Brandy is a spirit typically made from grapes but can be made from other fruits. Cognac is a barrel aged brandy made in the Cognac region of France.

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Victor Hugo, famous French writer and the author of Les Miserables, described Cognac as the liquor of the gods. This sentiment might explain why Cognac, the beloved amber spirit, has been produced for ...

COGNAC, France (Reuters) -In this grape-growing region of western France, where brandy producers are fretting over the fallout from a trade dispute between the European Union and China, Christophe ...

COGNAC, France - Christophe Fillioux's family estate in the cognac region of southwest France has survived for five generations, through wars and financial crises. Now, though, he has started to tear ...

France and China could be close to a deal to resolve the ongoing trade dispute over Cognac exports. Yesterday (12 June), the Cognac trade body Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) said ...

COGNAC, France - Christophe Fillioux's family estate in the cognac region of southwest France has survived for five generations, through wars and financial crises. Now, though, he has started to tear ...