Cognac

Question 1

What is cognac

Answer 1

Variety of distilled brandy named after the town of Cognac

Question 2

Date of AOC Cognac

Answer 2

1938

Question 3

Regions of Cognac

Answer 3

Grande Champagne
Petite Champagne
Borderies
Fins Bois
Bons Bois
Bois Ordinaires

Question 4

Soil of Grande and Petite Champagne

Answer 4

Chalk

Question 5

Soil of the rest

Answer 5

clay, limestone and chalk

Question 6

Grapes of Cognac

Answer 6

Ugni Blanc
Folle Blanche
Colombard

Question 7

Synonym of Ugni Blanc

Answer 7

St. Émilion

Question 8

Synonym of Folle Blanche

Answer 8

Picpoul

Question 9

Distillation

Answer 9

Twice in Charentains pot stills

Question 10

Name of the first and second distillation

Answer 10

1st - brouilis

2nd - bonne chauffe

Question 11

Second distillation divided into

Answer 11

the téte - head
coeur - heart
secondes - second cuts
queue - tails

Question 12

Coeur

Answer 12

Heart, 4o% of the total spirit, 7o abv

Placed in oak casks, water and caramel may be added to fix the spirits strength and color prior bottling

Question 13

Labeling Cognac and its aging requirement

Answer 13

VS - min 2 y in cask
VSOP - min 4 y in cask
XO - since 2018 min 10 y in cask, prior 6 y

Question 14

Vintage, Non Vintage

Answer 14

Cognac is often blended of vintages, the labeling refers to the age of the youngest eau de vine in the blend

Vintage is legal but rare

Question 15

Grand Champagne

Answer 15

100% of the eau de vie is from the named area, Grande Champagne

Question 16

Fine Champagne Cognac

Answer 16

distilled entirely from wines produced in the grande champagne and petite champagne with grand champagne composing at least 50% of the blend

Question 17

Cognac brands

Answer 17

Delamain 
Paul Giraud
Chagnoleau Napoleon
Grand Brulot
Léopold Gourmel, Age des Fleurs, Age des Spicies
Henessy - Paradis, Paradis Imperial
Remy Martin
Louis XIII - min 4o y of aging, from Grande Champagne, blend up to 12oo eaux de vie, between 4o-1oo years old ones