The cognac house Meukow is one of the few big cognac houses still holding on to the structure of the family business. To be able to keep up with the competition, the family created the Compagnie de Guyenne (CDG) in 1969, an umbrella company that Meukow is today part of …

Rémy Martin, the distinguished cognac house in Cognac produced some of the finest spirit in the world. Louis XIII is one of the finest blends from the Grande and Petite Champagne. Popular amongst celebrities like Remy Ma, Churchill, the Queen and Tom Cruise!

The “Domaine de la Tour Vert” is in the family (Pinard-Ranson) since more than 10 generations. In this article you find information about the house of Pinard, its products and an interview we did with Jean Baptiste Pinard.
Since 1969 the family produces organic, biological brandy: Bio Cognac.
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KELT Cognac is one example of a cognac house that invests in traditional methods rather than innovative technology. This is just one reason why it’s interesting to have a closer look at this producer.
Needless to say, the eaux-de-vies used to produce the KELT cognacs come exclusively from grapes grown in …

House of Courvoisier, one of the favourite Cognac producer worldwide. Loved by celebrities like Napoleon or Busta Rhymes, it is a typically French Cognac house in Jarnac by the river Charente.

About the house of Croizet, article and a great documentary film (see below, three parts) explaining the Cognac business and production process in general.
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The story of Croizet begins  in 1805. Léon Croizet, a member of a family of vineyard owners established in Grande Champagne since the 16th Century, had …

The Château des Plassons in the south of the Bons Bois area
I take the car and get on my way to a “lieu dit” Château des Plassons on a Sunday afternoon in March 2010. I had heard that two young brothers took over a Cognac distillery nearby. Interesting, I …

There are seven big and known Cognac houses, that are more or less dominating the Cognac market. They are well known in the region and always played an important role in the area. These maisons de Cognac managed to export their eaux-de-vie from Charente in the whole world: Camus, Courvoisier, …