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For a day, they left their Côte-d’Or vineyard to visit Murlin. An opportunity to discover a site, a story and ancestral know-how. A guided visit on the other side of wine.   They braved the fog and crossed Morvan to reach Murlin mid-morning. They are winemakers, customers of Tonnellerie Marsannay, and their estates cover prestigious […]

They came as neighbors, from Sancerre, Verdigny to be precise, where they’ve been cultivating their own vines for several generations. Firmin Dezat, who runs the estate with the same name, accompanied by his parents and his entire team, spent a day in the land of merrandier. A day well spent.   It all starts with […]

After Tonnellerie Doreau in Gensac, Manufacture tonnelière La Grange in Murlin is the second Charlois group company to be awarded the EPV (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant) label. It joins the ranks of some 1,400 companies with this label.   Manufacture tonnelière La Grange has been based in Murlin, in the Nièvre region, since 2016, in […]

“Imagine up to 300 years between the growth of a young oak, the drying process, maturation, and the moment when we taste a vintage aged in one of its barrels!”.   It takes 1,500 naturally regenerated seedlings to harvest a single oak tree with a diameter of 80 cm. It takes 1,500 naturally regenerated seedlings […]

He took over from his father, who had taken over from his father. At 22 years of age, Florent Bourgeat is a travelling distiller, going from village to village in the Nièvre department of France.   He is young, talks with a Nièvre accent and is approachable and cheerful. We’re talking about Florent, a licensed […]

We recently welcomed Sister Samuelle, an artist from the Charlois group, in Murlin, to discover the group’s activities and meet craftsmen of the Manufacture tonnelière La Grange for an opportunity to share their respective skills. The aim is for Sister Samuelle to one day take one of the coopers’ creations and make it her own. […]

Charlois Group is proud to announce that Oakwood Cooperage has been awarded this year’s Highland Business Award for Global Growth for its outstanding international growth in the used cask market for spirits. The Highland Business Awards are given annually by the Inverness* Chamber of Commerce as part of Highland Business Week. The 12 awards are […]

Through its subsidiary Oak Nation, the Charlois Group is proud to announce the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Kelvin Cooperage in the United States. Founded in Scotland in 1963, Kelvin Cooperage established itself in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1991, in the heart of Bourbon Country and in close proximity to […]

The CHARLOIS Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the DOREAU group by its subsidiary OAK NATION.   Moët Hennessy, the Wines & Spirits branch of LVMH, will hold through Maison Hennessy, main client of the DOREAU group, a minority party of its capital.   The operation responds to Thierry Doreau’s desire to perpetuate […]

The Jury of the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine), which met in Paris on September 9, 2021, this year awarded 16 Prizes and 10 Special Mentions from around sixty publications in competition.   Today, we are very proud to announce that the work “Le Chêne en majesté, de la forêt au vin”, written […]