Gourmet products local specialties and wines Jarnac

If the Courvoisier house is inseparable from Napoleon I, it is because Emmanuel Courvoisier and his comrade Louis Gallois were suppliers to the imperial court. Today, this cognac, whose emblem is the bust of Napoleon, is considered to be one of the best in the world. You can make a whole range of visits with on the program: museum, sensory tastings, discovery of a paradise sheltering cognacs from Napoleon's time, visit of the cooperage?

Here, cognac development is a real epic. Louis Royer, the eponymous creator of the company (in 1853) was beekeeper. Honey lovers are always a little poets… as wine lovers, after all, and man has, under Napoleon III, stretched an arc, it left no longer, to his successors only to remain faithful… After long belonged to a Japanese group, the renowned cognac house begins a new life. Back in French since 2015 thanks to the group of the Picard family. Not to question the work techniques and the quality of products! Ageing in oak barrels, the balances of the Ugny Blanc grape varieties, Folle Blanche, Colombart, distillation by holding Louis Royer's natural principles, passion and science equally… the name of Louis Royer is exported Worldwide… cognacs VS, VSOP, "Force 53", Napoleon, XO, Extra Grande Champagne, but also the Distilleries Collection, and also liqueurs. The competences of the house do not stop there, we also do here a stub (you will be told how it was, in 1589, discovered "by chance"), white or rosé.

Founded in 1763, the discreet but very elegant house Hine made only one bite of new technologies and we recommend that you go regularly on its site if you are not already a aficionado of the Instagram network. Lashed and so chic photographs offer elegant moments of the life of the cognac house, the way in which we consume Hine today and, above all, its resolutely modern image. A breath of fresh air!

The lake of Moulineau in Damazan welcomes the first water ski lift of Lot-et-Garonne with two pulleys. The first one, with adjustable speed, installed in a straight line, allows to initiate the beginners. With the second one, the experienced ones have a blast at 30 km/h on a 495 m loop with modules, it's a real blast. On the spot, you will find a Pro-Shop, but also a snack bar with a small restoration. Courses for children are available.

Exception of exception from valuable know-how and transmitted for generations, Cognacs Charlin are among the best in the top of the range of this spirits. Very fond of this kind of alcohol, the Chinese understood it and became a privileged partner of the house. Located in Elected, the house visits by appointment, in an absolutely magical setting.

The vineyard of the Bergeronnettes covers 25 hectares of vines planted in the 1 st cru of Cognac. This property has diversified production: cognac, pineau, chocolate (cognac) and also various liqueurs, including the Williams liqueur, which received the gold medal in Brussels in 2009 and the prestigious liqueur in 1993. Novelty: the chestnut liquor. But let us not forget that it is cognac that the land of Grande Champagne benefits the best.

The name of this cellar is fun because we think immediately of the famous part of the angels… It remains in the pure charentaise tradition by proposing cognac, pineau and wines from countries mainly from small producers. There are also wines from other regions, including wines from Languedoc, Grands Crus Bordeaux or Burgundy, large champagne houses and a range of homemade beers from all over the world. The offer is complemented by the fine grocery store with specialities from all regions and a beautiful selection of locally roasted coffees.

In the Ferrand family, we have been distilling from father to son since 1907. Maurice the grandfather was already making beautiful eaux-de-vie. His son René developed the distillation activity pursued by Maurice, who bears his grandfather's first name. It has also increased distillation capacity. With 4 passionate friends, he created the Maison Les Antiquaires du Cognac to offer cognacs that are more than 40 years old. His son Eric Pinard continues to work as a distiller while his nephew David Meil has taken over the Maison Les Antiquaires du Cognac. The Distillerie Pinard also offers a large room for the organization of receptions....

Tiffon was founded in 1875 and taken over in 1919 by Suerre Braastad, a young Norwegian who came to settle in Jarnac in 1899. The cellars built at the end of the 19th century, mostly placed perpendicular to Charente are remarkable. The fourth generation descendants continue the family activity with vines, a distillery and ageing cellars.

A. E. DOR cognac is a brand that has been loyal for decades. Each generation has respected the tradition of its founder Amédée-Edouard Dor and his reputation as a "cognac antique dealer", as he carefully chose and collected the best cognacs and eaux-de-vie. In 1898, the company bought the Albert Jarraud brand, which it still markets today. Today Pierre-Antoine Rivière continues the work accomplished by his parents Odile and Jacques Rivière. The cognacs are unique and the notes unusual. All the bottles have their own unique character that is found nowhere else. Some of these venerable nectars from Grande Champagne, the region of the Premier Cru of Cognac, have been aged in oak barrels for decades (70 years and more). Some of them even come from harvests whose origins predate the terrible phylloxera epidemic of 1874 and are guaranteed without any mixing or additional input. These vintages, available in three ranges (Tradition, Hors d'âge, Decanter) have been collected in the fullness of their aroma and taste, in wax-sealed glass bottles called "dames-jeannes", which sleep in a secret cellar called "Paradis", unchanged since its creation, jealously preserving their prestigious vintages. It should be noted that A.E.DOR is the only company in the world able to offer its customers eaux-de-vie of rare authenticity. With the authorisation of the French administration, it markets its prestigious cognacs at their natural degree.