History and Traditions

How phylloxera ravaged the Cognac vineyards from 1868 onwards, and how the growers of the Charentes managed to rebuild their vines.

From phylloxera to the 1938 delimitation of the crus: how, between 1910 and 1939, the Cognac vineyards won back the chalky slopes of Grande and Petite Champagne.

Before it became the great sipping spirit we know today, cognac was also enjoyed in a surprisingly simple way: lengthened with cool water, sometimes sparkling. This French tradition is largely forgotten today, and it deserves its place back at apéritif time. When cognac was a café drink
Picture Paris in the Belle Époque, somewhere between 1880 and 1914. The terraces of the grand boulevards come alive, waiters weave between the tables, and conversations stretch on over a glass.
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