Staves

English term (also inner staves, slices, oak chips) for oak staves as an alternative for barrique ageing; see under wood chips.

In the New World, it has been common practice since the 1980s to replace the oak flavours produced during barrique ageing with a more cost-effective and less complex method. Fragments of different sizes and shapes are placed in or added to the containers used for fermentation and/or ageing. These can be boards, staves (staves, inner staves), cubes, chips (oak chips) or shavings that have been subjected to toasting in the same way as the barrique barrels.

önologische Tannine - Barriquefass, Pulver und Essenz, Wood-chips

1 = Barrique barrel (conventional form of barrique ageing), 2 = wood chips (staves), 3 = powder, 4 = Liquid (essence)

Distortion of competition

The process is mainly used overseas, but the top qualities are still matured in barrique barrels. The form is sometimes stated on the label. Only "barrel fermented" undoubtedly means "real barrel ageing", whereas "oaked" or "wood matured" means that this was probably done in the form of chips. As there were no bans in many non-EU countries, there was a distortion of competition. This is because the costs are only a tenth of those of barrique barrels. This led to a major disadvantage in the marketing of EU wines.

Gradual release for use

Before the introduction of the EU regulation in 2006, the use of wood chips was generally prohibited in the EU. The problem was exacerbated by the 2005 EU-US...

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