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Brandy News: Cognac offers heady aromas, centuries-old views (Los Angeles Times)
Visiting four major makers of the brandy -- Hennessy, Martell, Rémy Martin or Courvoisier -- offers a blend of delicious sips and an appreciation of taking the long view. The sunlit French landscape sliding by my car window captured my attention: crumbling stone walls, tidy farmhouses with red-tile roofs, mile upon mile of low hills and rolling ridges covered with leafy green vineyards.