Portrait

OAK IS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION!   Monday, 10.30 am, 3rd floor of a Parisian office block. Muriel Bregou, Managing Director of the cosmetics company La Chênaie is checking some last-minute details in her extremely busy diary. In a vast, light-filled office of minimalist design, the company’s products sit in pride of place, along with […]

THE MAN OF MURLIN!   If anyone knows the Charlois House, it’s him. Patrick Donzé, 57 years old, is the production manager at the Murlin site. His mission is to oversee the smooth execution of the successive operations involved in transforming logs into staves.   The phone always within reach. He had to get used […]

« ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WINE » MORE THAN A JOB, A PASSION!     Was it he who chose cooperage, or was it the other way around? The question arises, as they seem perfectly made for each other. At just 24 years old and with only two years of experience, Alexandre already possesses a […]

The Last of the First! The man is rather discreet, even secretive. With his cap firmly placed on his head, Patrick is not one to boast or talk about himself. He’s also not one for theatrics. It’s 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, at Nièvre Merrain in Varzy. Patrick steps away from his workstation to […]