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As the global spirits industry navigates a phase of inventory rebalancing, CHARLOIS announces significant new investments through OAKING, its integrated cask management platform

The 18 projects created as part of the “Charlois X École Boulle” partnership will be on display from April 11 to May 31, 2024, in the exhibition spaces ofFonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt !   Every year, theécole Boulle Every year, the [organization name] organizes a one-week workshop called Atelier XXL, aimed at […]

The sacred union of forest and wood! In Charlois’s family, the forest (“La forêt des Bertranges in particular) has been an integral part of our minds and bodies for 12 generations. As for Jean-Guillaume Mathiaut, it’s in the heart of the Fontainebleau forest that this multi-faceted artist finds his roots, finds his resources, imagines, draws […]

The French forest has doubled in size over the past 200 years. Since 1985, its surface area has increased by 21%, and its volume by 50%, thanks to the sustainable management initiated by Colbert’s ordinance in 1669. Over the past 10 years, however, a slowing phenomenon has been observed. We are facing a decline factor […]

The Atelier XXL 2024 for the second-year DNMADE students at École Boulle is like their own Olympic Games. They’ve been preparing for it for two years, without knowing the theme they would be working on, nor the materials they would have at their disposal. They had five days to submit their projects. A true challenge. […]

Every year, the École Boulle organizes a week-long workshop, called Ateler XXL, for students in their 2nd year of the “Diplôme Nationale des Métiers d’Art et du Design” (DNMADE).” The idea behind Atelier XXL is to challenge students to work with recycled materials to create objects and/or furniture of superior quality (upcycling). The aim is […]

Having already worked closely with Sylvain Charlois from 2015 to 2018, ICG has now acquired a stake in OAK NATION, taking over from Latour Capital, BNP Développement, Idia and SGCP, who have supported the group’s strong growth over the last five years.   This new partnership allows Sylvain Charlois to strengthen his position as the […]

The wood reader   He’s one of those people you just want to let speak, to listen. On a short distance of a well-deserved vacation, José Simoes, 66, has spent over thirty years at Maison Charlois. Meet him.   It is a few minutes past 4pm. José has just stacked and sorted his last pieces […]

For a day, they left their Côte-d’Or vineyard to visit Murlin. An opportunity to discover a site, a story and ancestral know-how. A guided visit on the other side of wine.   They braved the fog and crossed Morvan to reach Murlin mid-morning. They are winemakers, customers of Tonnellerie Marsannay, and their estates cover prestigious […]

Time is something you can’t control. You have to deal with it. For cooperage, it’s the same thing. There are crucial steps to follow. A virtuous cycle to select the best stave oaks to supply cooperages.   The oaks harvested from forests are at least 150 to 180 years old. The oaks purchased by wood […]