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Cooperages 1912 Strengthens Dedication to Sustainable Wood Sourcing with SFI Chain of Custody Certification on TW Boswell American Oak Barrels

NAPA, Calif. (April 16, 2024) – Cooperages 1912 announces its achievement of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain of Custody certification for all TW Boswell American oak barrels. This latest certification further solidifies the company’s position as a leader in environmentally responsible cooperage practices. A luxury wine barrel brand from Cooperages 1912, TW Boswell is committed to exclusively using oak that has achieved a sustainable certification.

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Brown-Forman Announces Sale of Cooperage in Alabama

Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BFA,BFB) announced the sale of its cooperage in Trinity, Alabama, to Independent Stave Company (ISCO). The cooperage will continue to make barrels for the Jack Daniel Distillery as part of a strategic relationship between the companies. ISCO will rename the cooperage from the Jack Daniel Cooperage to the Alabama Cooperage upon closing, expected by May 1, 2024.

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ISCO Purchases Forested Acreage In Southcentral Kentucky

Independent Stave Company (ISCO) has closed on 8,016 forested acres in the Southcentral region of Kentucky, near the town of Somerset. The land was purchased for its abundance of mature stave quality oak logs. Over the next several years, ISCO Log Procurement will work with local loggers to sustainably harvest wood from the land to supply the company’s stave mill facilities in Kentucky and the adjacent states.

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Coil breaks ground for new Independent Stave Company mill

Coil Construction broke ground today to make way for a new mill for Independent Stave Company to produce staves for bourbon and wine barrels. Community members, members of the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and representatives
from Independent Stave Company and Coil Construction were on hand for the groundbreaking.

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Oak Solutions Group Develops New F+ / Fermentation Plus

Oak Solutions Group is pleased to the announce the latest addition to its trū/tan portfolio: f+ / Fermentation Plus. Fermentation Plus is a hydrolysable tannin that is a blend of gallotannin and ellagitannin derived from Quercus Alba. It adds subtle aromas and a smooth, round mouthfeel to heavier whites and lighter reds.

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Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Prepares to Expand Operations into Ireland

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, is expanding operations with the opening of a cooperage facility in Ireland. The company will begin doing business under the name Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ireland on September 1, 2021. The facility is located near the town of Newbridge, in County Kildare, about an hour west of Dublin.

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Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Receives ISO 9001 Certification

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, is proud to announce they have received the ISO 9001 certification. The ISO 9001 certification is an international standard that requires companies to develop and document a quality management system that outlines how they operate.

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Schools face a substitute teacher crisis. These districts are getting creative to fix it.

Stefanie Fernandez usually spends her work week in the finance office of Independent Stave, a company that manufactures oak barrels for bourbon and other spirits, headquartered in Lebanon, Missouri. But once every week or two since in December, Fernandez has trailed her son into his middle school when she drops him off for classes. She checks in at the office, collects a binder of “sub notes,” and reports to a classroom.

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Barrel Partnership

Originally posted by Cal Poly on the Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture Website and in the Fall 2020 issue of Vines to Wines.

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ISCO Launches Volunteer Firefighters’ Initiative

Independent Stave Company is proud to announce the launch of the ISC Volunteer Firefighter Initiative. This initiative supports fire departments who rely on volunteer firefighters within the communities where Independent Stave Company cooperage facilities, mills and sales offices are located.

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ISCO Partners on Kentucky Apprentice Program

MCTC, Independent Stave, KY FAME Unite for Good JobsOriginally posted on the Maysville The Ledger Independent Online 6.25.2020Can you imagine earning a two-year college degree at virtually no cost with a part-time job included and the likely guarantee of a good-paying job at graduation with one of the world’s top manufacturers? That is exactly the opportunity that awaits five students …

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ISCO Supervisors & CEO Receive Patriot Award

ISCO Supervisors & CEO Receive Patriot AwardsOn Monday, February 4, 2019 three Independent Stave Company employees were honored to receive the Patriot Award by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The presentation was held at Missouri Cooperage. The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off …

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Benton Wood Products Donates $5,000 to Marcella’s Kitchen

Benton Wood Products Donates $5,000 to Marcella’s KitchenIn September, our employees at Benton Wood Products used ISCO Cares funds to donate $5,000 to Marcella’s Kitchen. Marcella’s Kitchen feeds the hungry of Marshall County, KY. Their mission is to unite a community of believers to be Christ’s hand extended by loving and providing meals for those in need.

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Tonnellerie Tremeaux Builds a New Atelier in Beaune

Tonnellerie Tremeaux is pleased to announce construction of a custom atelier designed to honor artisanal tradition and create an aspirational environment for skilled craftsmen. Once complete, Tonnellerie Tremeaux will move its barrel production from the current site to the new cooperage, still nestled in the heart of Beaune.

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Cooperages 1912 Makes $50,000 Scholarship Donation to Sonoma State University to Benefit Wine Industry Scholars Program (WISP)

Cooperages 1912 recently announced a scholarship donation of $10,000 per year for the next five years to the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University, totaling $50,000. The donation will benefit SSU’s Wine Industry Scholars Program which brings first-generation college students with wine industry ties, children of vineyard and winery workers, to the University.

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Independent Stave Company Continues Multi-Year Commitment to Lebanon Public Schools, Donates $60,000 over Two Years to Establish Teacher Training Program to Benefit Students with Dyslexia

Independent Stave Company is pleased to announce its ongoing support to establish a sustainable training program for teachers in the Lebanon Public Schools to improve learning conditions for students with dyslexia. The family-owned business made an initial donation of $30,000 in 2016, and is now making a subsequent donation of $30,000 for 2017 to continue the effort.

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Oak Species for Cooperage

Oak is an excellent choice for crafting spirits barrels. Why? It contributes a wide variety of desirable flavors, it is ring porous allowing the oak extractives to be more accessible, and oak is liquid tight when quartersawn (American oak) or split along the grain (French/European oak).

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White Oak Sustainabiltiy

At Independent Stave Company, we take sustainability and growth of our white oak resource seriously. Our efforts, and those of countless loggers, landowners, and the forestry departments are paying off. Currently, the supply of harvestable white oak is growing.

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ēvOAK by Oak Solutions Group Launches New Extraction Tank in Partnership with Custom Metalcraft

ēvOAK by Oak Solutions Group is pleased to introduce the ēvOAK Extraction Tank, a specialized, easy-to-use external tank system developed in partnership with Custom Metalcraft to extract oak into wine or spirits. The ēvOAK Extraction Tank can be used in conjunction with any type of oak alternative product, offering a faster extraction than traditional methods as well as the convenience of reduced labor inputs at the winery.

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Perle de Quintessence Fermentation Barrel Presented at I+Q Event in Napa

BORDEAUX, France (April 12, 2016) – New fermentation barrel Perle de Quintessence is proving a success in the United States after its inaugural vintage in California, Washington and Oregon. More than a dozen wineries utilized the barrel during the 2015 harvest to ferment premium grape lots, and subsequently a trial sourced from Schweiger Vineyards was featured at the Innovation + Quality (IQ) 2016 event held at Charles Krug Winery in Napa Valley.

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Tonnellerie du Monde Invests in Burgundian Cooperage Tonnellerie Tremeaux

BORDEAUX, France (March, 2016) – Tonnellerie du Monde, owner of the Bordeaux-based cooperage Tonnellerie Quintessence, is pleased to announce its new partnership with an artisan Burgundian cooperage, Tonnellerie Tremeaux. As an investor and co-owner, Tonnellerie du Monde plans to honor the Tremeaux brand and carefully build its presence in France and international wine markets alongside founder Ludovic Tremeaux.

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T.W. Boswell Introduces Minerality Barrel

NAPA, Calif. (February 4, 2016) – Cooperages 1912 is expanding the T.W. Boswell Cool Climates series with the addition of the Minerality barrel. The Cool Climate series launched in 2013 with a focus on elegance, with delicate oak attributes and refined character.

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Oak Solutions Group Develops New Oak Tannin Blend, ‘ib / Integration Boost’

NAPA, Calif. (February 1, 2016) – Oak Solutions Group is pleased to the announce the latest addition to its trū/tan portfolio: ib / Integration Boost. Integration Boost is a blend of ellagitannin derived from stave-quality oak and gallotannin derived from oak gall that enhances fruit perception by providing a rich sweetness to both the flavor and aromatic character of white and red wines.

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Construction Begins on New Kentucky Research Center

LEBANON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2016) – Independent Stave Company (ISC) is pleased to announce the construction of a research center dedicated to oak innovation and experimentation for the spirits industry. Once complete, the new research center will serve as a cutting edge resource on oak maturation for ISC’s distilling customers in Kentucky and around the world.

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Independent Stave Company Continues Expansion: Morehead Wood Products Becomes Operational

MOREHEAD, Ky. (Sept.16, 2015) – Independent Stave Company is pleased to announce its fifth American oak stave mill has come online and is now fully operational. Transformed from an empty 58-acre field to a state of the art stave mill in just two years, Morehead Wood Products began operating in September and is now supplying high quality staves and heading to the company’s Kentucky Cooperage based in Lebanon, Ky.