Provence Platters — Large Platter

Meet your next heirloom piece. Provence Platters reclaims retired wine barrels from vineyards in the countryside of Napa or Bordeaux and turns each one into stunningly beautiful serving pieces, like this large platter. Like great wine, every piece from Provence Platter takes time and skill to perfect. Each platter takes four or five years to make, from drying out retired wine barrels all the way to using woodworking techniques, like elegant Swiss biscuit joinery, which strengthens the assembled pieces and prevents warping or cracking, seamlessly, without any extra hardware. The surface of this large serving platter is completely food-safe, thanks to three coatings of beeswax on the oak wood. And each platter is buffed to a soft luster and finished with iron handles, forged by hand in Brooklyn the old-fashioned way: by heating and hand-bending each piece. This platter is perfect for entertaining—we like it for elegantly pulling together cheese and charcuterie.

Every platter is handcrafted and entirely unique (many will bear their original cooperage marks, which share the origins and construction of each barrel). These are some of the most stunning, elegant reclaimed pieces we’ve seen yet—each one is truly a collectible statement piece. Note: The underside of each Provence Platter piece may contain wine stains from its first life.

[/description-break] Specifications [/title] Dimensions: Diameter: 23 inches
Materials: Oak Wood, Iron
Place of Origin: Assembled in New York; barrels originate in California or Bordeaux[/accordion] Care and Use [/title] Care: Spot clean with mild soap and water, dry completely and polish as needed.[/accordions-break] “I’ve known Provence Platters for years— [/banner_heading] What drew me to their products was the craftsmanship that goes into each piece. At a minimum, each piece takes four to five years—these are not mass-produced products—and no two are alike. No rushing, no corners cut. And it shows. Provence Platter’s belief in the romance of wine making and entertaining shine through every piece.”
—Kaitlin Vardaro, Buyer [/banner-text-break] Each piece comes with a bottle of food-safe, water-resistant beeswax polish to add moisture and shine to the wood. Spot clean with mild soap and water, dry completely and polish as needed. [/how-to-use-break]The underside of each Provence Platter will retain wine stains from its first life.