再大的酒桶，如果它里面没有装上陈年的葡萄酒，也是没有价值的呢。
No matter how big a bucket is, if there is no aged vintage wine in it, it's worthless.
摘要：为了和别家的葡萄酒加以区别，酒商们开始在酒桶和酒瓶上标注产区名字，成为酒标的起源。
ABSTRACT: For distinguishing own wine brand from others, vintners label the wine bucket and bottle with the region.
熟成：大多数红酒和特定品种的白葡萄酒会在橡木酒桶当中待上几个月的时间，目的是让它们吸收一点橡木风味。
Aging: Most red wines and certain whites spend some time - a few months - in oak barrels, during which they absorb some taste from the wood.
多葡萄酒都会在橡木酒桶里待上一段时间，桶藏过程可以增添葡萄酒的风味，还可以促进葡萄酒的成熟。不过，人们最容易搞错的葡萄酒风味之一恰恰就是橡木风味。
Wines that are oaked don't in fact taste like wood. Instead, oak adds more subtle flavors, such as vanilla and a soft, velvety texture.
多葡萄酒都会在橡木酒桶里待上一段时间，桶藏过程可以增添葡萄酒的风味，还可以促进葡萄酒的成熟。不过，人们最容易搞错的葡萄酒风味之一恰恰就是橡木风味。
Wines that are oaked don't in fact taste like wood. Instead, oak adds more subtle flavors, such as vanilla and a soft, velvety texture.
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