Question: what is the difference between french oak and white oak?
Answer: French Oak: Quercus Petraea and Quercus Robur are the two types of white oak grown in France. ... French oak (particularly Quercus Petraea) is much tighter grained and less dense than the American Quercus Alba. As such French oak imparts more subtle flavors and firmer, but silkier tannins.