{"id":120064,"date":"2023-02-14T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kingspirit.com\/cognac-definition-and-method-of-production\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T23:10:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T22:10:53","slug":"cognac-definition-and-method-of-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kingspirit.com\/en\/cognac-definition-and-method-of-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognac: definition and method of production"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;240178&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;800945&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;164682&#8243;]Cognac is a world-renowned eau-de-vie that benefits from an exceptional terroir and a mild, temperate climate. Produced since the 15th century using complex processes, it became an Appellation d&#8217;Origine Contr\u00f4l\u00e9e in 1936. Today, it is exported to 160 countries. Small presentation.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;782981&#8243;]Cognac definition[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;758484&#8243;]AOC fine brandy[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;136535&#8243;]Cognac is a <strong>fine amber-colored brandy<\/strong> that is made from grapes. It comes from a blend of several eaux-de-vie that have been produced over several years to obtain characteristic aromas and a homogeneous quality.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;668816&#8243;]A specific place of production[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;163725&#8243;]In order to receive the cognac appellation, the brandy must be produced in the Charentes region, with a small inclusion in the Dordogne and Deux-S\u00e8vres. Its manufacture must also respect strict standards and be done in several precise steps.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;329013&#8243;]Would you like to order an exceptional cognac? Find a selection on our online store.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165064&#8243;]How is cognac made?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108628&#8243;]The different stages[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;130511&#8243;]The grapes are harvested and pressed immediately. The must is then fermented and <strong>double distilled<\/strong> in a special copper still. The wine is then aged in oak barrels for a minimum of two years. It is during this period that it is transformed into cognac.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;131757&#8243;]The names[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211758&#8243;]There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognac.fr\/decouvrir\/vignoble\/les-crus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <strong>six cognac appellations<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a> Grande Champagne, Premier cru, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins bois, Bons bois and Bois ordinaires. Each of them expresses a soil and a territory and has its own characteristics.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;180394&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;92686&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;405850&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; outline=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingspirit.com%2Fen%2Frange%2Fcognac-kings-club%2F|title:Cognac%20Kings%20Club|&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-shopping-cart&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;207094&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Buy on our online store[\/vc_button][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178412&#8243;]Cognac vocabulary[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;160924&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Charentais still: copper still which is the only one authorized for the production of true French cognac.<\/li>\n<li>Aroma: smell of brandy. For cognac, the five major aromas are vanilla, caramel, prune, apricot and orange.<\/li>\n<li>Blending : the process of mixing several ages and vintages to create a particular cognac.<\/li>\n<li>Ordinary wood : it is one of the six AOC of the Cognac region. It covers about 26,000 hectares and includes the islands of Oleron and R\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Bons Bois: another cognac AOC which covers about 370,000 hectares and includes mixed soils (clay, limestone and sand).<\/li>\n<li>Borderies: this AOC is the smallest in the Cognac region (about 12,500 hectares) and includes flint and clay soils.<\/li>\n<li>Bouilleur de cru : person who distills brandy.<\/li>\n<li>Bouquet : aromas exhaled by the cognac.<\/li>\n<li>Mist: liquid fairly low in alcohol<br \/>\nobtained after the first distillation of the wine.<br \/>\nCellar: place where the wine is vinified and stored.<\/li>\n<li>Champagne: this term designates two cognac AOCs: Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne.<\/li>\n<li>Colombard: one of the three types of grapes used to make cognac and also the one with the highest alcohol content.<\/li>\n<li>Cru : this term designates the different AOCs of Cognac.<\/li>\n<li>Distillation: the process of making cognac during which the alcohol is extracted from the grape juice.<\/li>\n<li>Double-distillation: operation which consists in intensifying the aromas.<\/li>\n<li>Early Landed : tradition which consists in sending barrels of cognac to age in other countries, generally England.<\/li>\n<li>Extra: cognac of a higher quality than an XO and which is generally aged for more than 15 years.<\/li>\n<li>Extra old (XO): cognac whose youngest component has aged at least 10 years.<\/li>\n<li>Fine Champagne : a blend of cognac obtained from Grande Champagne (at least 50%) and Petite Champagne eaux-de-vie.<\/li>\n<li>Finish: the time during which the taste of a cognac remains in the mouth after being drunk.<\/li>\n<li>Folle blanche : one of the grape varieties cultivated for the production of cognac.<\/li>\n<li>Barrel : the barrel is the one in which the brandy is aged.<\/li>\n<li>Grande Champagne: this AOC is considered the best in the region and is also called &#8220;premier cru&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Hors d&#8217;\u00e2ge : term which designates cognacs that have aged at least 30 years.<\/li>\n<li>Napoleon : term which designates a cognac generally at least as old as an XO.<\/li>\n<li>Nose: this term refers to the second part of the wine tasting, namely the olfactory part.<\/li>\n<li>Petite Champagne: AOC of cognac covering approximately 65,600 hectares.<\/li>\n<li>Phylloxera: a small insect that totally destroyed French vineyards in the 1860s.<\/li>\n<li>Pineau des Charentes : wine often drunk as an aperitif and obtained from fresh grape juice and young brandy aged in oak barrels.<\/li>\n<li>Part des Anges : natural evaporation of brandies.<\/li>\n<li>Rancio: Rancio usually occurs after 10 years of aging and is apparent on the nose and palate.<\/li>\n<li>Reserve : term used to describe the age of a cognac.<\/li>\n<li>Tannin: Tannin is a polyphenol type molecule that is present in grapes and gives structure, balance, color and aroma to wines.<\/li>\n<li>Terroir: refers to the soils of the different AOCs in the Cognac region.<\/li>\n<li>Vinification : This is the process that transforms the grape must into wine.<\/li>\n<li>VS: cognac that has aged for at least two and a half years.<\/li>\n<li>VSOP: cognac that has aged for at least 4 years.<\/li>\n<li>XO : cognac that has aged for at least 10 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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