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2007-09-11 20:44 Bilz0r 603×514 29 KB (Hopefully a fixed version of a SVG image of the map of Cognac producing regions in France. Based on a bitmap by "Alain Peaudeau, membre du club Rando-photo" Produced by me, using Adobe Illustrator.)
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Since the distilling of cognac is seasonal, the company fought for the right to use its empty stills for other purposes, and launched the gin Citadelle, France's first craft gin, in 1996. [8] [9] Then in 1999, the company launched the rum brand Plantation. [10] Jean-Dominique Andreu left Cognac Ferrand in February 2008. [11]
Jas Hennessy & Cie., commonly known simply as Hennessy (French pronunciation:), is a French producer of cognac, which has its headquarters in Cognac, France. It is one of the best-known cognac houses, [1] along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together make around 45% of the world's cognac. [2]
Angoulême–Cognac International Airport (French: Aéroport international d'Angoulême–Cognac), also known as Angoulême–Brie–Champniers Airport (French: Aéroport d'Angoulême–Brie–Champniers), (IATA: ANG, ICAO: LFBU) is an airport located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Angoulême, [1] between Brie and Champniers, all communes of the Charente département in the Nouvelle ...
"The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) is a French organization that oversees the production, promotion, and protection of Cognac. The BNIC's primary responsibilities include setting and enforcing the standards for Cognac production, ensuring the authenticity and quality of the product, and promoting the brand on a global scale."
All Cognac is produced by blending a variety of eau de vie which can be made from grapes from different locations, and from different vintages. It is the cellar master's skill that ensures that a brand's Cognac is recognizable regardless of when it is produced, since he can blend multiple eaux de vie to achieve the right taste for his house.
Louis XIII cognac is produced in the Grande Champagne region of Cognac, from the growing of the grapes to the distillation and aging of the eaux-de-vie. The final blend is composed of up to 1,200 individual eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne vineyards, ranging from at least 40 years to 100 years in age.