Rémy Cointreau

Rémy Cointreau is a French alcoholic beverage company that produces cognac, liqueurs and spirits. The company is a result of a 1990-1991 merger between Rémy Martin and Cointreau.

Brands

Brands produced by Rémy Cointreau include: Rémy Martin (cognac), Mount Gay (rum), Cointreau (liqueur), Passoã (liqueur), Metaxa (brandy) and Bruichladdich (Scotch whisky)

Rémy Cointreau previously owned both Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck champagnes. The sale of Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck and 800ha of vineyards to private French luxury goods group EPI (Société européenne de participations industrielles) owned by the Descours family for €400m was announced on 16 March 2011.

On 23 July 2012, it was announced that Rémy Cointreau had acquired Bruichladdich, the Islay Scotch Whisky distillery, for £58m.

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Rémy

Rémy is a commune in the Oise department in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Rémy lies in the valley of the Sensee river, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Arras, on the D9 road.

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Rémy (name)

Rémy, Remy, Rémi or Remi is a name of French origin, and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. People with the name Remy include:

Given name

Saint Remigius

Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, (French: Saint Rémi or Saint Rémy; Italian: Remigio; Spanish: Remigio; Occitan: Romieg; Polish: Remigiusz; Breton: Remig and Lithuanian: Remigijus), was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, (c. 437 – January 13, 533 AD). On 25 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. This baptism, leading to the conversion of the entire Frankish people to Chalcedonian Christianity, was a momentous success for the Church and a seminal event in European history.

Life

Remigius was born, traditionally, at Cerny-en-Laonnois, near Laon, Picardy, into the highest levels of Gallo-Roman society. He is said to have been son of Emilius, count of Laon (who is not otherwise attested) and of Celina, daughter of the Bishop of Soissons, which Clovis had conquered in 486. He studied at Reims and soon became so noted for his learning and sanctity, and his high status, that he was elected Bishop of Reims in his 22nd year, though still a layman.

The story of the return of the sacred vessels (most notably the Vase of Soissons), which had been stolen from the church of Soissons, testifies to the friendly relations existing between him and Clovis, King of the Franks, whom he converted to Christianity with the assistance of Saint Vedast (Vedastus, Vaast, Waast) and Saint Clotilde, the Burgundian princess who was wife to Clovis. Even before he embraced Christianity, Clovis had showered benefits upon Remigius and the Christians of Reims, and after his victory over the Alamanni in the battle of Tolbiac (probably 496), he requested Remigius to baptize him at Reims (December 25, 496) in the presence of a large company of Franks and Alamanni; according to Saint Gregory of Tours, 3,000 Franks were baptized with Clovis.