Rachel Barth is a freelance writer and filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. When not living from suitcases, she’s home in San Francisco, spending time at her local coffice, and tasting bites and brews about town. Rachel’s work can be found on CNN, VICE News, Draft Magazine and more. A graduate of UC Berkeley, and a fellow with the International Center for Journalists, her travel writing has led her on story-searches around the globe, reporting from Moscow, Berlin, Ireland, Peru, and even South Florida. In addition to writing and producing, Rachel also performs standup comedy, with an emphasis in blushing. She loves her dog Bob, as well as most Bobs around the world.
Coopers at Seguin Moreau Napa Cooperage build wine barrels out of American white oak.
Barrels are assembled before the used iron hoops are replaced with new galvanized steel ones.
Light pierces the wooden staves before they are shaped into a barrel.
Water cools the interior of the barrels post-char.
Coopers work in Seguin Moreau overseeing the different stages of barrel making.
The steel hoops are hammered around the barrel to keep it in shape.
A cooper monitors the toast of a barrel.
