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Maison Michel Forgeron
Maison Michel Forgeron, a family Cognac house in Segonzac, in the heart of Grande Champagne.
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Step behind the scenes at Maison Michel Forgeron: discover our distillery, our cellars and our harvest room, in the heart of Grande Champagne. Guided tours in French, English or Spanish, by reservation only.
Articles about Maison Michel Forgeron, grouped by theme: from the family’s history to a visit to the distillery.
The family’s history
The Forgeron family and life on the estate, told by those who lived it.
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Maison Michel Forgeron
Memories of the 1990 grape harvest in Cognac: Francine Forgeron looks back
Francine Forgeron shares her memories of the harvests around 1990: friendship, crops and changing prices in the Cognac vineyards.
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Maison Michel Forgeron
Spring frost in Cognac: Francine Forgeron’s account
Francine Forgeron recalls a year marked by frost in the Cognac vineyards: the buds, the hillsides and the consequences of spring frosts.
Fossils and the Grande Champagne terroir
The clay-limestone soils of Grande Champagne and the fossils that bear witness to an ancient marine world.
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Maison Michel Forgeron
Maison Michel Forgeron: a family and terroir story since 1909
The story of Maison Michel Forgeron since 1909 in Segonzac, in the heart of Grande Champagne, as told by Francine Forgeron.
Distillation and the stills
The Maison’s stills and the craft of distillation, handed down from generation to generation.
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Maison Michel Forgeron
The traditional craftsmanship of Maison Michel Forgeron, handed down from generation to generation
Discover the craftsmanship of Maison Michel Forgeron: the 1965 still, Cognac distillation and a family tradition handed down in Grande Champagne.