Armagnac, Cognac, Calvados

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What is the minimum alcohol of Armagnac?

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40%

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What departments is the Armagnac AOC in?

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Gers, Landes, Lot-en-Garonne

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What are the three sub-zones of the Armagnac AOC west-east?

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Bas Armagnac, Armagnac-Ténarèze, Haut Armagnac,

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What are the permitted varieties of the Armagnac AOC?

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Baco Blanc
Blanc Dame
Colombard
Folle Blanche
Graisse
Jurançon Blanc
Mauzac
Mauzac Rosé
Meslier Saint-François
Ugni Blanc

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What are the requirements for Armagnac AOC base wine?

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7.5-12% alcohol, No chaptalization, no sulfur dioxide during fermentation

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What type(s) of stills can you use for Armagnac?

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Can be made in either either an Alambic or double-distilled in a copper pot still

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What stipulations are placed on the Alembic still in Armagnac?

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- May not exceed 40hl capacity

- May not produce more than 1.5 times the size of the boiler in a single distillation firing.

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What stipulations are placed on the pot still in Armagnac?

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1st distillation - No larger than 140 hl capacity, with no more than 120 hl of base wine

2nd distillation - no larger than 30 hl capacity with no more than 25 hl of spirit

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When does all distillation have to be completed by in Armagnac?

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March 31 of the year following the harvest

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What can be added to Armagnac?

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Sugar, Caramel, Oak Chips, Distilled and de-mineralized water

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Armagnac must be aged how long and in what before release?

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At least one year in barrels between 400 and 420 liters, from April 1 of the year following the harvest

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What is the youngest Armagnac in VS or *** Armagnac?

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1-3 years old

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What is the youngest Armagnac in VSOP / Napoléon Armagnac?

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4-9 years old

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What is the youngest Armagnac in XO / Hors d'Age Armagnac?

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minimum 10 years old

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What is the youngest Armagnac in XO Premium Armagnac?

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minimum 20 years old

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What are the training methods allowed in Armagnac?

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Cordon, Guyot

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What is the maximum yield for Armagnac AOP?

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12 HL of pure alcohol per hectare

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What are the aging requirements for Blanche Armagnac?

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3 months in neutral/inert containers

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What are the primary soil types of Bas-Armagnac?

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silicious-clay soils, sand, and boulbènes

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What are the primary soil types of Bas-Ténarèze?

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clay-limestone and boulbènes

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What are the primary soil types of Haut Armagnac?

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Chalk, clay and limestone

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When was the Armagnac AOC established?

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1936

Front 23

Folle Blanche is the same as what Languedoc grape?

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Picpoul

Front 24

What does "coupage" refer to in Armagnac production?

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A selection of barrels

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What does "pettites eaux" refer to in Armagnac production?

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The mixture of distilled water and Armagnac added to bring Armagnac to bottling strength

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How do Armagnac and Cognac distillation procedures differ?

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No alembic for Cognac, otherwise, they are identical - cognac can contain no more than 72.4% alcohol out of the still

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True or false, are permitted additions in Cognac and Armagnac identical?

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True

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What is the youngest Cognac in VS / *** / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix Cognac?

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2 years old

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What is the youngest Cognac Supérieur Cognac?

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3 years old

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What is the youngest Cognac VO / VSOP / Réserve Cognac?

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4 years old

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What is the youngest Cognac in VVSOP / Grande Réserve Cognac?

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5 years old

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What is the youngest Cognac in XO / Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve?

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6 years old

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In 2016, what will XO indicate on a bottle of Cognac?

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minimum of 10 years

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What does "Fine Champagne" indicate on a bottle of Cognac?

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Min 50% from Grand Champagne, with the remainder coming from Petite Champagne

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What % of grapes must come from a labeled sub-zone in Cognac?

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100%

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Are vine spacing, planting density , and maximum allowed yields higher in Armagnac or Cognac?

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Higher density, smaller spacing, lower yeilds in Armagnac 3,000/3 meters max/12 HL/ha

Wider spacing, lower density in Cognac 2,200/3.5 meters/16 hl/ha max

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What are the primary soil types of Grande and Petite Champagne in Cognac?

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Limestone, soft chalk

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What are the primary soil types of Fins Bois in Cognac?

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Groies (hard red limestone) and Clay

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What are the primary soil types of Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires?

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Sand

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What is Bois Ordinaires also known as?

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"Bois a Terroirs"

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What are the six sub regions of Cognac?

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Grand Champagne, Petit Champagne, Bordieres, Fins Bois, Bon Bois, Bois a Terroirs (Bois Ordinaires) - this is more or less smallest to largest.

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Ugni Blanc accounts for what % of the appellation of Cognac?

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98%

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What is the "Brouillis" in Cognac production?

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The first distillation, 28%-30% alcohol

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What is the second distillation called in Cognac?

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The "Bonne Chauffe"

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What are the four parts of the "Bonne Chauffe"?

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Tete, Coeur, Secondes, and Queue

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Approximately what percentage of of the "Bonnne Chauffe" is the Coeur?

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40%

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What types of oak are typically used in Cognac production?

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Limousin or Troncais

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What are the requirements for the the Calvados AOP?

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- Calvados may be produced from apple of pear

- Apple orchards must contain min. 70% phenolic apples, and a maximum of 15% acidic varieties

- 20% must be local phenolic varieties

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What is the minimum bottled alcohol of Calvados?

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40%

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What is "remiage" relative to Calvados production?

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A second extraction with cold water, it must have a must weight of 48 g/l

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What is the maximum press yield for one ton of fruit in Calvados?

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950 liters

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What is the minimum must weight of Calvados cidre/poire?

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78 g/l

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What is the minimum alcohol of cidre/poire in Calvados?

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4.5% ABV

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What processes are illegal in the handling of Calvados Cidre/Poire?

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Pasteurization, Acidification, Chaptalization, and Carbonation

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How many days do you have to wait after must extraction before you can distill Calvados?

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28 days

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What types of still(s) can be used for Calvados production?

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Alambic or Double-disilled copper-pot still

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What is the legal maximum of distillate a column still can produce in a day?

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250 hl

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What are pot still(s) in Calvados production?

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Under 30hl capacity, larger stills (as in Armagnac, Cognac, are not permitted)

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What can be added to Calvados?

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Sugar, Carmel, Oak Chips, Distilled and de-mineralized water

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What is the maximum distillation % ABV of Calvados?

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72%

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What is the maximum barrel size for aging calvados?

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20hl

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What is minimum aging for all Calvados?

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Oak casks, for 2 years from July 1 following the harvest

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What is the minimum aging for Fine / Trois Étoiles / Trois Pommes / VS Calvados?

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2 years minimum

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What is the minimum aging for Vieux / Réserve Calvados?

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3 years minimum

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What is the minimum aging for VO / VSOP / Vieille Réserve Calvados?

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4 years minimum

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What is the minimum aging for VHors d'Age / XO / Très Vieille Réserve / Très Vieux / Extra / Napoléon Calvados?

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6 years minimum

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What does "Production Fermiere" indicate on a bottle of Calvados?

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Essentially "estate bottled" - everything had to occur on the estate

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What do "Haut Tige" and "En Basse Tige" indicate in Calvados production?

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These are essentially low-trained or high-trained trees, they have differing maximum planting density and yields - with Haut Tige having significanly lower maximum planting density, and lower maximum yeilds

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Is irrigation permitted in Calvados?

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No

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Calvados Domfrontais must include what % of pear in the encepagement?

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30%

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What % of Calvados Domfrontais must be from Haute-Tige trained trees?

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50%

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What is the maximum press-yield of Calvados Domfrontais?

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900 liters per ton

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Past the base of Acification, Pasteurization, Chaptalization, and Carbonization, what additonal practices are illegal in Calvados Domfrontais?

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Addition of yeast and nutrients

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When can distillation occur relative to must extraction in Calvados Domfrontais?

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42 days is the minimum

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What type of still must Calvados Domfrontais distillation occur in?

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Alambic à colonne "de premier jet"

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What is the minimum ageing for Calvados Domfrontais?

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3 years in oak

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Can you make Fine / Trois Étoiles / Trois Pommes / VS Calvados in Domfrontais?

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No, because minimum aging is 3 years in oak

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Does Calvados Domfrontais dictate a minimum age of trees for AOC production?

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Yes, 7 years for for Haut-Tige, 3 years for En Basse Tige

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What is the maximum % of Poire allowed in Calvados Pays d'Auge?

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30%

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Haut-Tige trained trees must make up what % of the plantings of the estate in Domfrontais?

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80%

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Haut-Tige trained trees must make up what % of the plantings of the estate in Pays d'Auge?

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10% or 200 trees

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Can you produce Fine / Trois Étoiles / Trois Pommes / VS in Pays d'Auge?

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Yes, minimum aging is 2 years

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Are Domfrontais and Pays d'Auge continuous to the Calvados Normandie sections of the appellation?

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No, they are all separate, some of them don't even touch, Domfrontais is the furthest inland