The lowerfinal levels of TA in vinegar from
cherry barrel may be explained by the different porosity of wood
(higher in cherry wood than in oak). Oxygen permeation through
the wood favours the formation of stable anthocyanin-derived
compounds decreasing monomeric anthocyanins. According to
these results, it seems that cherry wood barrel is the best to
produce high antioxidant strawberry vinegars rich in phenols.