Portrait

“La chica” of Cognac On December 31, 2024, Nadine Gestreau, Head of Sales Administration at Doreau Tonneliers, will be stepping down to enjoy a peaceful retirement in her native Charente. It will have been 18 years since she joined Tonnellerie Vernou (part of Doreau Tonneliers since 2010) in 1998.   Nadine is one of those […]

Mentioning the name Fanny brings to mind Pagnol; it evokes the South, the scrubland, Aubagne, and the song of cicadas. Here in Murlin, we have our own Fanny. Fanny Piccot. She may not have the southern accent, but she has a smile that sings.     « “I feel good here, at Charlois. I like what […]

Globe-trotting Cooper Companion   A great-grandfather who was a cooper and a grandfather who was a winemaker. The foundations were set for Benoît Torcheboeuf, Production Manager at Tonnelleries Artisanales de Charente, which includes the Marchive and Mercier cooperages. He could have chosen to work with his father, who ran a public works company, b [...]

In conquered staves   If Charlois’ DNA is the forest, and more specifically the oak, Jérémy’s DNA is Charlois. Having joined the company at the age of 21, this young man became passionate about the wood family. Take a look!   With Jérémy, time is time. And, as he’s rather early and punctual, I set […]

8.30 am on a Thursday morning at Tonnellerie Berthomieu/Ermitage in La Charité-sur-Loire. The workshop is bathed in the scent of toasted wood, and the coopers’ hammers set the pace. Vincent Chaminion, 44, moves from one station to another, making sure that everything is running smoothly in “prod”. The man is quiet, the day is underway. […]

The wood reader   He’s one of those people you just want to let speak, to listen. On a short distance of a well-deserved vacation, José Simoes, 66, has spent over thirty years at Maison Charlois. Meet him.   It is a few minutes past 4pm. José has just stacked and sorted his last pieces […]

Youthful experience   To celebrate World Community Manager Day on Monday, January 22, 2024, let’s take a closer look at Laure Posada, Charlois group’s community manager. At 27, this native of Ile-de-France has been living in Bordeaux for 3 years and joined Charlois just over a year ago. Her credo: digital communication in general and […]

One job, one passion: wine.   The appointment is set for late afternoon on a Tuesday in Bordeaux. For Cyrille Faure, 48, sales manager at Tonnellerie Bernard in Lignières-Sonneville, it’s a day almost like any other. Between customer meetings and wine tasting. Interview.   If you’re going to take the risk of talking wine with […]

Nothing’s impossible if you go for it!   Every day, at the crack of dawn, Morgan heads off to work at the Tonnellerie Doreau in Gensac. It’s a ritual that hasn’t changed since he was 15, when he began learning the cooper’s trade from his mentor, Thierry Doreau. 20 years later, Morgan is still at […]

Jean-Paul Gomes is someone with a quiet strength. He is one of those people who prefer to remain in the shadows rather than be in the limelight. So, when it comes to talking about himself, it is not easy for him. Here we are meeting a man who is passionate and curious in nature, in […]

The ”craftsman-artist” who’ll go out on a limb for his customers!   Pierre has a lilting accent, an accent that smacks of summery holidays, the accent of the South of France, that of Nîmes, his home town. At 52, Pierre is to La Cabane Perchée what a tree is to the forest: symbolic. For 20 […]

CSR in her bones!   Agustina Michemberg joined the Charlois group as CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Director in April 2022. CSR is a broad concept defined by the European Commission in 2011 as companies’ responsibility for their impact on society and the environment. Companies, whatever their size, are invited to reflect on and take action [ [...]