The St-Rémy distillery was founded in 1886 in Machecoul, in the Loire Valley. At that time, the vineyards in the Charente region of France were badly damaged by phylloxera. In search of raw materials, the highly entrepreneurial Paul-Emile Rémy Martin II identified Machecoul where the “Muscadet” grapes were close to the “Folle Blanche” used for his Cognac. That same year, he set up a distillery to produce high quality brandy. St-Rémy was born!