Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) belongs to the Fagaceae family. This oak is also known as Tauzin oak, Gascon name of the species. Decidious tree, Pyrenean oak high is between 15 and 20 meters. Its trunk is often short and twisted and its young shoots are whitish to pink. Its leaves, which can be up […]
Pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Deciduous tree, pubescent oak high is between 10 and 25 meters. Its trunk is often short and twisted and its canopy is light and ample. Pubescent oak can be distinguished from other oaks by the presence of short hairs on the inside of its leaves […]
Oak aromas in wines – The series of oak aromas in wines highlights the odorous molecules that oak gives to wines during ageing. The aromatic “vanilla” note of the wines is closely linked to the use of new oak barrels. It is part of the spicy notes. Vanillin is the aromatic molecule that gives […]
Pedonculate oak (Quercus robur, also known as Quercus pedunculata) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Deciduous tree, pedonculate oak can be up to 50 meters. Its canopy is often more irregular than the sessile oak canopy and its foliage in clusters lets the light filter through more easily. The petiole of the leaves is very […]
While we are living through a surrealist period and we are actively fighting against the spread of coronavirus, we must take care of one another. Let us also remember that nature provides us day after day beautiful spectacles to contemplate. Today, date of the International Day of Forests, we wanted to share with you the […]
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea, formerly called Quercus sessiliflora) belongs to the Fagaceae family. Its natural area of geographic dispersion corresponds to the continent of Europe, from Spain to western Russia (Crimea and North-West Caucasus). Deciduous tree, sessile oak can be up to 50 meters. Sessile oak acorns are mostly in pairs or clusters […]
Desiring to provide an elegant way to give back what we borrow to the forest, the ONF, in partnership whith the Martell cognac house, have launched a call for projects for the protection of 5 remarkable trees in the forest of Tronçais. Projects must include staves and/or barrels provided by Martell. Projects presented by […]
Oak aromas in wines – The series of oak aromas in wines highlights the odorous molecules that oak gives to wines during ageing. There are three types of aromas in wines: primary, secondary and tertiary. The primary aromas are directly linked to the grape variety and therefore naturally present in the grapes at harvest. […]
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 […]
