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Do you know how much these barrels will sell for once they've been made? How long will they last (or how many times can a winemaker use them?)

Thanks,
Leanne
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The unique story will provide a real premium. Most barrels seldom top $800 but with the wood alone in the $600 range I expect they would be at least $1200. Depending on how long the barrels are filled for, they can be used a number of times and, being from the whisky industry, I bet a distiller would then, after they have imparted flavour to wines, like to use them for maturing his whisky so the story about oak planted in 1665 can add to the romance. Usually distillers select oak that is around 150 years old.

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Thanks for the helpful info. Being in the business you are, what happens to these casks when they are "finally done?" Are they simply destroyed and used for kindling? Can anything else be done with them?

Thanks,
Leanne
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after they have given all they can to flavour wine or later spirits they can be rejuvenated by removing some of the inner wood of each stave - but after many years they end up as planters, decoration, firewood or are scrapped.

James
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