Les Etapes de cognac : aid down.
02/27/2013
Charente-Maritime will bring down its subsidy for "Les Eatpes de cognac" 6,000 euros this year. It paid ... more

Training spirits
02/27/2013
Student at International Centre spirits Segonzac, Eugenie Berteau aims to succeed her parents at the head of the field Fontseche in Dompierre-sur-Charente. The center has trained 300 students last year, half of which is from Poitou-Charentes. ... more

Cognac : new Chinese regulations
02/27/2013
A new Chinese regulation on the levels of phthalates in spirits disrupt the cognac market. According to "CL", some Rémy Martin, Camus and Frapin shipments were blocked because cognacs, mainly old qualities, exceeded the threshold of 30 mg / kg. The storehouses and laboratories are trying to solve the problem. The Chinese market represents 40 million bottles of cognac per year. ... more

"Cognac News", the guidebook
02/18/2013
Class Media publishes a guidebook "Cognac News " (french, english and chinese). It will be launched during ... more

Cognac : small houses against large houses
02/6/2013
Small trading houses are struggling to compete with the big four (Hennessy, Martell, Remy Martin and Courvoisier), as for example Larsen bought in January by Rémy Cointreau. But some resist, as Bache-Gabrielsen has a plan to move to Louzac-St-André. Philippe Coste (Meukow) calls to distinguish. Jean-Marc Girardeau (Camus) targets special markets. ABK6 invested in vineyards. The company owns 240 hectares. ... more