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Gazeteer of France’s great oak woods – Fontainebleau, royal, imperial and international
The second largest forest in France, Fontainebleau, covers 20,000 hectares (49,400 acres) south of Paris. In this hunting preserve of the kings of France Bourbons succeeded Capetians and Valois, before Napoleon bid it a fond farewell.
20 June 2019
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 Stained Glass Windows of the Church of Saint-Martin in Murlin
The Charlois Group’s support for the development of the village of Murlin dates back many years. For example, the altar of the Church of Saint-Martin, carved from a centuries-old oak tree from the Bertranges Forest, was offered to the municipality in the late 1950s by Eugène Charlois, founder of the Charlois House (1928). In an […]
14 June 2019
1 min.
Stained-glass windows in the Saint-Martin church in Murlin
The support of the Charlois Group for the development of Murlin is not new. The altar of the Saint-Martin church, carved from a hundrer-year-old oak of the Bertranges forest, was for example offered to the municipality, in the late 1950s, by Eugène Charlois, founder of the Maison Charlois (1928). Wishing to perpetuate its philanthropy […]
14 June 2019
1 min.
Map of the ducal forests located on the Nolay municipality (1789)
Former ducal forests of Bois Dieu, Bois Devant, Sury, Barnon, Montas and Lacs de Ligny once depended on the Châtellenie of Montenoison, belonging to the Count then to the Dukes of Nevers for centuries. Those forests are now private forests.
13 June 2019
1 min.
Gazeteer of France’s great oak woods – Fénétrange, ducal and episcopal
The continental type forest of Fénétrange owes its name to Jean de Fénétrange, whose widow founded a collegiate church in the middle of this massif in the Moselle region in the 15th century. It is at once national (8,000 ha; 19,700 acres), with woods belonging to the duchy of Lorraine and to the bishopric of Metz, as well as communal (1,000 ha; 2,4 [...]
11 June 2019
2 min.
Alexandre Zefner, Cooper at the Manufacture tonnelière La Grange, as told by Stéphane Ebel
“ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WINE” More Than a Job, a Passion! Was it he who chose cooperage, or was it the other way around? The question arises, as they seem perfectly made for each other. At just 24 years old and with only two years of experience, Alexandre already possesses a deep knowledge of […]
07 June 2019
4 min.
Living plants in architecture and design
Use of living plants in construction has developed over the 20th century and picked up considerably for several years with architects and designers.
06 June 2019
2 min.