Category: News
Harvesting in the Armagnac region – The Perfect Perfume of Cognac
The House of Frapin, world famous for their cognacs, also produce a small range of perfumes and colognes.  Since the launch in 2002, their most popular product is 1270 – so named after the year when they commenced their wineRead more
Cognac sales exceed €2 billion in the last twelve months
Sales of cognac have risen 21 per cent in value to record levels. Sales figures to the end of July 2011 show that more than €2 billion worth of cognac has been sold in the previous 12 months. This isRead more
110 Hectares of Fins Bois sold to Russian Vodka Producer from St Petersburg
It seems that the Russians are moving into Cognac as several growers and cognac houses have sold out to Russian interests. The latest to do so is Jacky Chat, whose 110 hectares of vines are divided into 18 plots overRead more
Remy Cointreau Asian Sales Increase
Remy Cointreau’s revenue for the year ended 31 March 2011 grew 12%, driven by demand for Cognac in Asia and their travel retail business. It appears that cognac sales have risen 20% to €486 million throughout all their sales regions,Read more
Recent Find of Rare Cognacs
Visiting France again last week to locate more vintage cognacs, we were delighted to have found a number of exceptionally fine brandies. Top of our list is a seventy year old cognac from the region around Juillac la Coq. ThereRead more
High Summer, Time For Pineau!
Why, oh why do we in Britain have such a love of Pineau des Charentes but never seem to drink it? In a generation of tasting this rich aperitif from the Charente region, I have only come across one personRead more
Visitor numbers at the World’s biggest wines and spirits exhibition, Vinexpo, fall short of expectations.
Vinexpo is the biggest wines and spirits exhibition in the world. It is held in Bordeaux every other year and on alternate years is held in Hong Kong. Although the official figures showed a 3% increase in visitor numbers, numbersRead more
High Spring Temperatures are drying the grapes, causing problems for Brandy production
The hot Spring weather has created many problems in the Charente Vineyards. Temperatures of more than 35 degrees have had a severe effect on this year’s grape harvest. The sun has scorched the grapes, drying them and changing them toRead more
Cognac Vineyard Prices unchanged
Figures released today by La Fédération Nationale des Safer (SAFER), the national inventory of land transactions and prices which includes vineyards, is indicating that whilst there is little movement in vineyard prices from last year, there are many vineyard ownersRead more
Brandyclassics enter the Asian Cognac market
For more than a year we have been discussing the potential trade opportunities in Asia. We were unfortunate last year as we had planned to enter trade through the food and wine exhibition in Singapore. Despite having set up allRead more
