2016 année intense pour Living in Cognac
A des années-lumières de nos vies trépidantes et connectées, le cognac a besoin de prendre son temps, tout son temps, pour devenir ce produit d’excellence que nous connaissons et apprécions. Une génération de viticulteurs travaille pour la suivante voire celle d’après. Dès lors, il est souvent difficile de faire partager ces instants qui semblent parfois immuables, […]
Telling the story of cognac region
Far away from the hustle and bustle of our working lives, cognac needs to take its time, all its time. A generation of winegrowers works for the upcoming one. Suffice it to say that it’s light-years of our connected daily life, and thus, should be more emphasized, a subject of never-ending story.
Distiller, full-time job in wintertime
He/she wakes up early morning, generally between 4 and 6, each day, during the distillation time. As for a single-handed round world race, he/she crosses non-stop several weeks or months depending from the quantity of vine to be distilled. Even if modern facilities such as computer controlled devices, and gaz heating allow to sleep at home and no more in […]
November in the heart of a golden autumn
November is the kick off month for distillation. After the harvest time, distillation is a magic moment as well. In the vineyards, last fireworks in golden and brown colors take place before winter, a great inspiration for pictures… and many business travels this month, visits in museum, so as a stroll in Pays Basque for week end, as we […]
In the privacy of cognac distilleries
The scottish photograph, Mark Unsworth, is the guest of Cognac Museum till mid january. Famous specialist of food and beverage world, and more specially of the distilleries of Islay island where he lives and works, he has brought a fresh look on cognac distilleries of small properties. And for him, it has been the story of a nice discovery.
Dans l’intimité des distilleries de cognac
C’est souvent le fruit du hasard et de belles rencontres qui mène à de jolies surprises. C’est le cas pour l’exposition du photographe écossais Mark Unsworth actuellement à l’espace découverte du musée des arts du cognac. Spécialiste des distilleries de son île d’Islay, il a porté un œil neuf sur les distilleries de cognac, et plus particulièrement sur les […]