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More on Blended vs. Single Cru Cognacs – Cognac Guide

The big houses (Hennessy, Martell, Remy Martin, and Courvoisier) own about 80% of the world-wide Cognac market but they no longer own significant vineyards. They buy eaux-de-vie from viticulteurs through buying organisations such as Champaco, the Remy Martin buying group. In most cases, a viticulteur who sells to Hennessy, for example, will always sell to Hennessy. Some exceptions…

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To blend or not to blend? – Cognac Guide: Eaux-de-vie and Cellar Masters

Here the classic debate between tradition and economies continues. First of all, there are many producers who do not blend in the classical sense. This means they do not blend eaux-de-vie from different crus, so Grande Champagne is forever Grande Champagne and so on. What they might do is to blend eaux-de-vie from the same…

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Hine Triomphe Grande Champagne Cognac bottled before 1980

A reader has a 1980 bottled Hine Triomphe Grande Champagne Cognac and would like to sell it. “In 1980, my dad tasted it, loved it, and bought many cases in Chicago. The cases were delivered to our home in Missouri and have been stored since then at room temp and on their sides or upside-down.”…

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Hine Antique XO Premier Cru Cognac Released on the American Market

For our friends across the pond, you now have the chance to purchase the latest offering from Hine Vintage Cognacs – the Antique XO Premier Cru. This new vintage blend holds true to the tradition of the original ‘antique’ cognac from Hine that was created by George Hine back in the year 1920.  George was…

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Vieille Fine Champagne de T. Hine & Co. Cognac Selection

Recently a reader discovered this Vieille Fine Champagne de T. Hine & Co. Cognac Selection bottle in the original case with the sealed cork and wrapped crystal top. It’s been in the family for at least 40 years and before that in the previous family also some time. The reader is not sure exactly how many years…

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Value of Hine Triomphe Cognac Fine Frande Champagne

A reader sent us pictures of a Hine Triomphe Cognac Fine Frande Champagne Cognac. This bottled was given to me by my employer that father owened liquer stores over forty years ago and when he pasted, a storage room from my office was cleaned out I was able to aquire this Cogac with two other bottles….

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