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The barrel master

November 18, 2013

Ralf Mattern builds wooden barrels. He’s one of the last of his kind in Germany but his work is more popular than ever. More and more young vintners are ordering their barrels from him.

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They know that high-quality wine matures better in barrels made of oak rather than steel.

Report bei Jürgen Schneider.