While we are not the biggest vineyard in Arizona, we do have something in common with the large, well established vineyards: stainless-steel vats. That’s right, we do not age our wonderful wines in oak barrels. There are several reasons for this:

1. Stainless tanks can hold more wine and can be securely stacked.
2. Barrels leak, causing more rapid evaporation.
3. Disinfecting and cleaning barrels is more difficult and time consuming.
4. Barrels need to be replaced more often.
5. Maintaining the proper temperature is more difficult with barrels.
6. Year-to-year flavor is inconsistent as new wooden barrels age and deteriorate.