You can visit the great houses of cognac.
Moreover, it's possible to organize somme visits along the cognac's routes

HENNESSY: a work of art

The Hennessy museum is the most recent, the most ambitious and the most modern of all the Cognac houses. Entirely rebuilt according to the plans of the famous architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, The "quais Hennessy" project is a majestic contemporary building that blends harmoniously with a 19th century hotel. The building is made only of materials that are used in the making of Cognac : limestone, copper, wood and glass. It harbours a wonderfully rich museum on Cognac and uses many modern techniques such as multiprojection. It provides a wealth of educationally acurate technical information : an 8 meter wide map of the vintage regions, a reconstitution of the evolution of the vine throughout the four seasons, visit inside a pot-still, visit of ageing cellars (boat crossing of the Charente river), etc. The museum covers, of course, the history of the Hennessy house, world leader in sales of Cognac, but also has a cultural calling. It hosts an international exhibition every year. In 1996, inaugural year of the museum, the exhibition was devoted to Ireland, land of the founder of Hennessy Cognac.

Schedules From 1 November till 31 December, From Monday till Friday (except bank holidays). From 1 April till 31 October, 7 days/week plus bank holidays (except 1 May). Closed from 1 January till 31 March (it is however possible to make an appointment Monday till Friday from 10 till 12am and from 2pm till 'pm). Rue de la Richonne, 16100 Cognac. Tel : 05 45 35 72 68. Fax : 05 45 82 49 01.