Handcrafted French Oak barrels from
Tonnellerie de Val de Loire.
We are the agent for a French cooperage:
Tonnellerie du Val de Loire:
The Val de Loire Cooperage is situated in the very heart of France at Mont-Pres-Chambord in the Loire Valley. Founded in 1927 the cooperage has established its reputation for producing quality oak barrels as a result of the meticulous attention given by their Master Cooper to every aspect of their barrel production.
12/04/2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JNMOgfu2XM
Violin made from a wine barrel
THE SOUL OF A VIOLIN | TRAILER Is it possible to build a violin from a wine barrel? This is the challenge of our documentary "The Soul of a Violin", which brings together a luthier, our oe...
03/23/2017
Dramatic landscape in Valle de Guadalupe with the incoming rain while visiting our clients.
Follow production of wine barrels from cutting of oak trees in the forest to the final barrel. See the different toasting styles.
01/19/2017
Val de Loire barrels at Saddleback JaM Cellars
01/19/2017
A new Val de Loire barrel is getting filled at Saddleback Cellars in Oakville.
01/19/2017
Some of our barrels at Stuhlmuller Vineyards in Alexander Valley
01/19/2017
We are also in South Africa. Here is one of our barrels at Anura Vineyards.
06/27/2016
Many ways to use staves from an old barrel:
http://firstwefeast.com/drink/2016/06/wine-barrel-skateboards?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly%20First%20We%20Feast%20RSS&utm_content=Weekly%20First%20We%20Feast%20RSS%20CID_336da6c5fc5a9bf7dbb091cdfe950c40&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor%20newsletter&utm_term=Watch%20This%20Guy%20Make%20a%20Skateboard%20Out%20of%20125-Year-Old%20Wood%20From%20Recycled%20Wine%20Barrels
Watch This Guy Make a Skateboard Out of 125-Year-Old Wood From Recycled Wine Barrels "Whenever I see a wine barrel, I just see cruiser boards."
06/03/2016
We have updated our 6 min video about the how the barrels are made from forest to the final barrel. We are now showing the different styles of toasting of a barrel.
Let us know how you like the video?
https://youtu.be/BsvNLU6hmtY
Tonnellerie de Val de Loire (English) Follow production of wine barrels from cutting of oak trees in the forest to the final barrel. See the different toasting styles.
02/25/2016
Good article: http://www.inforum.com/variety/3944193-world-wine-oak-barrels-wine-has-long-history-important-purpose
World of Wine: Oak barrels for wine has long history, important... One of my students inquired about how wine came about being made in oak barrels. My immediate answer was, what else could be used, if you were in the Iron Age (800 to 900 B.C.)?