"All cognacs are brandies, but not all brandies are cognacs" Cognac is a brandy produced in the region of Cognac, France Grapes grown in this region are picked and pressed to extract the juice The juice is fermented to make wine that is weak in alcohol (» 6 to 8% alc /vol ) and very acidic The wine is then distilled twice to become young cognac The young cognac is aged in oak casks, for a period of time, before being bottled and sold The following indications on the label tell you how long it has been aged
World's best-known and most highly regarded brandy It is distilled from grapes, and true Cognac only originates in the Cognac region of west-central France
Cognac is a type of brandy made in the south west of France. a bottle of Cognac. one of the world's finest cognacs. A cognac is a glass of cognac. Phillips ordered a cognac. a kind of brandy (=strong alcoholic drink) made in France, or a glass of this drink (Cognac town in western France). Brandy from the French departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime. Tracing its origin to the 17th century, cognac (named for the town of Cognac) is distilled from white wine in special pot stills (alembics) and aged in Limousin oak. Most cognacs spend from one and one-half to five years in wood, though rarer varieties may age much longer