The Cognac AOC is a controlled appellation of origin and is made up of six districts, which are Bois à Terroir or Bois Ordinaires, Bons Bois, Fins Bois, Borderies and the two most important, Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne. The region lies in the departments of Charente and Charente Maritime, just west is the Atlantic and Bordeaux and the River Gironde to the south.
