Barrel alternatives - staves, chips and dust tossed into stainless steel tanks with the wine - have gained ground ... act just like the wood in a barrel wall. "We make our chips from wood that's ...

Fontenay’s method converts the already flat tops and bottoms of barrels into flooring, while using the curved staves for wine racks ... looking to bust down that wall and show people that ...

"We were down in Temecula (Calif.), wine tasting and I saw some furniture made with oak barrel staves, and I thought 'This has got to be a much better way to use old barrels,' " Betrand said.

Live Oak Wine Decor in Millstadt is what it sounds like: Owner Dave Chaput takes used wine barrels and wooden shipping crates and makes them into decorative and functional items. It’s a pretty ...