Cognac - Wikipedia
网页The white wine used in making cognac is very dry, acidic, and thin. Though it has been characterised as "virtually undrinkable", [7] it is excellent for distillation and aging. It may be made only from a strict list of grape varieties.
Cognac: What It Is and How to Drink It - Liquor.com
网页2020年11月22日 — How It’s Made. Once harvested, the grapes are fermented for five to seven days, generally speaking, and the resulting wine is typically between 8.5% and 9.5% alcohol by volume. It is then distilled twice in copper pot stills, which produce a colorless alcohol called eau-de-vie (again, French for “water of life”).
Cognac vs. Brandy | Wine Enthusiast
网页2023年12月12日 — Cognac is considered a spirit or liquor, and typically is bottled at around 40% abv (80 proof) or slightly higher. That means it’s much stronger than wine, although both are made from grapes. Cognac is unsweetened, and not considered a liqueur.
The Quick Guide to Great Cognac - Wine Folly
网页Cognac is a brandy made from the white wine grapes grown in the Cognac region of France. Learn how to find great Cognac by understanding the region, the aging classifications, the major brands, and what to look for on the label.
A Guide to All Things Cognac - Wine Enthusiast
网页2023年6月6日 — What Is Cognac? Cognac is a type of brandy that must be produced in the Cognac region of France. Think of it like Champagne: Champagne is a sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne. Similarly, Cognac is a brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac. The primary grape used in Cognac is Ugni Blanc.
What is Cognac? - Cognac.com
网页2024年7月5日 — By: Gwilym McGrew. Date: July 5, 2024. Cognac Glasses and Decantersr. Share post: Article View Count 2046. Cognac is a type of brandy made from specific grape varieties and aged in oak barrels. It hails from the Cognac region of France and is known for its complex flavors and smoothness.
What is Cognac made of? | Cognac Education | Cognac-Expert.com
网页Cognac is made from grapes, but not just any old grape. White grapes, and strictly only white grapes that are grown in the Cognac growing region. Most people are aware that when you ferment the juice of grapes, the result is wine. However, the grapes grown in Cognac do not produce the kind of wine you’d want to drink.
What is Cognac? A quick guide to the classic French spirit
网页2024年2月9日 — The best way to understand the French spirit is to treat it like its closest cousin: wine. In short, Cognac is a type of brandy made in its namesake commune in western France. Contents
Cognac - World Famous Brandy Producing Region - Wine-Searcher
网页2024年7月18日 — Cognac is the world's most famous brandy, distilled from neutral-tasting, high-acid wines of the Charentais region of western France. It is certainly better known than its Gascon cousin, Armagnac, even though Armagnac has the longer history of the two.
Decanter’s complete guide to Cognac
网页2020年9月13日 — The Cognac-making process involves harvesting white grapes, making wine, distilling that wine twice, then maturing it in oak barrels for at least two years – often for much longer. Most Cognacs are blends, created by combining the distilled spirits – known as eaux-de-vie – of different ages and from different origins.