Liquid Tannins

Touch-Up Liquid Tannin

Express Oak (A Touch-Up Liquid Tannin)

While variants on liquid oak extracts have been around for some time, we have waited for over twenty years before perfecting a product worthy of our name. StaVin Express Oak is the pure, concentrated essence of a fire-toasted French oak barrel in a liquid form. For three years our staff scientists have progressively refined a method of extraction that yields nothing short of a miracle in a bottle.

Express Oak’s remarkable ability to instantly and convincingly integrate with a wine or spirits really must be tasted to be believed. There really is no comparable product available to winemakers today–not even close. Though our exact proprietary method of extraction remains a secret, our fundamental advantage happens to be common knowledge; 100% natural, impeccable ingredients. Thanks to time-honored relationships we source our oak with great fussiness from the center of France. The oak is always air-seasoned for three years, and then fire-toasted in our proprietary method, which observes procedures pioneered by French Tonneliers hundreds of years ago.

Ultimately Express Oak is most effective as a finishing, or touch-up tool. However each winemaker will use their own taste buds to decide exactly how best to employ it. Start small by taste trials with a single drop in a glass of your product. When you’ve found your perfect measure, scale your ratio proportionately to your volume of wine.

Pure (Untoasted) + Nature (Toasted)

Achieve the benefits of fermenting on oak without the labor, wine loss, and difficulty of using granular or chips. StaVin Pure (untoasted) and Nature (toasted) are our liquid tannins made from three year seasoned oak. Used at 1-2L per ton of grapes our liquid tannins instantly deliver oak components responsible for improving mid palate structure, adding nostalgic aromas, and developing an extended finish.

Whether applied by the drop (pictured directly above) or poured by the liter (pictured at far right), Express Oak Fire-Toasted French Oak Tannin offers remarkable control over finishing wines and spirits, with a delicious elegance. Conduct your own taste trials using the dropper and a glass of your product. And instantly add luscious notes.