In the male-dominated world of cognac, two French women want to change the perception of the drink and make it accessible to all.
One of the highest-ranking female sommeliers in the world, Dublin-based Julie Dupouy, 36, and Paris-based entrepreneur Sabrina Duong, 39, have teamed up with the Vallantin-Dulac family - master blenders of cognac since the 18th century - to come up with Exsto.
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