why not DIY your own rain catcher out of an old wine barrel for your yard? The visual offers an old-world charm, while still providing a functional container for collecting rainwater. Remember to fit ...

If you've been daydreaming about sprucing up your front porch or creating a dreamy backyard garden moment, this deal on resin wine barrel planters from Home Depot might be exactly what your spring ...

Wineries sometimes use a thief – a giant eye-dropper-like device – to draw out and squirt wine from a barrel into a glass. It’s a good way to gauge where a wine is incrementally in the process.

Because of this, you will want your rain barrel to be elevated so the water will flow easily through the hose where you need it. Also, be sure the spigot in the barrel is toward the bottom of the ...

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BRATTLEBORO — The new owner of Windham Wines on Putney Road is a familiar face around town who has spent the past 15 years tending to the wine and beer section of the Brattleboro Food Co-op. Jeff ...

Rain barrel accessories, like tubing, lids, and spigots, can also be damaged by cold weather, while metal rain barrels won’t function once temperatures drop below freezing. Whether or not you ...

Oak and wine were made for each other. The wood and how it is treated introduces flavors compounds and textures. Oak barrels allow slow oxygenation, which engenders complexity and depth.

A home for sale in Central California is a wine lover's dream come true. The “Barrel House,” a home made out of a pair of two-story tall reclaimed redwood wine barrels in Big Sur ...

A home constructed on California’s Central Coast from two giant two-story wine barrels is now for sale for $3.3 million.The unique, 5-acre Big Sur property has been in the same family for 40 ...

But sometimes simplicity is a good thing. “We like to say it takes 12 years, a spectacular cabernet barrel, and one sip to convert a wine drinker to a whiskey buff,” said head blender Meghan ...

Most rain barrels are made of all-weather plastic and have a spigot or a water hose connection, along with a screen at the collection point to prevent leaves and other debris from falling inside.