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May 19, 2021 | Wine Geek Wednesday | Hannah Perry

Wine Geek Wednesday

🍇 Bung Holes: What they are and why we love em' 🍇

A bunghole is a hole bored into a barrel and capped with a large cork-like object called a ‘bung’. It is essentially the hole which lets you get quick and easy access to the wine inside.

Here's How It Works:

A top bunghole is utilized for filling the barrel, topping it up, stirring it on its lees and tasting it. A bung may be made of plastic, rubber, wood or silicone.

Did You Know?

If the top bung is positioned straight up at its highest point, that’s called “bung up.” If the bung rests at either ten or two o’clock, that’s known as “bung over.”

Fun Fact:

How do we know when it's time to retire a barrel? Well, we stick our nose in it! After a barrel has been emptied and cleaned our winemakers and crew smell all the barrels. It's a day full of smelling bungholes 😉