Armagnac Region Wineries, Wines & Vineyards, Travel Guides

The Armagnac region of France is divided into three zones, Bas-Armagnac, Tenareze and Haut-Armagnac.

The most famous of the wines from this region is the distilled brandy that bears the same name, but there are many other quality wines produced here. The fortified sweet Floc de Gascogne, and the Cotes de Gascogne are produced from the same grapes as the renowned brandy, but are not distilled.

Armagnac : What is it? - From Cognac.net, with a run through of the region and the wines including the fortified sweet wine, Floc de Gascogne. Includes information on places to stay in the area, restaurants, tourist attractions and more....

Tariquet Winery - This Gascony castle in Bas-Armagnac presents a good overview of the products of the region both the traditional Armagnac distilled brandy and white Côtes de Gascogne.

The Velvet Flame - An essay on the delights of Armagnac includes a bit of the history as well as three critics discussion of the differences between Cognac and the distilled wine from the more southern Armagnac region. It ends with several recommendations for tasting and shopping....

Armagnac Wines - A short introduction to the wine varieties and the history of Armagnac wines followed by several pages of wine shopping from Berry Bros & Rudd. Each bottle offered is accompanied by a line or two of tasting notes.

Armagnac - This page of links to Armagnac related sites includes wineries, essays, sites that focus on the region and sites dedicated to shopping. The rest of the site is only available in French and includes a complete history of the region and the wines with pages of additional facts....

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