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Saint Vincent, winemakers' day, it's today !
It does not seem that during his life, Vincent had anything to do with wine or with the vine. More or less original hypotheses try to explain why he became the patron saint of winemakers.
22 January 2019
3 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.
Acquisition of art work: Icones lignorum exoticorum et nostratium by Sepp and Houttuyn
This publication – one of the most beautiful ever published about wood – gathers a collection of engravings of European and exotic hand coloured wood samples.
17 January 2019
2 min.
Gazeteer of France’s great oak woods – Les Abbayes, the cult of the oak
The national forest of Les Abbayes covers 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) to the south of Bourges and forms part of the commune of Jussy-Champagne in the department of the Cher.
15 January 2019
2 min.
PEFC certification
PEFC is an international NGO with the ambition to preserve the forests, guarantee the respect of those who live there, work and walk around, but also to sustain the forest resource in order to meet the human needs in wood for today and for the future.
11 January 2019
2 min.
Patrick Hébert, Log Receiver at Nièvre Merrain, as told by Stéphane Ebel
The Last of the First! The man is rather discreet, even secretive. With his cap firmly placed on his head, Patrick is not one to boast or talk about himself. He’s also not one for theatrics. It’s 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, at Nièvre Merrain in Varzy. Patrick steps away from his workstation to […]
10 January 2019
3 min.
Berthomieu, between age-old know-how and technological progress
The first family cooperage was created in the 1900’s in Vinay in Isère department by Jules Joseph Bith, father-in-law of Arthur Berthomieu...
10 January 2019
2 min.
Unified Wine & Grape Symposium 2019
Leroi Barrels and Charlois Cooperage USA teams will meet you at the next Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento from January 29th to 31st, 2019.
10 January 2019
1 min.
Deciphering the appellations of the Loire Valley vineyards
From two thousand years of history, the Loire Valley vineyards, the 3rd largest French wine region, is characterized by a great diversity of climates and soils giving birth to a wide variety of wines.
08 January 2019
3 min.
See you from January 15 to 17, 2019 for the next Sival edition !
Real platform of exchanges and information for the entire plant production sector, SIVAL will be held at the Parc des Expositions in Angers from January 15 to 17, 2019.
08 January 2019
1 min.
Map of the ducal forests around the château de Faye (1789)
Forests around the château de Faye once depended on the Châtellenie of Nevers.
03 January 2019
1 min.