Douglass Rennie's guest appearances

Douglass Rennie

The Inside Winemaking Podcast with Jim Duane

Jason Moore

Laura Barrett

Steve Matthiasson

Ashley Anderson

Aaron Miller

Fred Merwarth

Michael Evans

Russell Bevan

Josh Jacobsen

Matt Iaconis

Tegan Passalacqua

John Caldwell

David Montgomery

Eric Renaud

David Bos

OwlTail

Master Cooper

The first three years of Douglas Rennie's apprenticeship involved learning to make oak barrels using only hand tools.  These hand tools were treated with great respect, never placed on the ground, as they had been passed down from the men in his family.  Douglas is the fourth generation to become a master cooper in his family. After making barrels for Black and White Whiskey in Scotland Douglas made his way to California and began a new career making wine barrels for the French cooperage, Seguin Moreau. I traveled to Seguin to interview Douglas for the Inside Winemaking Podcast and had a chance to ask him all the questions I've been saving for a true expert of oak.  In this Podcast Douglas tells the story of his apprenticeship, what it means to be a master cooper, he describes the many differences between French and American oak, takes us through the process of assembling a barrel, and describes the importance of toasting the staves.

The first three years of Douglas Rennie's apprenticeship involved learning to make oak barrels using only hand tools.  These hand tools were treated with great respect, never placed on the ground, as they had been passed down from the men in his family.  Douglas is the fourth generation to become a master cooper in his family. After making barrels for Black and White Whiskey in Scotland Douglas made his way to California and began a new career making wine barrels for the French cooperage, <a href="http://seguinmoreaunapa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seguin Moreau</a>. I traveled to Seguin to interview Douglas for the Inside Winemaking Podcast and had a chance to ask him all the questions I've been saving for a true expert of oak.  In this Podcast Douglas tells the story of his apprenticeship, what it means to be a master cooper, he describes the many differences between French and American oak, takes us through the process of assembling a barrel, and describes the importance of toasting the staves.

Ep. 013: Douglass Rennie, Master Cooper - Full Interview