Our logo represents the historical “gabarre” that carried wood from the forests of France to the Bordeaux cooperages and returned with barrels for the wineries.

Nadalié History

1902

Auguste Nadalié creates the first Nadalié cooperage in Montpellier, France.

1943

Victor Nadalié Moves The Cooperage To Ludon-Medoc, France.

1951

Cooperage moves to Bordeaux.

1969

The Nadalié cooperage begins choosing and purchasing entire trees for their barrels and no longer buys pre-cut staves.

Nadalié has employed specialized tree-cutters from the same family for generations.

Jean-Jacques Nadalié comes to the US to explore the wine industry and begins selling barrels.

1972

The cooperage moves to Ludon-Médoc

1980

Jean-Jacques Nadalié opens Tonnellerie Française (now Nadalié USA) in Calistoga, CA.

Thus creating the first French cooperage in America.

1985

Tonnellerie Marchive is aquired in Barbezieux, France.

1996

Toneleria Francesa De Chile is founded in San Bernardo, Chile, as well as Marsannay cooperage in
Marsannay-la-Côte, France.

1999

A brand new workshop is created in Ludon Médoc

2001

Creation of our stave mills

2003

The Cask Cooperage is acquired in Tanunda, Australia.

2009

Tonnellerie Mercier Cooperage is acquired.

2011

Vincent Nadalié relocates to CA and becomes the Director of Sales.

2015

Nadalié USA celebrates its 35th Anniversary.

2017

The 5th generation of the Nadalié family acquired the Nadalié Group

2019

New Logo & Rebranding Roll-Out

2020

Nadalié USA Celebrates its 40th Anniversary