However, the southwestern region of Cognac is an anomaly — 98% of its vineyards are used for cultivating brandy. It’s a drink that can perhaps feel rather archaic to some of us. There was ...

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Like Champagne, Cognac is also a strictly French spirit. Cognac is a type of brandy specifically produced in the Cognac region of western France. If Cognac becomes too expensive, brandy is the ...

The French cognac industry said Friday it was losing 50 million euros ($50 million) per month since the imposition of antidumping duties by China and appealed for government help. Since October 11 ...

97% of cognac is exported – 31% to China. Days earlier, Beijing had retaliated against European Union tariffs of up to 35% on its electric cars by threatening similar taxes on European brandy ...

Photo: AFP The French cognac industry said Friday it was losing 50 million euros ($50 million) per month since the imposition of antidumping duties by China and appealed for government help. Since ...

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