Wine Process, Step 4: Barrel Sample

Have you ever had the opportunity to try a wine—straight out of the barrel—before it’s bottled? If you’re like most people, you have to wait until your favorite wine shop sells it to you before you can uncork it. Not so at Brooklyn Winery; our winemaking customers get to sniff, sip, and savor their wine even before they bottle it.

Barrel sampling is like the VIP lounge of the wine world. At Brooklyn Winery, our winemaking customers are allowed this kind of access to their wine. In fact, many customers who’ve made wine with us will tell you that barrel sampling is their favorite part of the process. There is nothing like tasting your very own wine as it ages and changes on its journey to bottle. In the end, this gives you a deeper appreciation for what’s in the bottle because you’re aware of what it took to get there and how it changed along the way.

Stay tuned for a blog post next week that will discuss a bit of what goes into creating a custom label for your own wine and what happens when you bottle your own wine.