Martell XO Exclusive Architect Edition

It is always difficult to try and understand how the big cognac houses perceive their customers loyalty to their products. Clearly brand loyalty is a ...

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Alarming increase in exports of young Cognacs

Sales of cognacs, fuelled mainly by the massive demand for brandy products leapt 20% in the first six months of 2012. This represents an increase ...

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More than 70% of Chinese Brandies are Fake Products

The Hong Kong Vinexpo Exhibition took place last month and both Hennessy and Martell were notable absentees. The sale of brandies in China has reached ...

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New Remy Martin and Bacardi Cognacs launched for 2012

It seems that there is always somebody who sees potential in a new cognac and sure there are a lot of cognac distillers out there ...

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Dry summer leads to poor harvest in Charente

The weather has again dominated the news in the Charente, The long dry summer spell has meant the grapes have failed to fill adequately for ...

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Menuet Cognacs sold to a Chinese Buyer

Many years ago Brandyclassics bought cognacs from Menuet Cognacs; they were great cognacs and the cellar contained some very special stock from 1947 and some superb ...

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Brandyclassics opening Company in Cognac

Move to develop easier International shipments Over the years we have gradually expanded our stores and offices but with the potentially massive markets in China and ...

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Hennessy Cognac – an Old Firm with a Young Problem

Hennessy VSOP and Hennessy XO are perhaps the best known cognacs in the world, but over the years the standards of these cognacs has not ...

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The Cognac Process Part 3. The Dutch Influence

Around the middle of the 16th century the Cognaçais had been liberated from the English and lost some of their most important markets. But they ...

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The Cognac Process Part 2.2 A Small Town

Originally the town Cognac was important as a crossing over the river. In the Middle Ages it became a notable trading centre for salt, the ...

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