Term for cooperage, derived from tonneau (meaning barrel, ton). The world's largest and most important barrel manufacturer is the French company Seguin Moreau; other well-known producers are Berthomieu, Cadus, Demptos, France Chêne, Radoux, Sansaud, Seguin-Moreau, Taransaud and Vicard. The artisan profession for the production of wooden barrels is called cooper (cooper). The craft for the manufacture of wooden barrels is called cooper ( cooper ). See a complete list on the subject area under the keywords barrel and viticulture training.
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