Tonnellerie Berger & Fils

Tuesday 9th November 2010,

Published in the Medoc News Paper "Sud-Ouest".

Article "We guarantee to the customers of the not contaminated barrels" return by César Compadre.

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On 26th August our family was very happy to welcome both French and foreign customers to the cooperage for the inauguration of the new timberyard and offices.

Over 250 people made the journey from near and far to share this special moment with our family company. During the evening we were able to present our new projects :

• Firstly, in 2011, we will release a new barrel made with extra fine grain merrain, dried for four years in the open air. The staves will be un-piled and re-piled several times for an even better weathering and drying. This totally hand-crafted barrel will be made in a limited number only. For local customers this barrel could be made directly on the property,
• Secondly, we are also pleased to announce the creation of our own stave-mill, to perfect the process of supply and transformation of the oak. Mr. and Mrs. Pereira, master stave cutters, who have been working for several years exclusively for the Tonnellerie Berger, have accepted to move to Vertheuil and join the cooperage team. We hope our stave-mill will open in the spring of 2011.

Watch this page for regular news of the progress of these two projects…

Kind regards,

René and Valérie Berger

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Anna Gao is our Agent in China.

She is in charge of proting Berger's Barrels in her country

but that's not all...

She is also a owner of a Vineyard in the Area of Ningxia.

Her Wine, Silver Heights, aged 100 % in Berger Barrels, has been voted "The Best Wine in China".

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Friday 14^th May 2010,

Published in the Medoc News Paper “Le Journal du Médoc”.

Article "Oak in the family veins" return by Dominique Barret.

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On the 8th and 9th of May, with the precious assistance of our sons Nathan and Mathieu, we planted trees and plants to embellish the cooperage gardens.

We chose three types of oak trees for the park around the workshop (pedunculate, cork and holm).

Here are a few photos of our planting sessions!

René & Valérie BERGER

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