The porous nature of an oak barrel allows some evaporation and oxidation to occur in wine, to concentrate its flavor and aroma compounds.

橡木桶的多孔性使得酒中可以进行一些蒸发及氧化反应，以增加影响风味和香味的化合物的浓度。

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More impressive still are their fledgling releases of lightly barrel-aged whiskey, with the dill-like, almost piney tang of new American oak embracing the grain, rather than masking it.

更令人印象深刻的酒是他们初释放的橡木桶熟成的莳萝样的，几乎是被新美洲橡木的强烈气味拥抱着而不是仅仅覆盖上去的低度威士忌。

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Ellagitannin, the main tannin in oak, is an important factor influencing the quality of grape wine in oak barrel.

鞣花单宁是橡木中的主要单宁，是影响橡木桶贮葡萄酒质量的重要因素之一。

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When farmers later transported this unaged corn whiskey, or moonshine, across the Ohio River for commerce, the spirit would age in its oak barrel containers, becoming infused with dark colour and complex flavour.

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There are certainly exceptions, some notable, but it is more than fair to say in a rather sweeping generalization that California chardonnays are devoted to a rich, fat, buttery style, with a heavy-handed use of oak barrel aging, resulting in a wine best enjoyed on its own or at cocktail parties, usually deep golden in color.

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