Description of the attraction
The Museum of the History of Cognac in Moscow is the only one in Russia. It is located on the territory of "KiN" - the Moscow Wine and Brandy Factory.
The house for the museum was built in 2007 in the Charente style. This is a typical home of French winemakers. The interiors are stylishly decorated in the house - they are harmoniously complemented by old household items.
The entire exposition is aimed at tracing a long path, at the end of which the noblest drink is born - cognac. All the way from the vine, the production of oak barrels, to the mature, aromatic, aged cognac.
The museum has an amazing atmosphere. The exposition imperceptibly transports the visitor to France, to the fabulous, magical world of winemakers. The visitor gets acquainted with the art of winemaking, passed down from generation to generation. Winemakers have many secrets and the whole process of making cognac is shrouded in mystery.
In the exposition you can see the rarest exhibits, for example, genuine tools of French winegrowers, winemakers, coopers, unusual accessories used by the masters of cognac making. You can visit a dark, mysterious and gloomy cognac storehouse. The pearl of the museum exhibition is the old Charentes alambik (alembic), which was created in 1900. All the exhibits of the museum are original, real and collected in the French province of Cognac, the birthplace of cognac.
In the final part of the excursion, the visitor of the museum participates in a tasting. He is introduced to the intricacies of this process, taught how to distinguish shades of taste, nuances of aroma of young cognac and old, aged cognac, how to serve it correctly and with which gastronomic dishes the taste of good cognac goes well.
