Winegrowers’ union : AGM
29 mai 2009
The winegrowers’ union (SGV) is holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday 2 June at 4.30 p.m. at the Salamandre in Cognac in the presence of Pierre Aguilas, the president of the CNAOC (national confederation of wines and spirits of controlled origin).

Producers found guilty of excessive distilling
29 mai 2009
About thirty cognac producers in the Saintonge area have been found guilty of distilling too much by the Court of Appeal in Poitiers. They could face customs fines of up to 50,000 euros.

Bnic : reduced budget
28 mai 2009
The Bnic cognac professional trade organization has set yield at 8.12 hectoliters of pure alcohol per hectare. The Bnic scheduled budget is due to fall by 13% (a drop of 1 million euros).

Growth at Pernod-Ricard
28 mai 2009
Pernod-Ricard sales rose slightly in April after three months of falls. The group expects to remain stable in 2009 at best.

Armagnac one hundred years old
27 mai 2009
The members of the armagnac professional trade organization have celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the creation of the appellation. Last year 6.6 million bottles were produced and 3,700 hectares are given over to armagnac. As a result of the crisis, sales have fallen by 25% since the beginning of the year.

Martell and cognac week
26 mai 2009
Martell is to take part in cognac week for the first time (from 15 to 21 June) by staging events in several establishments in Bordeaux.

Winegrowers’ union AGM
26 mai 2009
The winegrowers’ union (SGV) is holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday 2 June at 4.30 p.m. at the Salamandre in Cognac.

Cognac yield
26 mai 2009
The standing committee at the Bnic is due to validate a cognac quota of 8.1 hl of pure alcohol per hectare on 25 May.

Introduction to cognac at the Cognathèque
20 mai 2009
The Cognathèque in Cognac regularly offers introductory cognac tasting workshops.

Cognac : fewer shipments
20 mai 2009
Shipments of cognac fell by -12.6% over the year to April 2009. There has been an 8.9% drop in the Far East, -16.6% in North America and -12.2% in Europe. These shipments represent 381,046 hectoliters of pure alcohol.