This hand carved wood sign dating from the first quarter of the 20th century figures a sake barrel. This kind of barrel made of cedar wrapped with straw mat is called komodaru. It was intended for transport and are still often offered to Shinto shrine. Japanese excel in the art of cooperage since the […]
Published in October 2018, the book The oak in majesty, from forest to wine highlights the concept of forest terroir: a specific soil, aspect, and rainfall, as well as a particular exposure to sunlight, to which should be added the species or variety of tree, the density of plantation, as well as average age, all […]
Forests and trees have become a real societal issue as shown by the exhibitions on this matter currently planned in Paris and everywhere else. Drawing on multiple sources – poetry, philosophy, science – The dreamer of the Forest crosses eras, media and genres. The exhibition brings together almost a hundred works by some forty […]
Just returned from his first tour in the Nièvre, Colbert asked to Mazarin on 23 November 1659 to give him “during winter, 16 guards for the duchy to work on the conservation of forests”. Colbert wanted to streamline the management of forest. He was able to convince Mazarin to reform the forests of his […]
[Second part of the news published on Tuesday 12th November 2019] The sessile is the Rolls-Royce of oaks and France is the foremost producer in the world. The richness of the Atlantic forest, and particularly Tronçais, stems from the even growth of the trees, and in spite of the prevalence of oak, from […]
Initiated by the city of Rouen in partnership with the ONF, the Monumental Forest is a land art itinerary along wich 13 monumental works are placed. Those works of art help us to understand forest differently. Opened in September 2019, Monumental forest invites people to discover 13 works of art as 13 views of […]
Published in October 2018, the book The oak in majesty, from forest to wine highlights the concept of forest terroir: a specific soil, aspect, and rainfall, as well as a particular exposure to sunlight, to which should be added the species or variety of tree, the density of plantation, as well as average age, all […]
The map of the “Borbonium, ducatus. Bourbonnois” is taken from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Atlas novus by Willem and Joan Blaeu. This work of art, who has recently enriched the collections of the “Fonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt”, helps us to understand the evolution of forests during centuries in central France. […]
Tonnellerie Bernard is established in Lignières-Sonneville, in the heart of the “Grande Champagne” where the best cognacs are produced. Armand Maurice Bernard founded the first family cooperage in 1936. He passed on his passion and his knowledge to his son who took over the cooperage before to pass on it to his own son, […]
Published in October 2018, the book The oak in majesty, from forest to wine highlights the concept of forest terroir: a specific soil, aspect, and rainfall, as well as a particular exposure to sunlight, to which should be added the species or variety of tree, the density of plantation, as well as average age, all […]
