Light the fire

Light the fire

Simon is one of the youngest coopers on the team. Graduating as a cabinetmaker, trained as a carpenter and luthier, he spends his time in the cooperage shaping the staves, and toasting the barrels, but has also spent time and improved, at the same time, on other...
Training and experience of the coopers

Training and experience of the coopers

Visiting the Tonnellerie Baron workshop means observing techniques and processes dedicated to the transformation of logs into staves. The know-how with natural precision of the workshop workers makes us wonder about the training and transmission of these artistic...
Coopers for 5 generations

Coopers for 5 generations

Since 1875, the founding date of the cooperage by Henry Baron, 5 generations have followed to lead the family-owned business to excellence. Founded in Les Gonds, near the town of Saintes in the Charente Maritime department, the production of the cooperage employs 60...