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# Herrera Barrel Making
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/lidia-celebrates-america/extras/herrera-barrel-making-ddqcem/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T08:47:47.000Z
- Description: Lidia meets Ramiro Herrera, one of only a few dozen master coopers in the world.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Lidia Celebrates America, #ZZZ_Show_73725357-5345-4d91-b1dc-7769ddf28616, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_fb400dbe-7632-474e-b800-9508b3fbee00, #extra

In Napa Valley, California, Lidia meets Ramiro Herrera, one of only a few dozen master coopers in the world. Herrera, of Caldwell Vineyard shows Lidia how he assembles American oak into barrels by hand, and also demonstrates the complex art of toasting a barrel.