This concept of converting a red-wine-barrel top into a plancha (grill board) came while on a wine-soaked visit to a Long Island winery. After some tinkering, he perfected the technique.

They feature charming details that recollect authentic whisky or wine barrels ... Wood barrel planters typically have decorative black metal hoops ringing the top and base. Almost all have ...

Talk about oak in wine, and one might picture rows of barrels, each cask snuggled into the two below. Go on a winery tour, and you'll march past walls of barrel tops decorated with coopers ...