Louis XIV, often known as the Sun King, expanded the French colonies allowing trade to develop. Art and literature increased greatly but for many of ...

France and particularly Normandy was ravaged by battles and desolation from the mid fourteenth century right through to the nineteenth century. The Black Death killed ...

We see apples today as very much part of our stable diet and thousands of varieties are available in the shops. In all probability these ...

The apple is probably one of the oldest fruits known to man and belongs to the rose family probably easier to see by studying the ...

Throughout history apples have been closely related to Normandy, the large section of coast facing north across the English Chanel stretching from Cherbourg in the ...

It is probably appropriate that in looking at the finest and great cognac houses that we should start with what is claimed to be the ...

The Good & Great Cognac Houses Camus is said to be Cognacs fifth largest producer  and the biggest still in the hands of an individual family. ...

Certainly not one of the biggest houses, but this delightful chateau which is situated close to the Gironde has to be one of the prettiest ...

The firm was founded in 1805 and probably has one of the most intriguing histories of all the old houses. The Croizet family have been ...

Perhaps this is one of cognac’s little gems or maybe just lucky to have found a slice of land that is both ideal for their ...