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Packaging made from plant-based raw materials
The La Chênaie cosmetic skincare brand is committed daily to reducing its environmental footprint while prioritizing short supply chains Since the launch of the first La Chênaie range in 2016, the cardboard used for packaging the skincare products has been sourced from sustainably managed and certified forests FSC*. The supplier of the cardboard [...]
11 May 2020
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.
The Beast of the Forest
« Once upon a time, there was a kind old woodcutter who worked in a forest. He had three daughters who took turns bringing him food. » Once the woodland setting is established, the story ofThe Beast of the Forest continues with the woodcutter’s encounter with the mysterious and terrifying beast that dwells there. The beast threatens […]
07 May 2020
2 min.
May 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. May in […]
05 May 2020
2 min.
Jacques Charlois (? – 1688)
My genealogy research continues and archives still reveal their secrets about the Charlois family and its links to the wooden crafts and the Bertranges forest. Son of Etienne Charlois and Barnabée Thomas, Jacques Charlois married Perrette Légaré in Chaulgnes on 20 November 1657. In the middle of the 17th century, some time after the […]
30 April 2020
2 min.
Coconut
Oak aromas in wines – The series of oak aromas in wines highlights the odorous molecules that oak gives to wines during ageing. Wine is a complex blend of aromas. Among them are the aromas from the grape variety, called primary aromas; the aromas from the winemaking and fermentation process otherwise known as secondary […]
28 April 2020
2 min.
Pubescent oak
Pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Deciduous tree, pubescent oak high is between 10 and 25 meters. Its trunk is often short and twisted and its canopy is light and ample. Pubescent oak can be distinguished from other oaks by the presence of short hairs on the inside of its leaves […]
23 April 2020
1 min.
April 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. April in […]
21 April 2020
3 min.
CHARLOIS – New genealogical discoveries !
New genealogical discoveries reveal that the family tradition goes back more than 350 years! Covid-19 confinement has a major impact on economy and on our working habits. Individual schedules have been completely changed but that new way of working is fine to work on files we don’t have time to treat in normal times. […]
16 April 2020
3 min.