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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

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The series of wood aromas in wines highlights the  molecules that oak confers on wines during maturation. The wine maturation is a technically very delicate stage. The work of the oenologist and the cooper must be precise in order to sublimate the profile of the wine. Indeed, the aromatic molecules added during the ageing in […]

The year 2021 marks the bicentenary of Gustave Flaubert’s birth. Hard worker, Flaubert compiled many notes to prepare the writing of his novels, with scientific rigour and in order to give the most accurate account of reality possible. Flaubert did not deviate from his thirst for rigour in the descriptions of flora that he gave […]

The CHARLOIS Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the DOREAU group by its subsidiary OAK NATION.   Moët Hennessy, the Wines & Spirits branch of LVMH, will hold through Maison Hennessy, main client of the DOREAU group, a minority party of its capital.   The operation responds to Thierry Doreau’s desire to perpetuate […]

The Menetou-Salon vineyard is located in the Cher department, between Bourges and Sancerre, in a wine-growing region where the presence of vines has been attested since Antiquity. The first historical mentions date back to the 11th century. These are acts relating to donations of vines, in particular to the Clos de Davet, made to various […]

While metal is now the preferred material for barrel hoops, this has not always been the case. InOutres et tonneaux, Élise Marlière notes that the barrel likely originated during the Iron Age(8th century BCE/1stcentury CE.) alongside advancements in metal tools. Although metal hooping was mastered during this time, it remained uncommon and only bec [...]

During theEuropean Week for Waste Reduction, dcontinue your efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste at home and in the workplace. Coordinated in France by ADEME, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is a key moment for mobilization, showcasing and spreading best practices in production and consumption that focus on waste prevention. Thi [...]

Already in Your Glasses!   As every year, primeur wines will be available for sale starting from the third Thursday of November, which this year falls on November 18. This date serves as an exciting gateway to the new vintage, celebrated in a spirit of conviviality.    The most famous of these wines, Beaujolais Nouveau, […]

The Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa), Commonly known as the bur oak, the large-fruited oak belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its natural range spans the vast plains of the central and western United States, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, including: United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, North and South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, [...]