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In 1910 in December, work in the vineyard was marked by the start of pruning and maintenance or preparation work for the planting of the plots.   Here is what we can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 :   Winter pruning – We only start this operation in the South and the […]

In view of the hyper-concentration of the world population in urban areas and because of the climate change, cities develop more and more innovative projects to turn green their city centers and the peri-urban areas. Among the different methods developed in recent years to create sustainable and resilient urban forest, the one of the Japanese […]

In 1910 in November, the cellar work was marked by late vinification for sweet wines or straw wines and monitoring of wines in barrels.   Here is what you can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 :   Preparation of liqueur wines – These wines are generally made with very ripe grapes. A […]

Spanish oak (Quercus hispanica), also known as Lucombe oak, belongs to the Fagaceae family. It received this name in 1783 because Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck thought this oak was coming from Gibraltar. Subpersistent tree, Spanish oak high is between 15 and 35 meters. Its bark is partially corky and its crown is generally semi-open. Leaves are […]

Closely related to both forests and woods of which they are the guardian divinities, Dryads are nymphs from Greek mythology often represented with a crown made of oak leaves and/or forming a choir of dance around a tree. In the iconography, Dryads sometimes appear as an embodied tree. Furthermore, they are often associated to Pan, […]

In 1910 in November, work in the vineyard was marked by provignage, soil maintenance and stakes.   Here is what you can read in the Wine Trade Directory in 1910 :   Culture – In November we start the provignage and, if the branches are sufficiently hardened, the submersions and the shoring. We carry out […]

Son of Claude Charlois and Jeanne Chavance, Jean, sixth generation, was born in Chaulgnes on 10 October 1782 under the reign of Louis XVI. The Kingdom of France was at that time in an major economic and financial crisis due in part to the support France has given to the rebels of the British colonies […]

Red oak (Quercus rubra) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its name comes from the flamboyant colour of its leaves in autumn. Deciduous tree, Red oak high is between 25 and 35 meters and its lifespan is between 150 and 200 years with a very rapid juvenile growth. Its trunk is slightly flexuous and often forked. […]

“Vineyard and cellar – 1910” is a series of articles that we present to you throughout the year 2020, month by month. The articles are taken from the 1910 “Wine Trade Directory” and describe the various works necessary for the grapes and wine production at the beginning of the 20th century.   October in the […]

Because he loves forest and magnifies it for years with fine wooden everyday objects, Guillaume Ougier wanted to share his artistic and philosophical approach with us through his book Sculpter la forêt (Sculpting forest). The woodcarver invites the reader to ramble and to contemplate the forests to be in symbiosis with them. To better understand […]