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 ...

MILLSTADT • 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...