Wood Cooper Course
The Wood Cooperage Mastery Course equips learners with essential cooper skills to produce professional 225-litre oak wine barrels. Covering oak selection, stave preparation and drying, precise barrel assembly and design, controlled toasting for optimal flavour, workshop safety protocols, and comprehensive quality assurance, participants gain the expertise to create structurally sound barrels with reliable, consistent taste profiles suitable for premium wines.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a practical guide to crafting durable 225-litre oak barrels. Participants will master log selection, stave drying, bending, hooping, and toasting techniques, including precise medium-toast flavour management. Learn to establish a safe small-scale workshop, explore oak varieties and wood properties, and implement strict testing, tracking, and record-keeping for uniform, superior barrels every batch.
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Develop skills
- Select premium oak for barrel strength, scent, and taste profiles.
- Prepare and bend staves through milling, jointing, steaming, and forming for leak-proof fits.
- Master medium toasting by controlling heat for uniform wine maturation flavours.
- Design 225-litre barrels with exact stave, hoop, and head dimensions.
- Conduct quality checks and leak tests to confirm capacity, seals, and full traceability.
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