Skyler Weekes also thought the wine, or at least the oak barrel ... ended up naming the 13 percent ABV cognac-barrel-aged beer for Weekes: Blood, Sweat and Tears Stout. On September 21, Avery ...

The wine is barrel fermented, a bit waxy with some oak ... Well balanced, very nice fruit, drinks very well now. The Bull’s Blood actually turns out to be a very elegant wine.

Not having a huge number of hectares to cultivate single varietals, many of his cuvées are blends, but I think his standout wine is Le Sang de Volcans II (The Blood of Volcanoes II) made from 100 ...

Oak and wine were made for each other. The wood and how it is treated introduces flavors compounds and textures. Oak barrels allow slow oxygenation, which engenders complexity and depth.