On 2007-05-08, Mark Lipton wrote:

> "Natural Wine" is an actual movement among French winemakers. It refers
> to an ethic that minimizes/avoids the use of SO2 to stabilize wine,
> favors a non-interventionist approach to winemaking (indigenous yeasts,
> little or no use of new oak, etc.) and viticulture (hand harvesting,
> selection massale).

What's "new oak" and what's considered undesirable about it? (I'm
guessing that it refers to aging in unused barrels --- but what were
the used ones used for?)

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