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US 3,942,423 AGranted
Device for aging wine or the like
AssigneeLisa Rosenblatt
InventorFred Herzfeld
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Abstract
A device for aging wine or the like comprises an elongated wooden rod having opposite ends and at least one longitudinal bore extending from one end toward the other. Sealant means is provided for sealing the exterior surface of the rod adjacent the one end. The rod is made from heartwood of white oak of a type which produces tyloses in the heartwood. Examples of suitable white oak are quercus alba and quercus bicolor.
Claims12
A device for aging wine or the like comprising;
- an elongated wooden rod made from heartwood of white oak of a type which produces tyloses in the heartwood and with the grain running parallel to the longitudinal axis of said rod, said rod having opposite ends, at least one longitudinally extending bore in said rod extending from one of said ends toward the other of said ends to leave a thickened end which prevents bleeding of the wine into said bore, and sealant means for sealing the exterior surface of said rod adjacent said one end, the wall of said bore between said opposite ends of said rod allowing slow penetration of gases only and preventing seeping of wine into said bore.
A device for aging wine or the like comprising;
- an elongated wooden rod made from heartwood or white oak of a type which produces tyloses in the heartwood and with the grain running parallel to the longitudinal axis of said rod and having opposite rod ends, a bore in said rod extending from one of said ends thereof toward the other of said ends and terminating short of said other end to leave a thickened end which prevents bleeding of the wine into said bore, said rod and bore being dimensioned for obtaining substantially the same aging action on a per gallon basis as is obtained in a wooden cask of predetermined size, the wall of said bore allowing slow penetration of gases only and preventing seeping of wine into said bore.
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