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'''Cognac''' is an alcoholic beverage that is often known as brandy in non-French speaking countries. This is the result of laws that require the naming of alcohol products whose common name (for example, [[champagne]]) is derived from a specific region to only be called that name when they are actually produced in that region. | '''Cognac''' is an alcoholic beverage that is often known as brandy in non-French speaking countries. This is the result of laws that require the naming of alcohol products whose common name (for example, [[champagne]]) is derived from a specific region to only be called that name when they are actually produced in that region. | ||
Cognac (or brandy) is also referred to as [[eau de vie]] | Cognac (or brandy) is also referred to as [[eau de vie]] - a [[France|French]] term meaning "water of life" - and is made from the [[distillation]] of wine or, for the more expensive varieties, [[champagne]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Calvados]] - distilled [[cider]] | |||
Revision as of 18:43, 8 February 2008
Cognac is an alcoholic beverage that is often known as brandy in non-French speaking countries. This is the result of laws that require the naming of alcohol products whose common name (for example, champagne) is derived from a specific region to only be called that name when they are actually produced in that region.
Cognac (or brandy) is also referred to as eau de vie - a French term meaning "water of life" - and is made from the distillation of wine or, for the more expensive varieties, champagne.