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However, the southwestern region of Cognac is an anomaly — 98% of its vineyards are used for cultivating brandy. It’s a drink that can perhaps feel rather archaic to some of us. There was ...

But hope is not lost for lovers of fine French brandy. As with many French wine-and-spirits designations, cognac is the name of a place, and just to the south of Cognac, in Gascony, is Armagnac.

Here are my takeaways for the novice cognac drinker: Cognac is a variety of brandy made from white wine, traditionally very dry and thin. The spirit is distilled twice and aged in French barrels ...

Like champagne, cognac is also a strictly French spirit. Cognac is a type of brandy specifically produced in the Cognac region of western France. If cognac becomes too expensive, brandy is the ...

Cognac is a type of French brandy, made from acidic white wine and produced in very restricted regions in France. It's delicious in all kinds of cocktails, is wonderful as a sauce for steak and ...