Chips: nm pl. Oak chips are used in vats to give wine the taste of oak barrels at a lower cost. Since 2006, French law has authorized winegrowers to put wood chips used as an alternative to barrels in stainless steel tanks to give the wine an oak barrel scent. The chips must come exclusively from Quercus (oak) species. They are either left in their natural state or heated lightly, medium or strongly.
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