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Pineau des Charentes (French pronunciation: [pino de ʃaʁɑ̃t] ⓘ; Pineau Charentais, or simply Pineau) is a regional aperitif of western France, made in the départements of Charente, Charente-Maritime, and (to a lesser extent) Dordogne. While popular within its region of production, it is less well known in other regions of France and ...
Viticulture is a key sector of the local economy, the region with the presence of some of the most prestigious French vineyards: vineyards of Bordeaux, Bergerac, Cognac (production of Cognac and Pineau des Charentes) and partially, Armagnac (production of Armagnac and Floc de Gascogne), Southwest vineyards in the valleys of the Garonne and Lot ...
Chambord: a liqueur made from cognac infused with black and red raspberries and Madagascar vanilla; Domaine de Canton: a cognac based ginger liqueur; Grand Marnier: a liqueur made from cognac and distilled essence of bitter orange; Pineau des Charentes: a sweet apéritif, composed of a cognac eau-de-vie and grape must, made in the Charente region
Cognac and pineau are two of the major agricultural products with maize and sunflowers being the others. [20] Charente-Maritime is the headquarters of the major oyster producer Marennes-Oléron. [21] Oysters cultivated here are shipped across Europe. Rochefort is a shipbuilding site and has been a major French naval base since 1665. [22]
Map of the Cognac growth regions. Grande Champagne is a French district, called a cru, known for its cognac.It produces the finest cognacs in a zone of 34,703 hectares, of which 17% is dedicated to production of cognac, which can be marked as Grande Champagne or Grande Fine Champagne. [1]
Château de Cognac, also known as Château de Valois and Château François, is a castle in Cognac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The castle has been rebuilt many times over the centuries. Fortifications have existed since Hélie de Villebois, 1st Lord of Cognac built a fort around 950.
In 1644, Charles Gautier married Jacquette Brochet, a winemaker's daughter. From 1700, their grandson, Louis Gautier, developed the trade in cognac. He helped expand the market and contributed to the considerable growth of Maison Gautier. In 1755, the family obtained a royal warrant to produce cognac and a founding charter signed by King Louis XV.
Vin de liqueur. A vin de liqueur (French) or mistela (Spanish) is a sweet fortified style of French wine and Spanish wine that is fortified with brandy to unfermented grape must. ...