A Look Back: Spirited Producers

Since 1843, the Glenmorangie Distillery has been producing its famous whisky on the shores of the Dornoch Firth; from our winter 2010 issue.
Winemaker Pier Luigi Tolaini, with his daughter Lia Tolaini Banville; from our winter 2006 issue.
The Moët & Chandon guest house, Château de Saran, is another expression of the house’s historical links. The estate, a short drive through the vineyards from Épernay, was purchased in 1801 by Jean-Remy Moët, who used it for hunting parties; from our winter 2012 issue.
Driving through the Napa Valley, with its highly evolved visitor and viniculture scene, its haute cuisine and softly stated but fabulous resorts, it is difficult indeed to imagine what it was like in the late 1950s, when Bill Harlan was first acquainting himself with the area, while still a student at Berkeley; from our summer 2005 issue.
La Maison Hennessy produces several tiers of cognac, based on a system devised in 1865 by an earlier Maurice Hennessy, grandson of Richard, the founder; from our winter 2011 issue.
In 1786, John Molson founded Canada’s oldest brewery on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Andrew and Geoff—the seventh Molson generation—continued the legacy; from our summer 2009 issue.
Cécile Bonnefond transformed Veuve Clicquot into an international brand, putting it on the tables of kings and aristocrats, and almost single-handedly inventing the notion of champagne as the only proper beverage for important celebrations; from our winter 2008 issue.
The experience of tasting Rémy Martin’s Louis XIII Cognac—a blend of 1,200 eaux-de-vie that have been aged between 40 and 100 years—is a trip into history; from our winter 2013 issue.
The major champagne houses are justly famous, having laid the groundwork for export markets, taking a local agricultural product and developing it into an international brand that is synonymous with celebration, special occasions, and, to a degree, with luxury itself. We visited the region in our winter 2007 issue.
Marco Caprai, the driving creative force behind the Arnaldo Caprai winery, brings much more than wine to the table; from our winter 2005 issue.

Celebrating our 15th anniversary.

Writer NUVO Staff

Over the past 15 years, as we roamed through the countryside, visited distilleries, and spoke to founding families, we discovered that history can in fact be bottled. At La Maison Hennessy, the cognac is produced in several tiers, based on a system devised in 1865. Glenmorangie still produces its famous whisky on the shores of the Dornoch Firth, as it has since 1843. And though the time-honoured traditions of brewers, distillers, and winemakers is evident in their historic estates, aged casks, and the characteristics of their producing regions, their legacies continue to be reinvigorated with the introduction of new blends, such as Rémy Martin’s Louis XIII Cognac.

As we celebrate our 15th anniversary, we toast to the stories of each producer—with a fine vintage, of course.