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Stavemill professions #1 - To cube is to win!
Cubing logs* is the first step in the stave mill process. This is where future barrels are shaped. Logs are trucked directly from the forest to the Group’s staveyards. In Murlin, in Varzy (Nièvre Merrain), in Saint-Martin-du-Puy (Ateliers du chêne) or at Tonnelleries Merranderies Réunies in Charente… One by one, the logging truck places […]
29 August 2024
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.
History of tree houses
The craze for treehouses is not new. The first boom in these unusual constructions dates back to the Renaissance, in particular in English and Italian aristocratic circles. Several engravings from the 16th and 17th centuries bear witness to this (for example, Stefano della Bella’s engraving of a platform perched in an oak tree in the […]
01 August 2024
3 min.
Acquisition of Graf Brothers by Charlois
Through its subsidiary Oak Nation, Charlois is proud to announce the acquisition of 100% of Graf Brothers in the United States. For four generations, the Graf family has been active in oak processing in the United States. Founded in 2003 by Greg and Dave Graf in South Shore, Kentucky, at the heart of […]
24 July 2024
2 min.
Read on!
It’s brand new, just out, the first edition of Charlois magazine. It’s a condensed version of information about the group, its houses, news, art and culture, women and men. In this first number, we look at the Charlois family and its history through the centuries, from Jacques in 1657 to Sylvain today. It’s also about […]
18 July 2024
1 min.
Publication
Call of the forest
He’s a forest man. The Bertranges forest, where he grew up and still lives today. Maxime Bollotte, 17, a student at the forestry high school in Crogny (Aube), has just returned from a week’s trip to Romania, where he took part in the European forestry race team championships. Last September, Maxime was at Charlois […]
11 July 2024
3 min.
CRAFTING STAVES: Steps and Expertise in Stave-Making
Through this new series on the professions of cooperage, we will guide you through each step and skill of the trade, covering the roles of scaler, crosscutter, splitter, sawyer, edger, sorter, quality controller, and stacker of staves. After the Charlois buyers select the oaks in the forest, the most important task in working oak […]
04 July 2024
2 min.
Publication
Jérémy Manias interviewed by Stéphane Ebel
In conquered staves If Charlois’ DNA is the forest, and more specifically the oak, Jérémy’s DNA is Charlois. Having joined the company at the age of 21, this young man became passionate about the wood family. Take a look! With Jérémy, time is time. And, as he’s rather early and punctual, I set […]
26 June 2024
5 min.
Partnership Les Ateliers du Chêne X École spéciale d'architecture de Paris - Archi-Folies
Master’s students at École spéciale d’architecture (ESA) de Paris are currently working on the Badminton Pavilion in Parc de la Villette for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It was in this context that ESA Paris approached Les Ateliers du Chêne to supply the lumber needed to build the pavilion’s framework. During the Paris 2024 […]
26 June 2024
2 min.
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