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The Gall Oak
The Gall Oak (Quercus infectoria), also called Aleppo Oak or Israeli Oak, is a tree from the Fagaceae family. A tree with late deciduous or marcescent* foliage, the gall oak is a small tree generally measuring 3 to 6 meters in height. It has an open crown and deeply fissured bark. Its leaves, 2 […]
15 April 2021
2 min.
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CHARLOIS strengthens OAKING to offer global distillers a complete cask management platform
As the global spirits industry navigates a phase of inventory rebalancing, CHARLOIS announces significant new investments through OAKING, its integrated cask management platform
16 June 2026
2 min.
Eugène Charlois (1900-1969)
Eugène Charlois, ninth generation, was born in Chaulgnes on January 11, 1900, under the Third Republic, then presided over by Émile Loubet Descendant of a line of splitters (fendeurs) from the Nivernais region, whose origins date back to the 17th century, it was only natural that Eugène turned to the trade of his ancestors. […]
08 April 2021
1 min.
On the Management of Woodlands by Duhamel du Monceau and Marking Axe (18th Century)
On the Exploitation of Wood A man of science and letters, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau is one of the founding fathers of modern silviculture and agronomy. The writings of the scholar are notably the source of several articles in the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d’Alembert, including those on agriculture, ropemaking*, charcoal production, and sugar [...]
26 March 2021
2 min.
Internet, E-mails: Keeping Control
Being eco-responsible at home is good. Continuing these efforts in your company is even better. The use of the internet is now unavoidable, but it generates real environmental impacts. There are multiple effective ways to reduce them, here are a few: E-MAILS To be sorted as soon as they arrive, one must, for example, think […]
26 March 2021
3 min.
Internet, e-mails: keep control
Being eco-responsible at home is good. Continuing your efforts in your company is even better. The use of the Internet is now unavoidable but it generates real environmental impacts. There are many effective ways to reduce them, including: E-MAILS To be classified as soon as they arrive, we must, for example, think about eliminating all spam […]
26 March 2021
3 min.
To the Trees of Victor Hugo
In his collectionLes Contemplations, Victor Hugo’s lyricism is built upon constant references to nature. For example, the author dedicates a poem Aux Trees of the forest, which he personifies and with which he ultimately identifies, perhaps more so than with his fellow humans. Hugo concludes this hymn to the forest by expressing his desire to […]
25 March 2021
2 min.
The velani oak
The velani oak (Quercus ithaburensis or Quercus aegilops) is a tree of the Fagaceae family. It owes its name to the cups of its acorns, the velaneds, used in tannery and dyeing. A tree with subpersistent foliage*, the velani oak measures 5 to 25 meters in height with a wingspan of up to 24 […]
18 March 2021
2 min.
Charlois Premium Logistique (CPL): On the Road to Responsible Driving
Limiting the impact on the environment is the fundamental rule guiding each of the actions of the Charlois group and particularly its transport activity Charlois Premium Logistics (CPL), which is daily in search of solutions to reduce its carbon footprint. In recent years, CPL has implemented three main areas of improvement in their organization [...]
12 March 2021
1 min.
Chablis
We can attest proof of wine growing in the region of Chablis since the high Middle Ages. The Cistercians, who founded the Abbey of Pontigny in 1114 and subsequently stood up a cellar called the Petit Pontigny in Chablis, developed the vineyard and made it prosper thanks, in particular, to the relatively close Parisian market […]
09 March 2021
3 min.
The lesson in the Bercé forest
« There has to be one last in the class. Emmanuel was that one, not that he was unintelligent, but, pushing the art of laziness far, he considered school a place of exception if not of penance. One morning he decided not to go.” Emmanuel preferred the forest into which he walked into more in depth […]
04 March 2021
2 min.