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The manufacturing process of armagnac starts obviously by the harvest. Then, the grapes follows a magical journey that tranformera the fruit in a drink worldwide known and appreciated. It is this transformation that we describe in words and pictures. |
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Written by Ph.Lespinet
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Vine culture in this region preferred dates back to Roman times. Witness the superb mosaics discovered at the Villa Gallo-Roman Séviac: the most beautiful, with their scrolls while clusters, leaves and vines, sing the harvest.
From this Gallo-Roman era many of these varieties will be grown in Armagnac. Many of these varieties have disappeared altogether. Some have stood the test of time, but are now cultivated in a confidential manner, as Clairette de Gascogne, Jurançon white, the white Mauzac, Plant Graisse, the Mauzac rose, Meslier St. Francis. But today, 4 varieties are needed for a good Armagnac. |
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Written by Ph.Lespinet
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When choosing the characters who were to become the heroes of his major Alexander Dumas' elected four personalities, who really existed but we must confess that he took some liberties with chronology. |
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