Cognacton english

CCG, Compagnie Commerciale de Guyenne
Also known as: CDG, Compagnie De Guyenne group

The gate of Meukow on Rue Pascal Combeau; it is also home to CCG or CDG

• 1969   Founded (according to Faith in 1976; according to Delos in 1981!?) in Cognac by Michel Coste (assisted by Claude Brugerolle). It is a group of independent family businesses.
• 1977  CCG buys Lucien Foucauld
• 1979  CCG buys Meukow.
• 1987  CCG and Brugerolle continue together.
• 1989  CCG acquires Rouyer Guillet.
• 1995  Miccel Coste invents logo panther for Meukow.
• 1996  Current chief executive: Philippe Coste. Vice-president: Claude Brugerolle.

It is difficult to find good information about the CCG group.
The cognac operations are divided between Saintes (where Rouyer-Guillet is based), Cognac (where Meukow is based) and Matha (where Brugerolle was).
The headquarters is on Rue Pascal Combeau in Cognac, Jules Duret’s premises from c1860 that was sold to Lucien Foucauld in 1885.

Meukow is CCG’s main brand.
Brugerolle is a second important brand, for older cognacs in particular.

Brands owned:

–          Ambrosy
–          Andouin
–          André Simon
–          Audouin (through Réau-Richard)
–          Bastier-Chagnaud
–          De Beaupreau
–          De Beaumaine
–          La Belle Ferronière (through G. Courant)
–          De Belfort
–          Bérin
–          Bernin
–          Boisnard
–          Bonnaud (through Sauvion)
–          Bourbon-Boussaguet (through Sauvion and Rouyer-Guillet)
–          Brassart (through Rouyer-Guillet)
–          Brugerolle since 1987
–          Chabaut
–          Chanteliac
–          Chantevigne
–          Chauvignac
–          Courant (Georges)
–          Courbet
–          Cunningham
–          Delorme
–          Deltour
–          Derevel
–          Duc de la Salle
–          Duclair & Co. (Alexandre)
–          Duvignac (Marcel)
–          Duplantier
–          Favraud
–          Fillioux, P.
–          De Florignac
–          Foucauld sinve 1977 (bought from Allied Domecq)
–          Guillet (through Rouyer-Guillet)
–          Rouyer-Guillet since 1989
–          Jacquelin (through G. Courant)
–          Joubert
–          Lafont (Henri)
–          Lainé
–          Lancien, Edouard (through G. Courant)
–          Lascar
–          Latour, F.
–          Marot
–          Marquis de Lonac
–          Marquis de Moncy
–          De Marsanex
–          Martin, J.R. (through Rouyer-Guillet)
–          Martin, Pierre
–          Merpin (through Lucien Foucauld)
–          Meukow sinds 1979
–          Michaud, M. (through Favraud)
–          Minard Frères (through Georges Courant)
–          Moitard
–          Moullon (through Meukow)
–          Nicot
–          Normand, Roger
–          Patricia
–          Pauly
–          Perquis & Fils
–          La Pouyade
–     Réau-Richard
–     Réau Frères (through Réau-Richard)
–          Renaud (Bernard)
–          Richard Frères
–          Robin, Eugène (through Bruggerolle)
–          Roger & Cie.
–          Rousseau-Garin
–          Sauvion (through Rouyer-Guillet)
–          Senior
–          Serre
–          Sicard
–          Triboulet
–          Videau

CCG also owns Armagnac: Marquis de Caussade; also the rum brand Santiago de Cuba and Jägermeister.

Address: 26 Rue Pascal Combeau, 16100 Cognac. Telephone: 0545 823210. Visits by reservation Monday to Friday from 10h00-17h00; off-season: Monday to Thursday from 10h00-12h and 13h30-16h; Friday 10-11h.