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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]] -- a [[France|French]] term meaning "water of life". | Cognac (or brandy) is also referred to as [[eau de vie]] -- a [[France|French]] term meaning "water of life". | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 31 December 2007
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".