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A Cognac
Primer

The rich and varied tastes
of this spirit are rivaled
perhaps only by an equally
deep and resonant history.
By Andrew Madigan

M

ore than 2,000 years ago the
Romans brought grapevines
to France. They left 500 years
later, but the legacy and spirit of
wine-making remained. France
continued to produce wine for
another millennium and, during
the Age of Exploration, began
trading it overseas. However, the
wine couldn't handle the long sea
voyage. To make the beverage
more durable, they began distilling
it. The Dutch called the resulting
spirit brandewijn, which means
burnt wine. This is where the word
brandy comes from. The brandy
produced in the Cognac region of
France was dubbed cognac.
All cognacs are brandies, but
not all brandies are cognacs. In
order to be labeled cognac, a spirit
must be distilled from one of six
designated regions (or crus) in
Cognac, an area in southwestern
France: Grande Champagne, Petite
Champagne, Borderies, Fin Bois,
Bon Bois, and Bois Ordinaires. The
region is characterized by chalky
soil, moderate temperatures,
and mild winters, though each of
these regions has a particular soil

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