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Remarkable trees in the Bertranges oak forest
Because of its history and its timber forest logging for more than 300 years, the Bertranges national forest harbours natural treasures that we may discover walking the roads of that 7600 hectares forest.
02 May 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.
Gazeteer of France’s great oak woods – Cîteaux, where the oaks speak to the wild boar
As its name suggests, this forest formerly belonged to the Abbey of Cîteaux, founded in 1098 under the protection of the dukes of Burgundy. But the size and wealth of the estate was highly coveted, and it was repeatedly plundered before it entered the public domain following the Revolution.
30 April 2019
3 min.
Map of the Bois aux Merles (1789)
Bois aux Merles once depended on the Chatellenie of Nevers. This forest, located on Sauvigny-les-Bois municipality, is now a private forest except the septentrional part of the forest massif (cut n° 1) which is part of the Amognes national forest.
25 April 2019
1 min.
Deciphering the appellations of Beaujolais
The Beaujolais vineyard covers 17,324 hectares and runs along a strip of 10 to 15 kilometers wide and 50 kilometers long, from Mâcon in the north to Lyon in the south, on the hilly slopes of the Beaujolais mountains which reach an altitude of 700 to over 1000 m.
23 April 2019
2 min.
Massive fire at Notre-Dame cathedral
In the light of the tragedy of the massive fire at Notre-Dame cathedral and after the destruction of more than two thirds of its framing, pledges are being multiplied in France and around the world.
18 April 2019
2 min.