Tallowing Wine Barrels | Old-World Winemaking Techniques | Jordan Winery

The Jordan cellar team practices the old-world winemaking technique of tallowing wine barrels: an art that has nearly vanished in modern day winemaking due to the invention of stainless-steel tanks. The doors of our circa-1976 oak barrel tanks are tallowed each winter for our newest Cabernet Sauvignon vintage. http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2011/01/tallowing-preserving-an-old-world-winemaking-technique/