Tonnellerie Ô is America’s newest French oak cooperage.
Constructed and opened in 2009, Tonnellerie Ô employs a veteran team of experienced barrel makers led by our Master Cooper, Jason Butler.
Designed and built from the ground up in concert with R. Monnot, SA — the world’s leading manufacturer
of advanced cooperage machinery — Tonnellerie Ô celebrates the integrity of traditional, artisanal barrel making while
taking advantage of the newest tools to optimize consistency, precision, workflow efficiency, waste reduction, cleanliness,
and the assurance of product quality and worker safety.
At the heart of our unique cooperage resides a 2,500 square foot brick-encircled toasting room. Here — just as a winemaker
depends on his or her own keen faculties, experience and artistry to create consistently exceptional wine from grapes — our
coopers rely solely on their mastery of their senses, discipline and talent to maintain ideal fire temperatures and judge
exactly how long to toast each barrel in order to coax the desired balance of flavors from our oak.
Tonnellerie Ô also houses a state-of-the-art technical laboratory — led by Dr. Carlos Macku, our resident Flavor Chemist — which
performs SPME/GC-MS and other advanced analytical testing to reassure the quality and consistency of our finished barrels.
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