World Cooperage
A family tradition of quality and innovation since 1912

Taking great steps to understand the phenomenon of oak maturation, World Cooperage has spent nine decades and millions of research dollars to learn how to control oak to bring winemakers desired, even customized, aromas and flavors. World Cooperage marries science and experience so you can count on the same flavors, barrel after barrel, harvest after harvest.

The best value in the market, the World Cooperage barrels provide flavors of high intensity, toastiness and sweet upfront characters.

T.W. Boswell
Classic oak barrels tailored for your premium wines

The stylish T.W. Boswell line of barrels complement your finest wines, adding texture and length while maintaining a proper balance of fruit and oak. Designed to impart a subtle old-world nuance, T.W. Boswell barrels add great complexity and finesse to wines. Ideal for wine styles of European character and reserve style wines that require extended barrel aging, these barrel add structure to the wine without overpowering the fruit or terroir.

Tonnellerie Quintessence
The quintessential French cooperage

Situated in Bordeaux’s wine growing region, Tonnellerie Quintessence intertwines the cherished, centuries-old French traditions with modern technology. Never has a small cooperage been so well equipped; master French coopers craft European styled barrels with experience and the reassurance of statistical controls. This marriage of craftsmanship and information technology brings the quality of these French oak wine barrels to a new level in the industry.

World Cooperage Oak Alternatives
Tank staves, barrel renewal systems, squares, chips and powders sourced from the same high-quality oak as our barrels

Oak Alternative products from World Cooperage are designed to help you economically add oak flavors. Made from 24-month air-seasoned French or American oak, sourced from the same quality oak as our barrels, World Cooperage uses computer controlled toasting to ensure that Oak Alternative products have a complete and even toast with predictable and repeatable flavors. Custom toasting is available.