armagnac

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Definition of armagnac in English English dictionary

A region of France

A party prominent in French politics and warfare during the Hundred Years' War

A brandy made in the region of Armagnac

Armagnac is a type of brandy made in south-west France. a type of brandy (=a strong alcoholic drink) made in southwest France and usually drunk from a small glass after a meal. Small territory in historical Gascony, southwestern France. A portion was part of the Roman province of Aquitania (see Aquitaine). From 960 it was the separate countship of Armagnac, and it grew to occupy a buffer zone between lands controlled by the French kings (Toulouse) and those controlled by the English (Guyenne). It led the resistance to the English king Henry V's invasion of France but suffered a setback at the Battle of Agincourt. It was first annexed to France in 1497, became a countship again, but finally, by descent through the rulers of Navarra, returned to the French crown in 1607. Again a countship from 1645, it was dissolved in 1789. The region produces the famous Armagnac brandy

{i} region in France; type of dry brandy produced in Armagnac (France)

A party prominent in French politics and warfare during the Hundred Years War

Is a famous brandy produced in the region of Armagnac, France Grapes from this region are picked then 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 in one continuous operation to become Armagnac Armagnac is always aged in oak casks, for a period of time, before being bottled and sold The following indications on the label tell you how it has been aged The longer the aging the better the armagnac

dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France

Brandy originating from the Armagnac region of Gascony, France It is distilled at lower proofs than most Cognacs This brandy is considered second only to Cognac

A type of brandy produced only in the Armagnac region of France

Hyphenation

Ar·mag·nac

Etymology

[ 'är-m&n-"yak ] (noun.) 1850. French, from Armagnac, region in southwest France.