Canton Cooperage is located in Kentucky, in the heart of the white oak forests of the Eastern United States. The company is distinguished by its 75-year history of premium American oak barrel making. In 1998, the company became a division of Chêne & Cie, family owners of the French cooperage Taransaud, further enhancing the superior quality and consistency of Canton barrels through access to shared research, expertise and resources. XtraChêne USA (formerly known as Xtraoak) has been an expert supplier of premium French and American oak alternatives for 30 years. XtraChêne’s products result from the expertise of Chêne & Cie’s R&D team of enologists, engineers, and doctorates of enology. Innovation is fundamental to XtraChêne’s oak alternative product line. A daily focus on researching and developing products to best suit our customer’s requirements is the preoccupation of the R&D team.