"Jack Keller" > wrote in message
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> Mark, I've made my own [oak essence ...]

Jack,

I'm curious why one would make their own oak-essence-in-Everclear rather
than adding the oak directly to the wine?

This is not a criticism of your method, just a genuine question as to why
one would put forth the time, expense, and effort of creating the oak
essence as opposed to simply adding the oak to the wine during fermentation
or bulk aging.


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Cheers,
Ken