Patent ID: 6378419
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: C12G

Abstract:
A device for maturing wine under controlled oxidation in the presence of oak, comprising:(a) one or more cored oak slab elements where each said cored oak slab has a plurality of continuous internal air passages that are connected together by an oak cap containing an internal, cross-connecting air channel and where each said cored oak slab has an air intake port, an air exit port and, (b) a containment vessel into which said cored oak slabs are placed, which is air tight, of food grade material, possesses an airtight operable lid of sufficient dimension to allow insertion and removal of said cored oak slabs from said containment vessel and an air intake port and an air exit port and, (c) food grade neoprene connectors linking said air intake and exit ports in said cored oak slabs with said air intake and exit ports in said containment vessel.