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What is brandewijn?
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"burned wine" Dutch for brandy
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What is the definition of Brandy in the EU?
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distillation of wine—not pomace—with a minimum abv of 36% and a minimum oak aging period of 6 months
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What are the 6 regions of cognac in desceneding order of quality?
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Grande Champagne
Petite Champagne Borderies Fins Bois Bons Bois Bois Ordinaires (Bois à Terroirs) |
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What is the prefered soil of cognac?
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soft chalk. Petite & Grand Champagne have the most
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What are the soils of the other outside regions?
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Chalk with higher proportions of hard limestone, sand and clay
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What are the 3 grapes of Cognac?
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Ugni Blanc (St. Émilion)
Folle Blanche Colombard |
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What is the synonmy for Ugni Blanc in Cognac?
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St. Émilion
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What is the most widely planted grape of Cognac?
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Ugni Blanc alone accounts for nearly 98% of the vineyard acreage in the appellation.
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What type of still is used in Cognac?
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Charentais pot still
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How many times is Cognac distilled?
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Twice
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What is the first distillation of Cognac called?
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Brouillis
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What is the second distillation of Cognac called?
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Bonne Chauffe
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What are the different parts of the Bonne Chauffe?
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tête (heads), coeur (heart), "second cuts" (secondes) and queue (tails)
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What part of the Bonne Chauffe does the distiller want?
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coeur (heart)
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What % of the coeur (heart) makes up the brouillis
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40%
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Where does the oak come from to age Cognac in?
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Limousin and Tronçais forests
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TorF. Water and caramel may be added to fix the spirit’s strength and color prior to bottling.
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TRUE
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How long is VS / *** / de Luxe / Grand Choix / Surchoix Cognac aged for?
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2 Years
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How long is VO/ VSOP / Réserve Cognac aged for?
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4 years
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How long is XO / Napoléon / Extra / Royal / Très Vieux / Vieille Réserve Cognac aged for?
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minimum 6 years
(as of 2016 "XO" will indicate Cognac aged for a min. 10 years) |
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TorF. As Cognac is often a blend of vintages, the above designations refer to the age of the youngest eau-de-vie in the blend
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TRUE
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What is Fine Champagne Cognac?
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produced in the Grand Champagne and Petite Champagne regions, with Grand Champagne composing at least 50% of the blend.
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What are the 3 regions of Armagnac?
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Haut-Armagnac
Bas-Armagnac Armagnac-Ténarèze |
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What grapes are used to produce Armagnac?
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Ugni Blanc
Colombard Folle Blanche (Picpoul) |
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How many times may cognac be distilled?
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twice
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What type of still is used in Armagnac?
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Distillation may occur in either a continuous still (Alambic "armagnacais") or the base wines may be double-distilled in a copper pot still
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TorF. 95% of brandy from this region undergoes only one distillation in a copper continuous still
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TRUE
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What is Blanche Armagnac AOC?
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young Armagnac is aged in oak casks until it reaches its desired state, or bottled after 3 months in an inert container
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What does VS mean on a bottle of Armagnac?
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1-3 years
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What does VSOP mean on a bottle of Armagnac?
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4-9 years
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What does XO or Hors d'Age mean on a bottle of Armagnac?
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10 years or more
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What is coupage?
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blend of a number of barrel selections
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What is petites eaux?
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A mixture of distilled water and Armagnac is added to the blend prior to bottling, to achieve the appropriate strength of spirit
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What is the minimum abv for Armagnac?
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40%
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TorF. Vintage bottlings in Armagnac are more common than in Cognac.
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TRUE
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How long must a vintage Armagnac be aged for?
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10 years
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What are 2 prominent houses of Armagnac?
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Larressingle & Château Laubade
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What are 3 other brandy AOP's of France?
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Fine de Bordeaux
Fine de Bourgogne Fine de la Marne |
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What is Weinbraund?
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German brandy. German distiller Asbach produces a brandy in a Charentais pot still, using base wine produced from Cognac grapes
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What is Brandy de Jerez?
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brandies produced in the region of sherry and aged in a similar solera method
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What are alquitaras?
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copper stills used for brandy de jerez
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What grapes are used to produce Brandy de Jerez?
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Airén and Palomino
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What type of casks are used for Brandy de Jerez Solera?
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Used American oak
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How long has Brandy de Jerez labled "Solera" aged for?
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1 year
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How long has Brandy de Jerez labled "Solera Reserva" be aged for?
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3 years
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How long has Brandy de Jerez labled "Solera Gran Reserva" be aged for?
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10 years
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Name 3 producers of Brandy de Jerez?
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Domecq
Emilio Lustau Osborne |
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What is aguardente?
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portugese brandy
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What is the Italian Synonym for Ugni Blanc?
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Trebbiano
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Where is Buton from?
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Italian style Cognac made from Trebbiano grapes
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Where is Germain-Robin located?
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Ukiah, California
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What are pommace spirits?
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are produced from pomace rather than wine and are therefore not brandies
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What is pommace?
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the remnants left after pressing grapes
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What is marc?
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pommace spirit from France
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What is bagaceira?
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pommace spirit from Portugal
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What is tsipouro?
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pommace spirit from Greece
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What is grappa?
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pommace spirit from Italy
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What producer was the first to distill a single varietal,Picolit, for grappa
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Giannola Nonino
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How long is XO Premium Armagnac aged for?
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20 years
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If and Armagnac is made using a continuous still, what is the ABV at the conclusion of distillation?
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between 52%-72%
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If an Armagnac is made using a pot still, what is the ABV at the conclusion of distillation?
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65%-72%
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If a Cognac is made using a pot still, what is the ABV at the conclusion of distillation?
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72.4%
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What is a Bô?
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hand blown artisan bottle used to bottle 70 cl of
Kirsch de Fougerolles |
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What is Kirsch de Fougerolles AOP?
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Eau-di-Vie produced from red and black cherries
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What is the ABV of Kirsch de Fougerolles AOP?
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45%
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