A Barrel’s Journey

The authentic Tremeaux barrel standing in the workshop

From the forests of Burgundy, where Tonnellerie Tremeaux patiently crafts limited-production barrels to honour the fruit and reflect each wine’s unique beauty, an idea travelled south.

In Cape Town it became a precise intention: not simply a vessel, but a living presence within Sip & Savour. Master craftsman Alp Numanoglu took the authentic Tremeaux barrel and, over months of meticulous work, refined every detail. Through exacting joinery and considered form, wood once shaped for wine was transformed into architecture, its curves, grain, and weight becoming a tactile centrepiece designed to hold space, light, and attention.

The finished barrel, lit from within, on its stand

What began as tradition in Burgundy was reimagined in Cape Town. The barrel’s journey concludes not as an object, but as the quiet anchor of a multi-sensory realm where craft meets the vivid immersion of Sip & Savour, inviting guests to taste the art and feel the wine.

The finished barrel from the side, with its glass rack

In the Workshop

Curved timber being shaped over a barrel

The Tremeaux barrel on its side, as it arrived

Barrel head fitted with wooden shelves and a wine bottle

The stand clamped up while the glue sets

The assembled stand with its curved cradle

The barrel set on its stand for the first time

The barrel on a dark stained stand, with shelf and bottle

The barrel head lit by a ring of warm light

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