HISTORY

The winemakers of the Western Cape region of South Africa import beautifully hand crafted barrels from the famous ' Tonnelleries ' (Coopers) of France. Made from 100 year old oak timber... each one is an original with its own unique oak flavour and character. Every barrel is used to mature several different wines, usually finishing off with a red wine... but they only have a limited lifespan in the winery and after a number of years have to be replaced with new.

We then purchase the old barrels directly from the wine estates and bring them to our workshop in the Constantia Valley where our skilled craftsmen recycle and transform them into our beautiful and unique product range .... extending their lives for ever.

We break down the barrels and sort the wine barrels staves into piles of similar sizes.

We take great pride in the exceptionally high standard and quality of our merchandise, still managing to retain the authenticity and history of where this beautiful old timber came from.... with the richness of the red wine still clearly visable throughout the grain of the French oak.

The Laid-Back Co has been proudly supplying South Africa's finest Interior Décor and Antique Shops, Wine Estates, Delicatessens and Chefs for many years as well as exporting to shops in the United Kingdom ... including TV celebrity chef Rick Stein..

If you would like to have a product specially designed then please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your needs.

Please contact us and we will happily refer you to your nearest stockist.

We are thrilled to refer all Australian enquiries to jonsegal@bigpond.com

For all enquiries from the United States and Canada please contact 'SNOB' at www.snobstuff.com... a stunning shop based in Toronto, Canada. 

For all UK enquiries please contact  ' THE OLD WINE BARREL COMPANY ' at www.oldwinebarrel.co.uk