Charlois group

  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 […]

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 […]

It was a crowd of great significance at Murlin for the award ceremony of the Departmental and Regional Best Apprentices of France competition. Around 300 people, including the 78 participants in the competition, attended the ceremony.   The meeting was scheduled for 6 PM on Friday, May 31 at Murlin. Accompanied by their parents, friends, […]

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 […]

The Charlois group has many customers all over the world, including Greece. A delegation spent a few days visiting Murlin and the group’s various sites in the Nièvre region.   Three days in France, including two full days in Nièvre to discover cooperage, of course, but also forestry and stave mill trades. The program was […]

They came as neighbors, from Sancerre, Verdigny to be precise, where they’ve been cultivating their own vines for several generations. Firmin Dezat, who runs the estate with the same name, accompanied by his parents and his entire team, spent a day in the land of merrandier. A day well spent.   It all starts with […]

The Christmas tree is an essential part of the festive season. In Murlin, we like to uphold tradition and this year it’s all homemade!   A Christmas tree from Le Morvan and decorations from Murlin, from the cooperage and from the forest. Jérôme Legrand, chef at the Auberge des Bertranges, was the project manager, an […]

As mentioned in previous instalments of the series devoted to photographs taken by Jean-Louis Binder in Murlin in the 1950s and 1960s, Maison Charlois used to produce both split timber and sawn timber, including a large number of railway sleepers.   The market for railway sleepers was massive back then. To understand the size of […]

After a four-year hiatus, the 23rd edition of Vinitech-Sifel marked a triumphant return, celebrating sharing, exchange, and innovation. A Record-Breaking Year for Charlois Group Cooperages This year, the Charlois Group cooperages welcomed more visitors than the 2018 edition, creating memorable moments of connection. The stand’s “chic guinguette” th [...]

The 2022 edition of Vinitech-Sifel, the unmissable event for the wine and viticulture industry, marks its grand return in person from November 29 to December 1 at the Parc des Expositions in Bordeaux. Join the Charlois Group at Vinitech-Sifel The Charlois Group cooperages and their oak products for oenology will be present at: Hall 1 / Stand C3407 [...]

As an active participant in sustainable forest management, the Fonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt naturally integrates, for the third consecutive year, into the nationalNuits des Forêts offering “La forêt enchante Murlin”, a rich and diverse program centered around forest valorization activities, their resources, and their benefits. For two week [...]

On the Exploitation of Wood A man of science and letters, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau is one of the founding fathers of modern silviculture and agronomy. The writings of the scholar are notably the source of several articles in the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d’Alembert, including those on agriculture, ropemaking*, charcoal production, and sugar [...]