Encounters

Portraits of the women and men of Tonnellerie Baron. The trades, the training and the paths of those who build the barrels, in the workshop and in the garden.

UNESCO’s International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tonnellerie Baron to showcase its craft

by La Tonnellerie Baron | 13 October 2026 | Encounters

On Saturday 17 October 2026, from 2pm to 7pm, the Communauté d’Agglomération Royan Atlantique (CARA) and the association Les Savoir-faire du Cognac are inviting the public to discover the area’s living heritage. The programme features the chance to meet practitioners,...

Encounter : Valentin Mullot, QSE Manager at Tonnellerie Baron

by La Tonnellerie Baron | 25 January 2024 | A la une, Encounters

Valentin Mullot joined Tonnellerie Baron with the aim of strengthening the company’s environmental policy. A policy that commenced 10 years ago. He is also responsible for the quality processes in place regarding the products and the safety of the men and women...

From artistic culture to market gardening: Tristan, Tonnellerie Baron’s gardnener

by La Tonnellerie Baron | 5 May 2021 | Encounters

Trained as a sound technician, driven by a creative instinct, always looking to expand his artistic palette, Tristan, eager to work in the open air and make good use of his new passions, joined Tonnellerie Baron in February 2021 to plant, cultivate, feed his mind and...

Training and experience of the coopers

by La Tonnellerie Baron | 6 July 2020 | Encounters

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...