Making a foudre starts with French oak, a tightly grained wood that adds unique flavoring to the wine. Cooperages like Foudrerie François pay close attention to the quality of the wood they ...

The whitewash is what gives the wood a French oak look. Let dry, and apply three coats of clear topcoat with a clean brush, allowing it to dry two hours between coats (don't use a hair dryer on ...

One of the most celebrated warships in British history is being repaired using wood from France ... She led Britain to victory over the French in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

By PHILIP HOPKINS ON the first anniversary of the state government’s closure of Gippsland’s native forest industry, France’s rebuilt [...] ...

The harvest season is over, grapes have been crushed, juice settled and most of the primary fermentations are finished. Now the winemaker must begin thinking about what next steps to ...