150 YEARS: SAURY COOPERAGE, SINCE 1873
The year 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of Saury Cooperage, whose history has been written over the centuries and regions of France since 1873, from Minervois in the Aude to Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche in Corrèze, via Brive-la-Gaillarde. The Saury cooperage story is also a family story, that of the Saurys, and that of the Cabriés before them, […]
150 YEARS: TONNELLERIE SAURY, SINCE 1873 – Marius Saury barrel factory
When Marius Saury took over the family cooperage, he gave it his name, as evidenced by the letterhead “Fabrique de futailles et comportes* en tous genres Marius Saury”. At this time, coopers played an essential role in villages, since in addition to barrels, they made all kinds of strapped wooden containers, such as tubs, buckets, […]