I just started a Reserve Du Chateau 6 Week Wine Kit, Italian Barbaresco. I've never done this kit before, I really only went with this one because I was able to get free shipping to Hawaii on it through Amazon so I thought it worth giving a try.
It did not come with any oak (I am not sure if it was supposed to because other items were missing from the kit and the instructions were generic kit instructions), but I was wondering if I should oak it anyway when I transfer to secondary. Barbaresco wines are supposed to be very tannic when young, so I'm not quit sure I need to add any oak even though I plan on a minimum six months aging before bottling.
I always have oak cubes lying around from other wine or beer projects.
It did not come with any oak (I am not sure if it was supposed to because other items were missing from the kit and the instructions were generic kit instructions), but I was wondering if I should oak it anyway when I transfer to secondary. Barbaresco wines are supposed to be very tannic when young, so I'm not quit sure I need to add any oak even though I plan on a minimum six months aging before bottling.
I always have oak cubes lying around from other wine or beer projects.