The Pineau des Charentes is a delicious aperitif which, according to legend, would be due to the clumsiness of a vigneron charentais. The latter would in effect during the grape harvest, paid by mistake of the grape must in a barrel filled with water-of-life of Cognac. Not knowing what to do, he decided to store the barrel as is and does is in did not pay attention more for a few years. In the recovering long after, he had the surprise to discover there a delicious drink which gave birth to the famous Pineau des Charentes ...