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France’s Shrinking Vineyards
Ten years is a long time but, as recent census figure are just starting to report, not so long that you’d expect a country to lose over a tenth of its vineyards. But that is proving to be true in the case of France, where it appears that the surface area of the country’s grape…
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Rémy Martin Triples Cellar Visits in Cognac
Remy Martin just presented an overview of their tourist activities. Compared to last year the cellar visits (in the centre of the town of Cognac) went up by 300%. 60% of the visitors are french and 40% are from abroad. The scandinavians are quite heavy visitors in 2011. Remy also offers a “rendez-vous Rémy Martin“, a one-day-long stay at…
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Will New Tax Push Up The Price Of Cognac?
The new tax measures announced by President Sarkozy this week have drawn a question mark over whether or not cognac will be affected. The tax increases are to be included on various foodstuffs, soft drinks that contain added sugar and hard liquor. However, the rises appear not to apply to wines, rums and regional products….
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Luxury Goods, including Cognac are some of France’s Top Exports
Trading figures for 2011 show that whilst France (along with the rest of the world) is showing a deficit in trading figures, certain areas of trade are up. So whilst the export of pharmaceutical products is down, the trade in luxury goods such as high end luggage and cognac are rapidly increasing. Cognac is Top…
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Continuing Drought is affecting the Vines
The continued lack of rainfall is beginning to have an effect on the vines in nearly every region of France. In the Charentes the vines are growing, albeit slowly. Luckily the flowering went well but the vines are not their usual bright green colour that one would expect at this time of year. The quality…
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The French People Return to their Favourite Tipple
Strange as it may seem, the French people have been a little reticent in their purchase of one of the nation’s best known spirits. Of course, the global recession, or ‘crise’ as it’s called in France, affected sales of cognac here as it did throughout the world. However, the home market has been suffering for…
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