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Dryads
Closely related to both forests and woods of which they are the guardian divinities, Dryads are nymphs from Greek mythology often represented with a crown made of oak leaves and/or forming a choir of dance around a tree. In the iconography, Dryads sometimes appear as an embodied tree. Furthermore, they are often associated to Pan, […]
12 November 2020
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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
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November in the vineyard
In 1910 in November, work in the vineyard was marked by provignage, soil maintenance and stakes. Here is what you can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 : Culture – In November we start the provignage and, if the branches are sufficiently hardened, the submersions and the shoring. We carry out […]
10 November 2020
2 min.
Jean Charlois (1782-1805)
Son of Claude Charlois and Jeanne Chavance, Jean, sixth generation, was born in Chaulgnes on 10 October 1782 under the reign of Louis XVI. The Kingdom of France was at that time in an major economic and financial crisis due in part to the support France has given to the rebels of the British colonies […]
29 October 2020
2 min.
Red Oak
Red oak (Quercus rubra) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its name comes from the flamboyant colour of its leaves in autumn. Deciduous tree, Red oak high is between 25 and 35 meters and its lifespan is between 150 and 200 years with a very rapid juvenile growth. Its trunk is slightly flexuous and often forked. […]
22 October 2020
1 min.
October in the cellar
“Vineyard and cellar – 1910” is a series of articles that we present to you throughout the year 2020, month by month. The articles are taken from the 1910 “Wine Trade Directory” and describe the various works necessary for the grapes and wine production at the beginning of the 20th century. October in the […]
20 October 2020
3 min.
Guillaume Ougier, an artist who sculpts the forest
Because he loves forest and magnifies it for years with fine wooden everyday objects, Guillaume Ougier wanted to share his artistic and philosophical approach with us through his book Sculpter la forêt (Sculpting forest). The woodcarver invites the reader to ramble and to contemplate the forests to be in symbiosis with them. To better understand [… [...]
19 October 2020
1 min.
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October in the vineyard
“Vineyard and cellar – 1910” is a series of articles that we present to you throughout the year 2020, month by month. The articles are taken from the 1910 “Wine Trade Directory” and describe the various works necessary for the grapes and wine production at the beginning of the 20th century. October in the […]
06 October 2020
2 min.
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