Independent Stave Company

Independent Stave Company is a family-owned, dynamic, global company reaching customers in over 40 countries and cooperages around the world. Every day, millions of people enjoy beverages aged in our wine and whiskey barrels.

A century since the company's founding, Independent Stave Company still embraces the core values of family, innovation, community and hard work. Total commitment to quality and service has made us the leading cooperage company in the world, thanks to the unfailing support of our satisfied customers.

Independent Stave Company's process begins by selecting only the highest quality oak sourced from the premier forest regions of Central France, the Vosges and the American Midwest. These forests produce straight and very fine-grain oak and the company employs the industry's most experienced log buyers while managing over 15 log yards. Most importantly, this means our clients receive the highest quality oak.

Following careful selection, the oak is processed into staves at one of the company's state-of-the-art mills in Europe and the U.S. Today Independent Stave Company is the largest, and most quality-focused, stave mill operation in the world. With six highly efficient stave mills around the globe, the company services our wine and bourbon cooperages as well as other international cooperages. Mill facilities are located in:

Salem, Missouri
New Florence, Missouri
Salem, Indiana
Zanesville, Ohio
Morehead, Kentucky

The cooperage division has five barrel production facilities.

Missouri Cooperage in Lebanon, Missouri produces barrels for wines and spirits.
Kentucky Cooperage in Lebanon, Kentucky manufactures barrels for spirits.
Boutique cooperages in Australia, Chile and France produce wine barrels.