David Lincoln Ross, Founder, Ross Wine Tours
david@rosswinetours.com +1 646 420 7214

Private Cognac Tours

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Private Cognac Tours

The Taste of Time - Cognac Tasting Tour
Only a few Cognac firms today can trace their origins to the 1700s: Martell in 1715, Rémy Martin in 1724, Hennessy in 1765, and Courvoisier, whose founder, Emmanuel Courvoisier, supplied Cognac to Napoleon in the first decade of the 1800s.

Thanks to close contacts at both established and modern Cognac houses in the region’s six sub-appellations, Ross Wine Tours is able to offer intimate voyages of discovery of the world’s most famous brandy.

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1. COGNAC: Sample 2-DAY – 1-NIGHT Itinerary

“TASTES OF COGNAC”
Join Cognac aficionado David Lincoln Ross on a journey through one of the most beautiful and historic corners of France: Cognac and the Charente region.

Explore the hidden corners of this little-touristed region and meet some of the most talented master Cognac distillers, taste their aged Cognacs, dine at Michelin-starred restaurants, and stay at luxury châteaux and hotels during your tour.

  • Morning departure from Paris or Bordeaux:
  • Depart 1st class TGV train to Cognac (Paris/Montparnasse or Bordeaux Gare St. Jean) to Cognac. (A: From Paris, transfer to local train in Angouleme to Cognac – 3/12 h total; or B:
    Direct from Bordeaux – 2 1/2h total)
  • Once in Cognac, you will be met by your local, expert guide transfer via private chauffeur sedan to Hotel; Check In at a Grand Luxe Hotel Chais Monnet in town center
  • Reservation for lunch at Les Foudres, Hotel Chais Monnet, a Michelin-rated address
  • Following in the Afternoon: a private tour with your local expert guide of the Grande Champagne Cognac sub-appellation
  • During this tour, you will stop for a private visit and tasting at a top, artisanal producer, near city of Cognac – 10km-6 miles from town center
  • Following your private tour and tasting, you will return to Hotel Chais Monnet, with balance of afternoon free to walk around old section of city.
  • Dinner reservations at a Michelin-starred restaurant just outside Cognac

  • Breakfast at Hotel Chais Monnet
  • Check out and together with your private, local expert guide you will have a tour to the Tonnellerie Leroi, where the Cognac aging barrels are crafted and produced for all the top Cognac Houses.
  • After the barrel-making tour, you have lunch reservations in city center at Le Bistro Claude
  • Following lunch, you will have a private VIP Guided Tour of Cognac Hennessy, tasting all its prestige and limited release aged XO and older Cognacs with a Hennessy Master Blender

Optional Cultural visits:

– La Musée des Arts de Cognac

– La Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Cognac

PRICE WILL DEPEND ON SEASON, NUMBER OF TRAVELERS, AND SPECIFIC REQUESTS:

Email David at david@rosswinetours.com for details.

2. COGNAC: Sample 3-DAY – 2-NIGHT Itinerary

“TASTES OF COGNAC: Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne & Borderies

Join Cognac aficionado David Lincoln Ross on a journey through one of the most beautiful and historic corners of France: Cognac and the Charente region.

Explore the hidden corners of this little-touristed region and meet some of the most talented master Cognac distillers, taste their aged Cognacs, dine at Michelin-starred restaurants, and stay at luxury châteaux and hotels during your tour.

  • Morning departure from Paris or Bordeaux:
  • Depart 1st class TGV train to Cognac (Paris/Montparnasse or Bordeaux Gare St. Jean) to Cognac. (A: From Paris, transfer to local train in Angouleme to Cognac – 3/12 h total; or B:
    Direct from Bordeaux – 2 1/2h total)
  • Or— once in Cognac—you will be met by your local, expert guide transfer via private chauffeur sedan to Hotel; Check In at a Grand Luxe Hotel Chais Monnet in town center
  • Reservation for lunch at Les Foudres, Hotel Chais Monnet, a Michelin-rated address
  • Following in the Afternoon: a private tour with your local expert guide of the Grande Champagne Cognac sub-appellation
  • During this tour, you will stop for a private visit and tasting at a top, artisanal producer, near city of Cognac – 10km-6 miles from town center
  • Following your private tour and tasting, you will return to Hotel Chais Monnet, with balance of afternoon free to walk around old section of city.
  • Dinner reservations at a Michelin-starred restaurant just outside Cognac

  • Breakfast at Hotel Chais Monnet
  • Check out and together with your private, local expert guide you will have a tour to the Tonnellerie Leroi, where the Cognac aging barrels are crafted and produced for all the top Cognac Houses.
  • After the barrel-making tour, you have lunch reservations in city center at Le Bistro Claude
  • Following lunch, you will have a private VIP Guided Tour of Cognac Hennessy, tasting all its prestige and limited release aged XO and older Cognacs with a Hennessy Master Blender

    Optional Cultural visits:

    – La Musée des Arts de Cognac
    – La Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Cognac

  • Breakfast at Hotel Chais Monnet
  • Check out of Hotel
  • Then, private sedan to Atlantic seacoast from Cognac, to visit sea salt flats, Rochefort, home to 18th cy shipbuilding center and Hermione frigate, the full-size replica of the original boat that carried the Marquis of Lafayette to the US colonies during the American Revolution
  • Lunch – Free in Rochefort or along the coast on advice of your private guide for the day
  • Return to Cognac
  • That evening, arrange transfer to Bordeaux, Paris or next stage of your visit, per your instructions

PRICE WILL DEPEND ON SEASON, NUMBER OF TRAVELERS, AND SPECIFIC REQUESTS:

Email David at david@rosswinetours.com for details.

Tours will include but are not limited to:

  • Special invitation tours and tastings to artisanal Cognac producers in top two Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne sub-appellations
  • Tours of selected Borderies, Fins Bois, Bons Bois, and Bois Ordinaires sub-appellations
  • Visit and tour of Leroi artisanal barrel-maker, and its tonnellerie
  • Tour Le Musée des Arts, Cognac
  • Tastings with Cognac Jean Fillioux, Cognac Frapin, or Château de Beaulon
  • For more information and prices, email David at david@rosswinetours.com or call +1 646 420 7214
Testimonial

What Clients Say

Ariane Daguin

Founder, CEO, D’Artagnan, New York, NY

"As a talented journalist, a friend of more than 35 years, longtime D’Artagnan customer, and a fellow member of Compagnie des Mousquetaires d’Armagnac, I believe David will lead some great, personalized tours to some of France’s most renowned Châteaux and Domaines. His love of France, French culture, gastronomy and wines will enrich all those who are fortunate enough to join his bespoke tours. Bon voyage avec David!"

Jean-Michel Cazes

President, Domaines Jean-Michel Cazes, Pauillac, France

“David is a dedicated wine journalist and a longtime lover of French wines, and I know that he will lead great, personalized tours to France’s most renowned Châteaux and Domaines. His knowledge and love of France, French culture, gastronomy and wines will enrich all those who are fortunate enough to join his custom-tailored tours. At Château Lynch-Bages and Château Cordeillan-Bages in Pauillac, as well as our other family vineyards in Bordeaux or other regions in France and Portugal, we look forward to helping you with your personalized wine tours and gastronomic programs.”

Daniel, California

“Ross Wine Tours is amazing, planning all our wonderful private, extensive tastings in Chablis and Champagne, our luxury hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant reservations, and so much more. RWT Founder David Lincoln Ross was involved in every detail we wished to experience and his expertise in connecting us with Premier and Grand Cru winemakers and owners was nothing short of incredible. Despite being a lifelong wine enthusiast myself, David’s extensive knowledge refined tastes, insider access and passion for exclusive, exquisite wine travel is unmatched and resulted in an experience we never could have attained on our own. Rest assured Ross Wine Tours delivers the highest levels of personalized, custom-tailored wine, gastronomic and cultural itineraries.”