by Eric Ducos | Feb 23, 2024 | Spain
By this point loyal readers will know that coopers are the craftsmen who carefully construct the wooden wine barrels we call casks. It’s a masterful trade carried on by years of tradition, yet today the craft is dying out to newer technologies and fewer coopers...
by Lilah McCormack | Feb 16, 2024 | Spain
In 1620 when The Mayflower set sail on the Atlantic Ocean in a 66-day-long journey to the New World, one man was responsible for building the barrels that preserved valuable supplies for the passengers. 21-year-old John Alden worked as a cooper in Southhampton,...
by Rachel Hutchings | Feb 6, 2024 | Spain
Where are we off to next? Drumroll please……… Cordoba, Spain! We will be exploring the ancient art of cask-making, also called cooperage, in the Cordoba-Montilla area. The type of cask and the type of wood used in winemaking can significantly...
