Wood Influence: Manufacturing techniques

The method of drying the wood can also affect wine character. Wines, particularly those naturally low in tannins themselves, can taste aggressively tannic after being matured in barrels made from kiln-dried, as opposed to air-dried, wood. Finally, the degree to which the staves are heated while being bent, or the level of barrel toast, also has an obvious and profound effect on flavour (see barrel making).