Innerstave Information

Innerstave is internationally recognized as the premier provider of new barrel oak alternatives. For more than forty years, the Innerstave team has helped winemakers around the world enhance the color, mouthfeel, structure, complexity, and aromatic support of their beverages through oak alternatives. Winemakers have used our products for decades to expand their oak spice rack flavor profiles, as well as reduce new barrel cooperage expenses by taking wood to the wine rather than wine to wood. In 1979, Innerstave initiated a paradigm shift in the wine industry by bringing premium new barrel oak flavor to wine through oak barrel alternatives. Innerstave was created by one simple idea: build a system to replenish premium wine oak barrel flavors without needing to purchase new barrels every few years. The company is responsible for an entire industry of new barrel oak alternatives, also known as oak adjuncts, oak alternatives, oak add-ins™, oak integration systems and oak infusion products. Innerstave helps winemakers, brewers and distillers embrace more environmental and sustainable business practices by taking advantage of oak complements. Eco Friendly – Sustainable – Cost Effective. We source our oak complements from central France and the American Midwest. Our strong relationships with our American and French oak wood sources enable us to supply the highest quality products throughout our line from one year to the next. All our products are open air seasoned, toasted and produced at our facility located in Sonoma, California’s Carneros wine region. Innerstave is driven by the singular goal of assisting winemakers, brewers and distillers to achieve the new barrel oak flavor characteristics they seek by bringing oak to the beverage. Our convection oven toasting and premium oak sourcing allow us to create oak flavor profiles that are complex as well as consistent, year after year. Barrel Innerstave Installation Video http://youtu.be/0zg6h8CiD3w