Save time and money without sacrificing quality when you use premium Infusion Spiral Blends for insertion into neurtal barrals. Choose from these popular American and French Blends that apply a precise combination of different toasts in each Barrel Pack to releases more complex, layered, barrel-quality aromas and flavors than single-toast Barrel Packs. If you're in need of Single-Toast Infusion Spiral Barrel Packs in either Light, Medium, Medium Plus or Heavy toast, click here. Both Blend and Single-Toast Infusion Spiral Barrel Packs deliver barrel-like results eight times faster than a traditional oak barrel.
The Infusion Spiral system is the reliable oak alternative for simple and fast extraction of toasted oak aroma and flavor compounds that deliver refined, integrated results eight times faster than, and at a small fraction of the price of, a new barrel. Choose one of four single-temperature toasts when you desire a very specific concentrated flavor and aroma profile. Click the toasts below for descriptions. Use one of our Multiple Toast Barrel Pack Blends for a more layered and diverse flavor style.
Many winemakers will say that great wine is really made in the vineyard. Their job is simple: do no harm and let the grapes work their wonder. But the winemaker’s role deserves more credit than just serving as a sort of chaperone for the grapes. Decisions are made almost daily along the wine processing continuum and it is the winemaker who navigates the journey that leads to greatness.
Throughout this ongoing winemaking activity, the possible application of oak arises almost any time. From fermentation to just weeks before bottling, this abundant resource with properties naturally created for winemaking is applied in all kinds of formats to perform one or more critical functions. Whether to build, enhance, support, sweeten, lengthen, lift, mask, improve, complement, round-out or add structure, oak is second only to grapes in the hierarchy of components that directly impact the winemaker’s final product.
Understanding the role of oak in the winemaking function was--and still is--the inspiration for the design, manufacture, assembly and packaging of the Infusion Spiral system by The Barrel Mill. We believe that in addition to contributing aroma and flavor, an oak adjunct must offer convenience, simplicity, refinement and unquestionable value in a neat, clean, quality-controlled package.