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Oak, Wine & Spirits: A Tale of Alchemy

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Clothes do not make the man, but when it comes to wine and spirits, the cask is key. For centuries, the French company Charlois has worked in close connection with forests and oak, its expertise now extending far beyond its origins. Rooted in the Bertranges Forest, in the heart of France, Charloi...
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Thierry Dussard was born in Chambéry (Savoie) in 1953. He graduated from Sciences Po Paris (1976) and is a journalist, notably for the daily newspaper Le Télégramme, L’Amateur de cigare, and Vigneron magazine. He is the author of Le Chêne en majesté, with Sylvain Charlois and Christophe Deschanel (Flammarion, 2018), which won the 2019 Clos Vougeot Prize.


Christophe Deschanel has worked as a photojournalist for the Centre-France group and as an AFP correspondent from 1992 to 1998, with the enthusiasm of “living a thousand lives in a single day.” In 1998, he became a freelance photographer and director. His work has received numerous awards, including the prize for best image for the film In the Wood for Life at the OEnovidéo international festival in 2014.

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The Classics Collection

Oak, Wine & Spirits: A Tale of Alchemy

$205

It all starts with the forest—our heritage and our future.

— Sylvain Charlois
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Page count

308 pages

Number of illustrations

Over 150

Language

English

Released on

June 2026

Dimensions

W 25 x L 33 x D 4 cm

Cover materials

Silk Hardcover

ISBN

9781649805003

Weight

2.898 kg

Author

Thierry Dussard, Photography by Christophe Deschanel, a Project initiated by Sylvain Charlois

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Assouline supports One Tree Planted in its commitment to a more sustainable world through reforestation. Since 2019, this partnership has contributed to global efforts to restore forests, with the long-term vision of creating a sustainable cycle by sourcing paper from the trees planted. Our dedication to craftsmanship extends beyond the books themselves—today, our titles are printed on paper selected with the environment in mind, supporting the shift toward more responsible materials. With the belief that beauty stands not just in how it looks, but in how it’s made.

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