| 词条 | A&K Cooperage |
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A&K Cooperage (also known as Artisan Barrels) is a Missouri-based oak barrel-making company, established in 1972. It is based in Higbee, Missouri.[1][2] They provide wine barrels to several notable companies, including Silver Oak Cellars, who purchased half of the company in 2000. They make white American oak barrels, air-dried between 18 and 36 months. History{{multiple image|direction = vertical |align =left |width = 200 |footer = |image1 = A&K Cooperage2.jpg |alt1 = |caption1 = |image2 = A&K Cooperage3.jpg |alt2 = |caption2 = }} A&K Cooperage was established in Higbee, Missouri in 1972 as a keg business by D.L. Andrews and his son-in-law Dale Kirby.[3] They initially produced 5- to 20- gallon kegs but began concentrating on manufacturing 59-gallon American white oak barrels.[3] In 1988 they were involved in a court case and hired a New York attorney before they could collect $23,000 for a shipment of 200 barrels from a client who failed to make payment.[4] Andrews died in 1996, leaving Dale Kirby and son, Matthew, to run the business. As a major supplier to Silver Oak Cellars, a top winery in northern California producing Cabernet Sauvignon, in 2000, A&K Cooperage formed an agreement with Silver Oak who bought out half the company.[3][5] They also purchased several hundred acres of timberland to maintain production.[3] Today the company produces about 3000 out of some 5000 barrels annually exclusively for Silver Oak.[3] In the 2000s, the company has aimed to expand its clientele to smaller and mid-sized wine producers, and since 2007 has used lasers to etch winery logos on the heads of the barrels they make.[3] The barrels have been used by several successful wineries who have won national and prestigious industry awards for their wines and have attributed A&K Cooperage in aiding the quality of their wines, including Silver Oak Cellars.[6][7] ProductionFor over 25 years, A&K Cooperage has been producing 60 (59) gallon barrels, but they also make 30, 48, and 70 gallon barrels of both American and French oak.[8] They are made in the European tradition, treating the American oak wood with a process known as fire bending, toasted over an oak fire, which renders the wood more pliable.[3][8] The barrels are then air-dried for approximately 18 to 24 months, but up to 36 months.[3][9] The source of the oak is the forests in northern Missouri and Kentucky.[3] The barrels typically have eight galvanized hoops and can be free of char due to the mild slow burning process of barrel making.[10] Shipments are then sent to their clients, which in 1982 was stated to be with minimum orders of 25 barrels.[10] References{{commons category|A&K Cooperage}}1. ^{{cite book|title=Food & Beverage Market Place|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BnMnAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=27 March 2013|year=2008|publisher=Grey House Publishing|page=61}} {{DEFAULTSORT:AandK Cooperage}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Secondary Wood Products Manufacturers Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E7VNAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=27 March 2013|year=1989|publisher=Directory Department of Miller Freeman|page=593}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://www.artisanbarrels.com/mainpage.html?su-ak|title=A&K Cooperage|publisher=Artisan Barrels|accessdate=27 March 2013}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=The Wine Spectator|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tw5KAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=27 March 2013|year=1989|publisher=Wine Group|page=1}} 5. ^{{cite web|author=Jennings, Richard|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-jennings/california-cabernet_b_1572869.html|title=Silver Oak: Reappraising a California Cabernet Icon |publisher=Huffington Post|date=6 June 2012|accessdate=27 March 2013}} 6. ^{{cite book|title=Vineyard & Winery Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MuxIAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=27 March 2013|year=1996|publisher=Vineyard & Winery Management|page=31}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.silveroak.com/life-is-a-cabernet/wine-review |title=Wine Review|publisher=Silver Oak Cellars|accessdate=27 March 2013}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.coopersoakwinery.com/akcooperage.html|title=A&K Cooperage|publisher=Cooper's Oak Winery|accessdate=27 March 2013}} 9. ^{{cite book|title=Practical Winery/vineyard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9j4sAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=27 March 2013|year=2009|publisher=D. Neel|page=76}} 10. ^1 {{cite book|title=Practical Winery|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OANKAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=27 March 2013|year=1982|publisher=Don Neel and Associates|page=4}} 2 : Companies based in Missouri|American wine |
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