Nadalie USA - The Company

In 1980, Jean-Jacques Nadalié and Duane Wall established Tonnellerie Française in Calistoga, California, to handcraft barrels in the traditional French style. Twenty years later, the company name was changed to Nadalié USA to reflect the worldwide association of the Nadalié name with fine cooperage. In the mid-1980s, Alain Poisson, master cooper from the Burgundian region of France, joined the team to help establish the industry presence that Nadalié enjoys today. The resulting combination of knowledge and experience has led the transformation of American oak's association with whiskey barrels to the current era of fine wine casks. Nadalie USA is the oldest full-line, traditional, French-style manufacturing cooperage in the Americas.

Tradition and Quality

Applying time-honored French coopering methods with premium air-dried wood gives wine a superior barrel character using both American and French oak. Our team has developed unique manufacturing processes to exploit the distinct qualities in American and French oak. Bending the air-seasoned wood over an open fire provides the toast, which is executed to the winemaker's specifications.

Barrel Alternatives

Nadalie USA has always been at the forefront of evolving practices and techniques, offering today an extensive selection of Oak Add-ins that provide an alternative or supplement to the traditional oak flavor extraction process. These products are made from the same American and French oak used in Nadalia USA Oak Barrels and are available with a full range of toasting options.