ULTRA PREMIUM —  SINGLE VINEYARD COGNAC

 

      Any story of great, Single Vineyard Cognac must begin...and end...in the first growth, the Grande Champagne region of Cognac.  This is the region recognized world-wide as the cradle of the best Cognac.  It used to be that “Grande Champagne” on the front label was all a Cognac needed.  But now, being able to write the words “Grande Champagne” on the front label is only the beginning of the story.

      Now there is a better grade, a higher quality available.  Now there is “Single Vineyard Cognac” from the Grande Champagne region of Cognac.  To create this masterpiece, we bypassed the traditional Cognac houses and the negociants — we went directly to the Artistic Masters of Cognac, and then, into their private vineyards and cellars.

      We required that our Single Vineyard Cognac come from a single family estate within the Grande Champagne region, and that they be created by a Master Blender whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather were also Master Blenders, and whose family history in the creation of Great Cognacs goes back at least 100 years.  Our last requirement was that their vineyards be no more than 100 acres.  We sought out growers with a long tradition farming their own land, and we only accepted families with small farms, because on a small farm, every grape is important and gets the care it deserves from a family who cares, because it is their tradition to do so.

      We looked….and we looked.  And in all of France, we found only two producers who met all our requirements AND made great Cognac.  Their brands, and their family names are, Marthe and Francois Voyer.  They gave us their best — the most elite Cognacs we’ve ever tasted.  They are 

 

THE SINGLE  VINEYARD  COGNACS Of

The GRANDE CHAMPAGNE REGION

1st Cru, LLC imports Ultra Premium Single Vineyard Grande Champagne Cognacs and Small Estate Wines from New Zealand in addition to brokerage representation of  seven wineries from California, South Africa and Australia.

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State

Distributor

Contact

Street

City

St.

Zip

Phone

Product

California

Frank-Lin Beverage Group

Steve Proctor

1960 S. Carlos Ave.

Ontario

CA

91761

909-923-1300

Cognac

California

GBD Trading

Gary Dobbas

613 Claire St.

Novato

CA

94949

415-883-2465

Bridge Pa

Georgia

Bibb Distributing

Alan Bass

6401  Hawkinsville Rd.

Macon

GA

31216

478-784-1700

Artisan

 

Georgia

Northeast Sales

Frank Sinkwich III

840 Ronald Wood Rd.

Winder

GA

30680

678-963-7700

Cognac

Illinois

Abbruzzi Distributors

Joe DiMaggio

15 W. 23rd

Chicago Heights

IL

60411

800-570-1428

Cognac

Illinois

Specialty Imports

Stephen King

PO box 6247

Peoria

IL

61601

309-673-1100

Cognac, Brightwater

Illinois

Wein Bauer Distributing

Tom Carney

10600 Seymour Ave.

Franklin Park

IL

60131

847-678-0685

Artisan

Brightwater

Kentucky

Bacchus Wine & Spirits

Jeff Bodnar

612 Wickfield Dr.

Louisville

KY

40245

502-244-7109

Cognac

Maine

Mariner Beverages

Tim Wissman

75 Industrial Way

Portland

ME

04103

207-831-0957

Wine

Jan 2008

Michigan

Henry A. Fox Sales Co.

Eric Teasley

4494 36th St. SE

Grand Rapids

MI

49512

616-949-1210

Artisan

Brightwater

Michigan

Nate Wines

Dan Neese

56902 Woodhouse Dr.

Dowagiac

MI

49047

269-782-5101

JanKris

Ondine

Westerland

Michigan

Elite Brands

Larry Cekola

4124 Manchester Rd.

Kalamazoo

MI

49001

269-382-4200

Lapis Luna

Michigan

Fabiano Brothers

Jim Phillips

1219 N. Mission

Mt. Pleasant

MI

48858

989-773-3605

Askerne

Bridge Pa

Wisconsin

Golden Harvest Dist.

Don Sager

1949 S. 53rd St.

Milwaukee

WI

53219

414-645-4375

Cognac

Askerne

Bridge Pa

Wisconsin

Left Bank Wines

Richard Serrano

4910 Triangle St.

McFarland

WI

53558

608-838-8400

JanKris