A cooper works on a barrel in the workshop of the Tonnellerie Baron, a French cooperage founded in 1875 and maintaining the historic craft of coopering, near the town of Saintes, southwestern France, on March 20, 2024. The cooper house house maintains the historic craft of coopering producing barrels, puncheons, and foudres of many sizes and shapes for maturing the finest wines. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)