Discovering cognac in Charentes

Axelle Grosperrin, wine merchant of the Grosperrin company in Saintes.

RFI / Sayouba Traoré

By: Sayouba Traoré

2 min

It is a professional environment that is not easily opened to visitors.

We are in the town of Saintes, in Charente-maritime.

Cognac is an eau-de-vie produced in a delimited region, centered around the city of Cognac.

This work follows rigorous standards.

And you have to pay attention to the vocabulary of the trade.

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First, we have the production of grapes, which is carried out on a well-known terroir, with specific grape varieties.

Then, the work of the distillery.

Then, the phase that specialists call aging.

In the cellars of the company Grosperrin in Saintes, in Charente.

RFI / Sayouba Traoré

All cognac intended for direct human consumption must have undergone a minimum aging of 2 years in oak barrels in the production area.

Here too, the authorities are monitoring what is happening.

This control is carried out by the National Interprofessional Bureau of Cognac

Guest: Axelle Grosperrin

, wine merchant of the Grosperrin company in Saintes.

Production: Sayouba Traoré

In the cellars of the company Grosperrin in Saintes, in Charente.

RFI / Sayouba Traoré

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