10 Distilleries in Poitou-Charentes That You Shouldn't Miss

Behind the scenes of a family's passion... Nos visites : * «VERTICAL OF CAMUS», the CAMUS range : 30€ * «CAMUS INSTENSITY, an Instant of Intensity» : 17€ * «CAMUS SINGLE ESTATE, the CAMUS’s family Borderies estate range” : 20€ * «CAMUS ILE DE RE », the 3 CAMUS blends made in Ile de Ré Island : 20€ * MASTER BLENDER (création de son propre assemblage de cognacs XO - creation of one's own blend of cognac, with one 50cl bottle offered - 2 hours approximately) : 160€ per adult or 200€ per adult for a private Master Blender tour * MASTER BLENDER (creation of one's own blend of cognac, with your own cask - 2 hours approximately) : please contact us for further details.

Based in Segonzac, Grande Champagne, heart of Cognac appellation, we welcome you to discover our estate and family production. You will be able to visit our still and to learn about cognac distillation process. We will show you our centenary cellar to finish by a nice tasting in very good atmosphere. We also make pineau des Charentes. You don't know what it is? So you have come!

Single Estate Cognac Tour! Enter the secret of the transformation of wine into Cognac, from the vineyards to the glass of Cognac, this is the purpose of the visit to ABK6’s Estate. The « Domaine de Chez Maillard », at the heart of its 90 hectares of vineyards, on an exceptional chalky hilltop location is home to the production of the famous ABK6 Cognacs & Cognac Leyrat. Come and discover the estate’s « eaux-de-vie » secretly housed in our cellars. We can organize a escape game (partnership with code 60 ) during your visite one this estate upon request only.

From the grape to the bottle,come to share a moment with us and discover the vineyard, the distillation process and the ageing warehouse, all of it sprinkled with historical and economical stories on the region and its star product. At the end of the tour, you will enjoy a tasting of ours Cognacs Grande Champagne et Pineau des Charentes. Should you travel alone, in couple, with family or in group, you will be equally welcomed... Visit is free of charge and lasts for about 1h a 1h30. We speak : French, English, Spanish and German.

24H/24, 7j/7... By appointment! We welcome you with a smile, our knowledge, our products and our horrible French accent :)

Since 1919 the Domaine des Groies has been in the family. It was in 1924 that Auguste Bossis began planting vines, of these vines, that only one rank remains today. Our job is to get the best out of our vines, given the weather that changes the parameters of the crop every year. We are very concerned about respect for the environment, which is why we practise Optimus-based agriculture, which minimizes the impact of pesticides on grapes and thus on wines.

According to the genealogy researched by Valentin Guillon we know that our family have been living on the same farm since 1610. Over the past 3 generations the farm has been gradually planted with vines and the secrets of blending the family’s Cognac and Pineau des Charentes has been passed from grandfather to father and now daughter.Line Sauvant is the Maître de Chais of this Mansion, and she manages all the process of production, from the vineyard to the bottle!The vineyards of Guillon-Painturaud brand cover 18 hectares (about 45 acres) of land and are set in the heart of the Grande Champagne region – Grande Champagne is the way we call the Premier Cognac grape growing area. The vines benefit from the chalky soil and local climate, allowing the growth of grapes to produce a spirit that is renowned for its delicacy, powerful aromas and longevity. We produce both Cognac and Pineau des Charentes, which is a blended mix of Cognac with white or rose fresh grape juice; and it is also aged

Located in the city center of Saintes, in historical cellars on the bank of the Charente river, GROSPERRIN cognac house offers private visits. In this unique and intimate visit into the heart of a small cognac house, famous all around the world for the quality of its cognac, discover the secret of ageing and the assemblage, and many other technicals aspects of the cognac production.