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Description
Part of Assouline’s Classics Collection of highly collectible and immaculately illustrated volumes representing movements in style and chronicling chic. Each book is an inspiring journey to aesthetic bliss, a unique world all its own.
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, Charlois crafts barrels and casks designed to accompany and reveal the finest wines and spirits. Far more than a simple container, the oak cask is a true instrument of maturation: It structures tannins, refines texture, and enhances aging potential, while encouraging a slower, more harmonious, and more stable aromatic evolution.
From France to Scotland and the United States, this book, dedicated to His Majesty the Oak Tree, reveals how each barrel, through its origin, grain, toast, and history, contributes with finesse to the balance and complexity of exceptional red and white wines, champagnes, cognacs, bourbons, whiskies, and rums. Writer Thierry Dussard and photographer Christophe Deschanel traveled together to the seven locations featured in the book, uncovering the secrets of this patient and subtle craft. Their combined perspective sheds light on patient and exacting savoir-faire, in the service of excellence. With a preface by French chef Alain Ducasse and an afterword by French sommelier Éric Beaumard, Oak, Wine & Spirits: A Tale of Alchemy is a journey through the forest and what it has taught those who work with it: patience, resilience, and savoir-faire.
About the Brand
Assouline Publishing was founded as a family company in 1994 by Proper and Martine Assouline. It has published approximately 1500 titles on subjects ranging from architecture, art, design, fashion, lifestyle, and travel and has brought the illustrated book market to life with products that are modern, luxurious, and creative.
Created with the goal of becoming the first luxury brand on culture, Assouline aims to supply everything needed for a contemporary library. An active contributor to the growth of the illustrated market and its integration into the worlds of luxury, fashion, and design, Assouline provides the highest quality book-objects, sharing a distinctive graphic identity and editorial savoir-faire that have captured imaginations while addressing new themes in a contemporary manner. With its style and vision, the brand is a true pioneer.
Product Details
Released in June 2026
Author: Thierry Dussard, photographs by Christophe Deschanel, a project initiated by Sylvain Charlois
Publisher: Assouline Publishing Corporation
Edition: French
Book Details: 308 pages, over 150 illustrations
Material: Silk hardcover
Dimensions: (L 33 x W 25 x D 4) cm
Weight: 2.9 kg
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