Editor’s note: This has been updated with additional information. 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.

Ask 100 people what they would do with used wine barrels and 99 will say they would saw them in half and make planters. Henry Trione had a different answer. One of Sonoma County's most clever ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wine stains on the carpet? That’s a ruined carpet. Wine stains on your hardwood floor? That’s a business opportunity. Joseph Triglia, the owner of West Islip-based Jubilee Flooring, who has been ...

TOUCHET -- When most people look at an oak barrel, they envision a glass of wine or maybe a planter for flowers. Ian Crawford sees furniture. Crawford, 29, is the owner of Vinoture, a business that ...

It doesn't hurt, Tonya Baker admitted, that "Minnesota is such a wood-loving state." But the success of Baker and Elena Kotowski's Barrel Depot business goes well beyond an interest in oak furnishings ...

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 ...