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Marcel Dargaud acquires a small cooperage in La Maison Blanche

Marcel Jaegle begins working at the cooperage (at 13 years old)

The cooperage is officially named Dargaud et Jaegle

Jean-Marcel Jaegle joins Tonnellerie Dargaud et Jaegle

The Jaegle family partners with Jeff Jaeger and Rich Davis at Demptos and they begin distributing Dargaud et Jaegle barrels in the United States.

Phillippe Demptos passes away and Jeff Jaeger helps the Demptos family sell Demptos cooperage

Barrel Associates International is founded by Rich Davis and Jeff Jaeger as the exclusive distributor for Tonnellerie Dargaud et Jaegle barrels and Barrel Associates fire-bent and water-bent American Oak barrels.

The Deep Toast barrel is invented and introduced by Rich Davis and added to the Barrel Associates American Oak barrel program

Cedric Jaegle joins his parents working at the cooperage

The Marcel Cadet barrel is created in honor of the late Marcel Jaegle.

Lauriane Jaegle moves to Napa temporarily to study the demand in the market for a Jaegle-coopered fire bent French oak barrel (which led to Vallaurine).

Lauriane Jaegle joins her parents and brother at Dargaud et Jaegle working as the Commercial Director.

Barrel Associates International begins distributing Vallaurine fire-bent barrels.

The Jaegle family acquires the Vallaurine cooperage in the Rhone Valley and begins coopering fire bent barrels.

Lizette Jaeger joins Barrel Associates International as General Manager.

Barrel Associates International introduces its premier American Oak barrel "Heritage".