The Charente Scene – Spring 2014
The news of a slowdown in cognac sales in the valuable Chinese markets has originated mainly from the big houses. More than any other they ...
Suntory Acquires Beam – Japanese Drinks Company becomes the Third Largest
Suntory Holdings Limited, based in Osaka, and US based Beam Inc. have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Suntory will acquire ...
Hermitage Export Success takes us to VINEXPO 2014
Hermitage Cognac is found in many countries including the Middle East and Russia but this year Thailand has taken its first full container shipment of ...
Age Matters – Chivas agrees with Hermitage
There is a very definite correlation between the Chivas Brothers’ view of producing a great spirit and our own. Three or four years ago the ...
A New Vintage Begins with British Summer Time
Longer days and lazy evenings are what we are all looking forward to now that British Summer Time has begun. This time of year also ...
New addition to our Range – Hermitage 1974 Chez Richon Cognac
We are very excited about our latest addition to the Hermitage range. New on our shelves this year is the Hermitage 1974 Chez Richon Cognac. ...
The Cognac Process – Part 8. The dreaded Phylloxera
The prosperity from the trade with Britain in the late 1800s was sadly doomed as production rose even faster than consumption. Thousands of acres were ...
Trouble Afoot at Remy Martin?
There have been significant changes at Remy Martin over the past month. First, it was announced that their Cellar Master, of 10 years, is to ...
Responsible Drinking on the Increase
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has welcomed the latest survey of UK drinking trends by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which shows an ...
The Charente Scene – Winter 2014
Never has the weather in an area been more important than it is in the Charente and once again the unexpected has happened with temperatures ...
