The Bois de Couris, of approximatively 500 hectares, is located in the south of the department of Cher, in the center of an important wooden area which extends from the forest of Chœurs-Bommiers to the forest of Tronçais. Today, Couris is a mainly deciduous forest. Located at the boundary of the former Province of […]
Pascal Oudet is a wood artist working and living near Grenoble in the French Alps. By working on carefully selected oaks, he creates on the lathe very thin pieces he sandblasts up to transparency, creating a real lace out of wood which emphasizes all the history of the trees he’s working with. This unique […]
“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. During the month […]
For the second time*, La Chênaie has the great pleasure to receive the Beauté Santé Prize awarded by Santé Magazine. The WATER GEL of the Pétrasève range is this time awarded in the Face Care category by a jury of experts made up of independent dermatologists and scientists. Based on 5 evaluation criteria: innovation, safety, […]
The jury* announced yesterday the names of the 3 winners of the French Tree of the Year. The Jury Prize was awarded to the “Chêne (oak) de Tombebœuf” (Lot-et-Garonne) and the Public Prize to the “Hêtre (beech) de Saint-Jammes à Sorèze” (Tarn). The “Platane (plane tree) of Augy” (Yonne) was awarded the Prize Special mention […]
Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland. This intentional combination of agriculture and forestry has varied benefits, including increased biodiversity and reduced erosion. This land use mangement is attested since the Antiquity in viticulture as we can read it in Pliny’s […]
“Vineyard and cellar works – 1910” is a serie of articles that will be presented 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 begining of the 20th century. During […]
120 years ago, on 11 January 1900, was born Eugène Charlois at his parents’ home in the municipality of Chaulgnes. On 10 July 1926, he married Marie Poncelet with whom he had three children (Roger, Gisèle and Denis). This marriage, celebrated in Murlin, is the first dating event connecting Eugène Charlois to the municipality of […]
The exchange of vows and gifts on the occasion of the New Year (on a date varying according to the periods and to the regions) is a century-old tradition. Indeed, pictures of those traditions have been discovered on ancient Egyptian papyri and on Roman objects from daily life as oil lamp. In the West, […]
“Vineyards history” is a series of articles detailing the history of vineyards in France and all around the world. As so often in vineyards history, La Charité-sur-Loire vineyards was developed under religious communities inspiration during Middle Ages. La Charité-sur-Loire vineyards reached its peak in the nineteenth century. In 1788, vines covered a surface […]
