Victor Hugo, famous French writer and the author of Les Miserables, described Cognac as the liquor of the gods. This sentiment might explain why Cognac, the beloved amber spirit, has been produced for ...

The skill of making a fine Cognac requires blending batches from different years and different vineyards to produce a consistent house style. But what if one year a single vineyard produces a special ...

Cognac house Maison Ferrand is restoring a vintage French river barge for fun spirits exploration as well as reinvestigating the benefits of waterborne barreling. With the naval tradition of ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...