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Thomas Hine & Co. is a leading manufacturer of
Thomas Hine & Co. is a leading manufacturer of cognac
Cognac ( , also , ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.
Cognac production falls under French appe ...
, owned by the French company EDV SAS.
Origins
The Hine company is named after its proprietor Thomas Hine (sometimes recorded as Thomas Hone), an Englishman fromDorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , Do ...
, England. The company was founded in 1763. Following his arrest during the French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are consider ...
, Thomas Hine married a young woman, Françoise Elisabeth, whose father owned a cognac house in Jarnac
Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: ''Jharnat'') is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.
The Hine House has stood at the banks of the quai de l’Orangerie on the banks of the river
The House
The Hine House has stood at the banks of the quai de l’Orangerie on the banks of the river Charente
Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, a ...
in Jarnac
Jarnac (; ; Saintongese: ''Jharnat'') is a commune in the Charente department, southwestern France.France since the 18th century. It is one of the oldest houses in Jarnac and serves as the company's headquarters.
In 1962, the house was granted a royal warrant from Queen Elizabeth II, as suppliers of cognac. Today it is still the only cognac house to hold this honour.
In 2008, one of the factories of the House was bought by Tigran Arzakantsyan, the owner of Armenian the Great Valley wine and cognac company.
Hine Cognac
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hine and Co., Thomas Cognac Distilleries in France Food and drink companies established in 1817 British Royal Warrant holders Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court
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Hine Cognac
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hine and Co., Thomas Cognac Distilleries in France Food and drink companies established in 1817 British Royal Warrant holders Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court