![]() Right from the start, John’s barrel business was a committed green recycling company, working to reuse oak barrels, barrel racks, silicon/wood bungs and other used wine barrel accessories to help ensure the future sustainability of oak forests. Most quality used barrels have a good wine making/aging life of about 8-9 years. The used barrels he now sells come from coopers throughout the world, including Seguin Moreau, Francois Feres, Demptos, Boutes, Taransaud, and World Cooperage. Then, in March 2009, based on his conversations with many winemakers and cellar masters, John bought some used barrels from Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley and soon sold them as garden planters. Within a few months, as small wineries began contacting John requesting barrel racks and good-quality used barrels for winemaking, his new business, The Barrel Broker, was born. In 2001, inspired by already-existing green businesses in the San Francisco Bay area, John started a small private tour business, “Escape San Francisco Tours,” which offered active vacations in the Sonoma area of Northern California. ![]() ![]() Born and raised in Northern California, John was immersed in an area of the country that was at the forefront of the green movement. John’s desire to create businesses with small environmental footprints goes back further than his current used-barrel business. ![]()
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