Big Zulu launched his album 'Umkhulu' in Johannesburg with a celebration of Zulu music, featuring Sjava and Avante VSOP, ...

Christopher Friedmann is an award-winning journalist and has spent over a decade in journalism covering everything from wine & spirits to travel to music, finance, and technology. For anyone who has ...

It’s not all about age. These bottles deliver high-end flavor at an accessible price point. Scott Baird, beverage director at Starlite in San Francisco, recommends Hine VSOP. He calls Hine “a very old ...

I recently visited the Hennessy distillery in Cognac, France, a small town about a five-hour drive from Paris. Hennessy, one of the major cognac houses, was founded in 1765 and offers guided tours and ...

Let me begin by mimicking a Santhanam routine. I’ll say, “Let’s grab a drink,” and you’ll say, “Well, hurry, don’t crawl like a crab,” and then I’ll say, “Maybe we’ll have rum,” and you’ll say, “Don’t ...

Did you know that the double distillation method used in Cognac production, notably by Rémy Martin, is linked to a legend involving the Devil and a 16th-century French nobleman's guilty conscience?

For anyone who has ever seen a bottle of Cognac with its VS, VSOP, or XO labels and wondered exactly what it all means, you are not alone. This cryptic, all-caps labeling can be confusing. At their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is XO Cognac better than the other categories? Sarah Maiden / Food & Wine For anyone who has ever seen a bottle of Cognac with its ...