Cognac is a drink described as a “symbol of luxury, refinement and art de vivre.”
Cognac is produced only in the Cognac region of France and is considered the very height of brandy.
Cognac is produced from selected wine varieties which are vinified and distilled with great care. The quality of grapes and the manufacturing process is carefully controlled to ensure maximum quality.
Therefore, cognac is very expensive.
Ugni Blanc grape is used because it is perfect for distilling because of its high acidity and low sugar and alcohol content.
The grape employed for the base wine for cognac production are nearly all from Charente and the adjacent regions of Deux-Sevres and Dordogne.
In order for it to be called cognac, it must also be distilled in copper pot stills and aged in French oak barrels.
It is made by double distillation - distilling twice in pot stills. Spirit distilled from fruit is brandy, cognac is a brandy twice distilled from wine.
The distillation employed in the production of cognac is known as the Charente process.
Production of Cognac
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