Once the aromas of the oak have been revealed during the bousinage, the barrel slowly goes down in temperature before the trimming step. At Tonnellerie Bernard, trimming is carried out [...]

Following the bending operation, the aromatic toasting or bousinage reveals the aromatic potential of the oak. Just like a coffee bean or cocoa bean needs to be roasted to reveal [...]

After completion of the hull, the staves are then bent to give the shape of the barrel. There are different methods of bending. We apply a bending by traditional heating [...]