Thomas Hine & Co. is a cognac house, owned by the French company EDV SAS.
History
Thomas Hine & Co. is named after its proprietor Thomas Hine (sometimes recorded as Thomas Hone), an Englishman from Dorset. The company was founded in 1763.[1] Following his arrest during the French Revolution, Thomas Hine married a young woman, Françoise Elizabeth Delamain, whose father owned a cognac house in Jarnac.[2] Hine took control of the house, and eventually renamed it Thomas Hine & Co. in 1817.[3]
Hine is one of three cognac houses—alongside Delamain and Croizet—that have continuously maintained stocks of vintage (single-harvest) cognacs.[4]
House
The Hine House has stood at the banks of the quai de l’Orangerie on the banks of the river Charente in Jarnac, France, since the 18th century.[1] 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.[3] Today it is still the only cognac house to hold this honour.[5] 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.[6]
External links
References
- Thomas Hine & Co | Royal Warrant Holders Association www.royalwarrant.org^
- History - Thomas Hine and Co. www.diffordsguide.com^
- Hine cognac Hine cognac^