Napoleon III also played a significant role in promoting the Cognac industry. In 1860, he played a major role in promoting free trade between France and Great Britain. The Maison Courvoisier in ...

Hennessy is a cognac, which means a type of grape-fuelled brandy from the Cognac region in South-West France. Cognac is to brandy what Champagne is to sparkling wine, in that to be called cognac the ...

Further inland, the departments of Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne are typical of south-west France with scenic countryside, meandering rivers and beautiful bastide villages. The countryside varies from ...