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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

Fresh from the stave mill, the oak stave wood consists of four-sided, straight-grained pieces with clean edges. Upon arrival at the cooperage—after a minimum of 20 months of open-air seasoning—they are shaped and transformed into staves that form the barrel’s shell. Four successive steps are required to produce a stave ready for use.   The […]

A committed presence at the heart of global whisky innovation This week, Bordeaux becomes the epicenter of innovation and strategic thinking in the whisky world with the 2025 edition of the World Whisky Forum. On this occasion, Kelvin Cooperage is making a strong statement by becoming a major sponsor of the event. This commitment is […]

Fragmentation across the supply chain, pressures on resources, and increased demands for traceability and competitiveness: in a rapidly evolving spirits industry, Charlois announces OAKING, the first strategic alliance dedicated to enhancing the value of American white oak (Quercus alba) and fully managing the barrel lifecycle. This innovative stru [...]

Pascal Oudet will be exhibiting his work in the galleries of the Fonds Charlois for Art and the Forest in Murlin over the summer of 2025. The opening of the exhibition, in the presence of the artist, will take place during the La Forêt enchante Murlin festival on the weekend of 21st and 22nd June. […]

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held every year on June 5 since 1973, World Environment Day is the world’s largest platform for environmental public awareness and is celebrated by millions of people worldwide. Every everyday action counts when it comes to reducing our plastic consumption. Reducing packaging is therefore o [...]

Aromas, Oak, and R&D Her knowledge is matched only by her discretion. Lise Michel, a trained and experienced oenologist, joined Charlois on February 1st, 2024, stepping seamlessly into the role of Research Engineer—a role that suits her perfectly. Attached to the Exact Laboratory, Lise supports all the cooperages within the group, the sales teams, [...]

Cooperage is a noble and ancestral craft, a profession rooted in expertise, requiring precise gestures and specific tools. Though the trade became more industrialized in the 19th century with the advent of machine tools, it remains deeply artisanal, with the human hand still essential to every step. The quality of barrels produced in our cooperage [...]

The saw sharpener is the man behind the scenes. He works quietly in support of the sawyers. It is a key role within the merrain mill. There is no good sawyer without a good sharpener — and no good sharpener without a good sawyer. As in all merrain work, it requires a sharp eye and […]

“Put your work twenty times upon the anvil,” wrote Boileau. In other words, one must work tirelessly and with precision to strive for perfection. A doctrine fully embraced by the Doreau teams, who have once again earned the prestigious Living Heritage Company (EPV) label — awarded by the French prefectural authorities — after first receiving […]