All oak is not created equal. Here’s why the type of barrel used to age your wine matters and how it impacts what’s in your ...

The whisky is an homage to first-fill American oak Oloroso sherry casks. Quercus alba is the scientific name for White Oak, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. This ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former ... More than 180 different kinds of birds and mammals use oak acorns as food. White oak is sometimes planted as an ...

The white oak (Quercus alba) is a perennial tree of the Fagaceae family that ... which are unique balloon-like structures that protect damaged vascular conduits. Over the course of American history, ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America.

“While several species are broadly referred to as ‘American White Oak,’ Quercus alba is by far the most prevalent species used for wine barrels in the United States.” That species has a ...

American barrel oak, typically Quercus alba, is grown in 18 different states, mostly in the Midwest and in the Appalachians, as well as Oregon. And France and the United States aren’t the only sources ...