Wine to Walk the Plank in an Enneagon Shaped Barrel?
Don't ask me how to pronounce the inventor's name... there's no hints at the Patent Office. But I did find out that an "enneagon" is a nine-sided polygon.
This is pretty cool; good wine barrels without the expense of coopers (mini or otherwise).
Inventor Imre Berecz recently received a patent for a nine-sided rigid framed wine barrel with replaceable wood panels contained in a reusable steel frame.
The tongue-in-groove wood components can be toasted and are machined, so there's no need for the hand-fitting expertise required in constructing a traditional wine barrel--the result, much more affordable wine barrels. Neat idea, eh?
With patent in hand, Berecz is getting ready to share his invention with the industry and he can be reached at 949-858-1913.
Patent # 7,240,609 B 2. Story first spotted on Wine Business Insider, 10/8/07
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