Repurposing items, also known as upcycling, has become a hot trend over the past few years. Not only is the process giving something old a new life, it’s keeping usable items out of landfills. From ...

Michael Monahan was looking for an opportunity that would allow him to quit his job as a mechanical engineer. In 2018, a project in the basement of his McCandless home helped Monahan find his true ...

The last story I wrote about wine barrels for sale generated a lot of interest, at least in the number of people who read the story. It’s a reminder of some of the niche interest in the industry that ...

More than three decades ago, Frank Villas designed a livestock brand, The Rockin V; a clever combination of his initials cradled in a curved rocker rail. He also developed a side business making ...

Dark, rich hues of zinfandel, cabernet and merlot stain the light oak, seeping deep into the interior of a wine barrel past its prime. The worn, vintage patina of the vessel’s exterior gives little ...

San Francisco-based Distillery No. 209’s decision to age gin in used wine barrels wasn’t much of a stretch. After all, the distillery traces its roots to a vineyard. In 1999, Leslie Rudd was surveying ...

Live Oak Wine Decor in Millstadt is what it sounds like: Owner Dave Chaput takes used wine barrels and wooden shipping crates and makes them into decorative and functional items. It’s a pretty wide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wine barrels stacked on top of one another in a field - Eaq/Getty Images Whether you consider yourself a wine or whiskey ...

Walk into almost any wine-tasting room on the planet and they will be there: wine barrels. They may be stacked over there by a wall or set on their tails with a piece of glass across the top making ...