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Cognac (/ ˈ k ɒ n. j æ k / KON-yak, also US: / ˈ k oʊ n-, ˈ k ɔː n-/ KOHN-, KAWN-, [2] [3] [4] French: ⓘ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime .
Kanyak (or konyak) is a variety from Turkey, whose name is both a variation of "cognac" and means "burn blood" in Turkish, a reference to its use in cold weather. [34] Portuguese Lourinhã region, just north of Lisbon, is one of the few European PDO that produce only brandy (aguardente vínica), together with Cognac, Armagnac and Jerez. [35] [36]
A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is as the phrase suggests an abbreviation consisting of three letters. The abbreviation for TLA, TLA, has a special status among abbreviations and to some is humorous since abbreviations that are three-letters long are very common and TLA is, in fact, a TLA.
Here are the differences between brandy and cognac, plus how much they cost, where they come from, and a few popular brands to try.
It is one of the best-known cognac houses, [1] along with Martell, Courvoisier, and Rémy Martin, who together make around 45% of the world's cognac. [2] Hennessy sells approximately 102 million bottles of its cognacs per year, [3] making it the world's largest cognac producer, and in 2017 its sales represented around 60% of the US cognac ...
The three main acids found in wine are tartaric acid, malic acid and lactic acid. The first two come from the grapes and the third from Malolactic fermentation which often occurs in the winemaking process. Active acidity The concentration of acids in the wine. Used to gauge the "total acidity" in the wine. Measured using the pH scale. Actual ...
[optional in place of period] when the language of the gloss lacks a one-word translation, a phrase may be joined by underscores, e.g., Turkish çık-mak (come_out-INF) "to come out" With some authors, the reverse is also true, for a two-word phrase glossed with a single word. [2] [21] › >, →, :
Abbreviation for the Spanish term vino comarcal denoting a local wine similar to a vin de pays in France. VDL Abbreviation for the French term vin de liqueur denoting a wine that has been fortified prior to fermentation VDLT Abbreviation for the Spanish term vino de la tierra denoting a "country wine" similar to the VDQS system of France. VDN