Calvados Roger Groult

Calvados Roger Groult is a calvados brandy that has been produced for five generations[1] by the Groult family at the Clos de la Hurvanière, located in Saint-Cyr-du-Ronceray in Normandy (France), in the Pays d'Auge, noted for its ciders and Calvados.[2]==History== The Groult family moved to the Clos de la Hurvanière in the 18th century. Pierre Groult (1830-1918) began to distill cider around 1850. Encouraged by a gold medal he received at the Concours Agricole de Lisieux on 30 July 1893, Pierre Groult expanded production and increased his stock of calvados by purchasing a pot still and building a cellar.[3]

Upon succeeding his father, Leon Groult (1874-1923) built a further aging cellar to meet the increasing demand.

Roger Groult (1905-1988), son of Leon, expanded the distillery. In 1975 he established the company "Calvados Roger Groult SA" for the production and marketing of calvados.

Once at the helm, Roger's son, Jean-Pierre Groult (1946-2008), created a company that allowed him to buy the neighborhood apples to increase his production. He built in 1980 the two largest cellars of the area in order to store and age more significant amounts of calvados. This allowed him to develop the company's stocks for export and start marketing them to hotels and restaurants abroad. Calvados Roger Groult is now distributed in 25 countries.

Jean-Pierre Groult was succeeded in 2008 by his son Jean-Roger.[4] Jean-Roger Groult is a founding member of a new Calvados association, Esprit Calvados.[5] Esprit Calvados "is the association of 5 family owned Calvados estates in Pays d’ Auge, all sharing the same passion and all eager to make Calvados better known in France and all around the world."[6]

Sustainability

The Calvados Roger Groult SA remains an independent family company. It employs eight people.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Getting to know Calvados, the essence of fall". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ↑ "All We Can Eat - Fun With Calvados". voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ Neal, Charles (2011). Calvados: The Spirit of Normandy. San Francisco: Flame Grape Press. pp. 664–668. ISBN 978-0-615-44640-0.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Jason (2009-09-23). "Loving Calvados to the Core". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jason (2014-10-16). "In Normandy, Young Ambition Stirs a Traditional Brandy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  6. ↑ "Esprit Calvados | les 5 domaines". www.esprit-calvados.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

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