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Visiting cognac houses
You can visit the great houses of cognac.
Moreover, it's possible to organize somme visits along the cognac's
routes
PRINCE DE POLIGNAC: honour to the coopers
Here, you will not find cellar walls blackened by evaporation. The Prince
Hubert de Polignac house is not very old but their coat of arms is one
of the oldest in France. A video will take you through this chapter
as well as that of the elaboration of Cognac. You will then be lead
through the cooperage museum, the ageing cellars and the bottling plant.
The cooperage museum exposes some rare objects from the 19th century
such as copper taps, a 2,000 litre cask, craftsmen's decorative signatures
but also a collection of tools that belonged to coopers.
Schedules From 1 April till 30 June and from 16 till 30 September (except
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays) from 10am till 12am and from 2pm
till 6pm. Visits for groups only. From 1 July till 15 September, everyday
including Sundays and bank holidays : 10am, 11am, 14pm, 15pm, 16pm,
17pm. Le Laubaret (exit Cognac, direction Angouleme. Then D49, Gensac
la Pallue. Follow road signs for Polignac-Reynac. Tel : 05 45 32 13
85. Fax : 05 45 82 83 04. http://www.polignac.fr/
Links:
http://www.cognac-world.com
Other links:
http://www.martell.com/range01.asp
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