here. I have tried oak-chips and they seem to do the job ok,
> though I have under-oaked so far. [ . . . ]

Check out some distilleries in Scotland for oak staves.

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