Frapin is a
Cognac
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Cognac production falls under French appella ...
producer based in the town of
Segonzac, in the heart of the
Grande Champagne region of
France
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.
The Frapin family has been established in the South West of France since 1270, initially as a family of
wine
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-growers.
They then became
distillers and have continued in this tradition for 20 generations.
The Grande Champagne region was where the family eventually settled, establishing their headquarters in the
Fontpinot Castle at Segonzac. Today the Frapin estate covers 300
hectare
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s entirely in Grande Champagne, officially listed as Premier
Grand Cru
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du Cognac, of which 200 hectares are planted with the
Ugni blanc grape variety.
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Cognac
Wineries of France
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