Information About Cognac Is At The End Of This Page.
COGNACS ON SALE ARE PRICED IN RED.
| Camus V.S.O.P. 50ml | $1.99 |
| Camus X.O. 50ml | $9.99 |
| Cles Des Ducs X.O 750ml | $89.99 |
| Courvoisier V.S. 750ml | $29.99 |
| Courvoisier V.S.O.P 750ml | $39.99 |
| Courvoisier X.O 50ML | $19.99 |
| Courvoisier X.O Imperial Cognac 750ML | $99.95 |
| Delamain Extra Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $399.99 |
| Delamain Tres Venerable Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $269.99 |
| Frapin Chateau Fontpinot Tres Vielle Reserve Du Chateau X.O Grande Champagne Cognac Premier Grand Cru 375ml | $49.99 |
| Frapin Grande Champagne V.S.O.P Premier Grand Cru 750ml | $49.99 |
| Hardy V.S.O.P Rubi Brandy 1 liter | $24.99 |
| Hennessy Paradis 750ml | $499.99 |
| Hennessy Richard 750ml | $2499.95 |
| Hennessy V.S 200ml | $9.99 |
| Hennessy V.S 375ml | $17.99 |
| Hennessy V.S 50ml | $4.49 |
| Hennessy V.S 750ml | $31.99 |
| Hennessy V.S.O.P 750ml | $49.99 |
| Hennessy X.O 750ml | $139.99 |
| Hine Rare Fine Champagne V.S.O.P Cognac 750ml | $39.99 |
| Jacques Cardin Cognac V.S.O.P 750ml | $19.99 |
| Jean Fillioux Family Reserve 750ml | $199.99 |
| Kelt V.S.O.P Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $49.99 |
| Kelt X.O Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $149.99 |
| Landy X.O Cognac 1er Cru Dog Cap 750ml | $99.99 |
| Landy Cognac Dog Bottle | $299.99 |
| Landy Cognac Monkey Bottle | $299.99 |
| Landy Cognac Snake Bottle | $299.99 |
| Landy Cognac V.S 750ml | $19.99 |
| Landy Cognac V.S.O.P. 750ml | $29.99 |
| Landy Cognac DESIR Red Dress 750ml | $69.99 |
| Martell Cordon Blue 750ml | $99.99 |
| Martell X.O 50ML | $14.99 |
| Martell X.O 375ML | $59.99 |
| Martell X.O 750ml | $99.99 |
| Meukow V.S. 375ml | $12.99 |
| Montaigne Cognac Kosher 750ml | $49.99 |
| Navan Vanille Cognac 750ml House Of Grand Marnier | $44.95 |
| Otard V.S.O.P Cognac 750ml | $44.99 |
| Pierre Ferrand Amber 10yr Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $33.99 |
| Pierre Ferrand Reserve 20yr Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $54.99 |
| Pierre Ferrand Selection Des Anges 30yr Grand Champagne Cognac 750ml | $99.99 |
| Remy Martin 1738 Fine Champagne Cognac 750ML | $54.99 |
| Remy Martin 1989 Grande Champagne Cognac Produced From The Grape Harvest Of 1989 750ML | $149.99 |
| Remy Martin Louis XIII | $1,799.99 |
| Remy Martin V.S 375ml | $12.99 |
| Remy Martin V.S.O.P 750 | $44.99 |
| Remy Martin V.S.O.P 50 | $3.99 |
| Remy Martin V.S.O.P 750 | $44.99 |
| Remy Martin X.O EXCELLENCE 50ml | $29.99 |
| Remy Martin X.O EXCELLENCE 750ml | $149.99 |
| Salignac Reserve 750ml | $199.99 |
| It all began by looking at a map... |
Cognac might have made a name for itself with its wine and salt trading while the Cognaçais, proud of their nickname: 'cagouillard' (snail ), enjoyed a slow pace of life, had it not been for the river Charente, dubbed 'my kingdom's nicest' by King Henry the IVth.
This river, particularly navigable, gave Cognac easy access to
the nearby Atlantic ocean, in South Western France, not far from Bordeaux.
A climate and soil most appropriate to vine growing, combined with a solid
intuition for trade, and a love of perfection did the rest.
Merchants, mostly English and Dutch, began to distill the wines in order to avoid the long boat trips spoiling their quality. The Dutch turned it into 'Brandewijn', or burned wine. This would become the forerunner of 'Brandy'.
During the XVIIth century, the Cognaçais initiated the process of double distillation, allowing the concentrated alcohol, the 'water of life' known as 'eau-de-vie', to travel in the safest and most economical conditions. This alcohol, stored in oak barrels, was to be diluted upon arrival. It is purely by chance that they realized that these eaux-de-vie improved with time and contact with the oak wood. They began to drink it as such. Soon, it would be named: Cognac.
The Cognac region was then primarily Protestant. The "Edict of Nantes" was their guarantee of "freedom of faith and worship, and safe heaven". When King Louis the XIVth, the Sun King, cancelled the edict, it forced many Protestant families to leave. They established themselves in England, Ireland or Holland and some began to import the eaux-de-vie produced by their relatives in the region. A strong export network thus began to spread.
The XVIIIth century saw the first exports to Holland, England, North America and the Far East. Trading Houses created in the XIXth century began to ship their products in bottles and no longer in casks. This was the start of yet another economic cycle, leading to the creation of factories producing bottles, boxes, corks and labels. Cognac was fast becoming a major trade and export centre.
At the end of the XIXth century a major crisis hit the region,
with the onset of the infamous phylloxera, a fungus that spread throughout the
vineyards, destroying them. In 1888, a French scientist traveled to Dennison,
Texas, where he found the long term cure to phylloxera. The Cognac merchants
led the way in replanting, partly from American vines, while helping growers
with plants, fertilizers and advice...
Little by little, the vineyards were entirely replanted, and became France's largest for white wine. This left the Charentais with new battles to fight, such as opening new markets throughout the world, guaranteeing quality, maintaining the region's global economy and protecting against Cognac's imitators.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the cure of phylloxera in 1988, Dennison, Texas and Cognac, France, became sister cities. Meanwhile, in the historic part of the town of Cognac, the rue 'Saulnier' (salt trader in old French) remains the only witness to the town's original trade.
All Cognacs originate from Cognac- - and its surroundings, in two French départements, which include Segonzac and Jarnac.
Is that obvious, redundant? Maybe so.
However, until 1909 when a decree protecting the delimited area was signed, this was not all that clear. The decree claims that only the spirit made with eaux-de-vie from the protected zone and permitted grapes are entitled to the name Cognac. They must be distilled and aged following specifically authorized techniques, respecting the double distillation process in a copper alembic, and aged in oak barrels for a minimum period of time.
Thus, all Cognac is brandy but not all coñac, kognac, or brandy is Cognac.
Not all Cognacs are alike:
With a rich clay soil, a softly tempered sea climate, and generous amounts of sunlight, the Charente valley enjoys a climate specifically favorable to cultivating vines. It covers over 200, 000 acres along the Charente river and may be distinguished by six different viticultural areas, or 'crus'.
Enjoying specific climate and soil, each region produces different and complimentary qualities of eaux-de-vie. The areas form a circular belt surrounding Cognac, and the eaux-de-vie loose sharpness and gain in body as they move further from the center.
The blending, or "marriage", of these distinct qualities will confer to each Cognac its individual, unique, character.
