About Vinoak.

Your premium partner in oak barrels and alternatives for wine & spirits.

VinOak

In Australia, VinOak® distributes a full range of premium quality oak products for wine and spirits.

An established, full-service barrel and oak alternatives distributor since the 1990's, we offer a hand selected range of French and American oak barrels from Burgundy’s Tonnellerie Cadus, Bordeaux’s Tonnellerie Bel Air and California's Tonnellerie Ô cooperage.

We also offer an outstanding product in Creative Oak™, an oak alternative for barrels and tanks that is produced in our California cooperage.

VinOak product offers are quality assured and fully supported by our highly experienced team of oak specialists and brand partners.

Meet the Team

Purpose

At VinOak, we are more than just a cooperage; we are like a family who shares a common DREAM: To be the most admired partner to the premium wine and spirits industry. Our SPIRIT is embodied in the mantra "Work hard, Play hard." We believe in a balanced approach that infuses energy into both our dedication to quality and our zest for life. This dual commitment is at the heart of our identity, and we endeavor to share this with all our stakeholders.

The fundamental BELIEFS that guide us.

  • We believe in setting the standards that others aspire to.

  • While others may see customer service as a transaction, we see it as a relationship built on love and care.

  • Mediocrity has no place in our vocabulary. We constantly push boundaries to create exceptional products and services.

  • We embrace change and cultivate an environment where curiosity thrives, recognizing it as vital to our growth.

  • We foster an exciting, safe, and joyful workplace where creativity flourishes.

  • We aim to inspire individuals to pursue what they love, both within and outside our organization.

  • Our existence is intertwined with the trees that form the foundation of our products, and we are committed to their conservation.

  • We believe in guided growth, managing our operations with care and sensitivity.

Our CHARACTER is defined by nine pillars:

TRANSFORMATIONAL

INNOVATIVE

COURAGEOUS

PASSIONATE

DEMANDING

CARING

RESILIENT

RELIABLE

FAMILY

In everything we do, our FOCUS is clear: Make a Difference.

At VinOak, we are shaping experiences, defining tastes, and contributing to the legacy of those who value the exceptional. Our commitment to making a difference goes beyond the products we create - it is reflected within our organization, making a positive impact on the lives of our colleagues, fostering a culture of growth, care, and inspiration.

Join us on this journey where dreams come true, spirits are uplifted, and the pursuit of excellence is not merely a goal; it is a way of life. At VinOak, we are not just manufacturing products; we are creating a legacy.

Facilities

VinOak's Australian operations are conveniently located in Adelaide, amongst some of the finest winemaking regions in the world. Newly constructed in 2009, our 6300m2 facilities contain our local business offices, customer service centre, 3700m2 modern warehouse and shipping operations.

In North America, our California cooperage was designed and built from the ground up in concert with R. Monnot, SA, the world's leading manufacturer of advanced cooperage machinery. Assuredly the most modern cooperage in the world, it is equipped with precision technology to optimize consistency, precision, workflow efficiency, waste reduction, cleanliness, and the assurance of product quality and worker safety. Newly built in 2009, our California facilities house a 25,000ft2 cooperage, a 4,000ft2 technical laboratory and humidified warehouse. It also contains a signature 2,500ft2 brick-encircled toasting room equipped with traditional open oak fires as well as modern convection ovens. It's here that our veteran coopers handcraft traditional, artisanal barrels and create innovative oak instruments for tanks and barrels.

Likewise, our California lab is equipped with precision technology of it's own. Our SPME-GC/MSinstrumentation is used before and after toasting to trace volatile aroma markers and analyze flavor profiles, as well as verify the quality of our staves by monitoring for potential haloanisoles, e.g. TCA, TBA and other markers. Similarly, our HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) instrumentation analyzes non-volatile flavor markers and phenolic/ tannin compounds. By conducting SPME/GCMS & HPLC analysis, oak flavor profiling and sensory evaluation in house, our technical services team assures the quality, consistency and toast optimization of our products, pioneer cutting-edge R&D and product innovation, and deliver sensory, analytical and technical customer support.