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The Logis at La Cabane originally belonged to a rich landowner who bred horses and had extensive vineyards. When Phylloxera
struck he lost all his wealth and had to sell the property.
The Logis was then bought by a family who occupied it for 3 generations. We moved to La Cabane 4 years ago when the last owners
retired. |
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For years and years the Logis was a very large working farm complete with herds of cows, hens, ducks, rabbits, the obligatory
annual family pig and most important of all 54 hectares of cognac producing vines. |
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Although the Logis itself is no longer a working farm, vines continue to be very important in the hamlet.
You can meet the local producers, watch the grape harvest if you are here in October and of course sample the results.
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The grapes are double distilled to make Eau de Vie which eventually becomes Cognac. Pineau is another local speciality, made
with Cognac and usually drunk as an aperitif.
In this area most of the grapes are machine picked. Here is our neighbour harvesting his grapes. The huge specialised machines
straddle the rows and literally shake the grapes off. |
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