Talk:Cognac (drink)
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The map over the Cognac region (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Carte_du_cognac.jpg) isn't exactly pretty. The not-exactly-perfect hand-drawn arrow and the JPEG artifacts makes it look like really unprofessional. Could someone make a replacement? If it was up to me, it should be removed until a new one is ready...
The movie 'Clue' has some mention of cognac at least a couple times in the movie. I should dig out my DVD and review it and add that to the pop culture section.
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[edit] Size of Area
Something wrong with the map or the size of the appelation areas stated in the text. 13 hectares ? 4 hectares ? I dont think so ! Do they mean 13 square kilometres maybe. Eregli bob 12:42, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fungus
The section on how cognac is made mentions a black fungus that grows in the cellars, but doesn't say any more about it. Is the fungus believed to contribute to the flavour of the beverage? If not, is there a reason why it is mentioned?--Srleffler 04:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Blending additives
There is a gathering momentum to dismiss cognac as a sophisticated product as the number of blending additives allowed by law are enough to artificially manipulate the product into one that bears no resemblance to the original distillate. The four legal additives are: water (or 60 proof petites eaux), boisé (wood flavor essence to simulate aging), sugar syrup (to sweeten the product), and caramel essences (for artificially darkening the product). Charles Neal has a good explanation. http://charlesnealselections.com/cognac/cognac.html
[edit] Armenian Cognac
Anyone know anything about Armenian cognac? Vpoko 15:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
-->There's no Armenian cognac. Cognac is only from France. It's Armenian brandy, and I can't tell you more about it!
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- Well, the Armenians do call it Armenian cognac. I recognize that it's a brandy, like all cognac, but they do call it a cognac, no matter how much France might object to it. Vpoko 16:37, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
-->So you must be American, the best country ever to use foreign appelations as Cognac, Champagne, Chablis...Back to your answer, Georgia and its neighbours are famous in Europe for selling more than they produce.
- By a normal linguistic process, the word conyak (approx.) is used in some languages as the word for brandy -- rather as coca (approx.) is used as the name for a sickly-sweet dark brown bubbly drink. Sometimes, using various laws and international agreements, people manage to change this terminology, and that may often be a good thing, because it can be confusing even if not intended to deceive. Encyclopedias can't ignore these terms, however. Andrew Dalby 09:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Do these people know that Cognac is a town? An AOC? Cognac is a brandy, and to call it Cognac means it's a brandy from Cognac region & appellation. So any other producer/negociant using it for its products out of that just want to lie to customers/consumers. To lie on production area and inferred quality. Do you know Torres brandy from Spain? Did he choose to use an AOC from another country? No, and he has wonderful spirits at really good prices. Did others producers in others countries do it? Some did. If you find a Kognac, Conyac, Coniac, Coñac...just switch for a Torres! ;-) Olive17
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- I've had Armenian cognac and you're right, it's inferior to the French stuff. But its quality and authenticity notwithstanding, it exists and this is an encyclopedia article so it might be worth a mention, even if it's to say that other regions make brandies that they also call cognac and but they are considered knockoffs. I'd put it in myself, but without a source it would be Wikipedia:OR. Vpoko 13:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
--> Aren't there South American brandies that are legally allowed to be sold internationally as cognacs? I seem to remember somthing about some nation negotiating the right in exchange for forgiving a sizable debt that the French owed.
-- -- --> for sure no, don't make me laugh anymore with this debt story!!
[edit] "Similar" to armagnac?
It was my understanding that armagnac was similar to cognac, in that it comes from France (albeit a geographically distinct region), and is a brandy. There are many differences in production and style. I think it is a mischaracterization to say that the two are "related."
[edit] Cognac Glass
The Cognac Snifter Shown in the beggining of the article is not correct. The proper glass for Cognac is the 'tulip glass' which stops the alcohol vapours to shock your nostrils and allows you to smell the aromas in a more discerning way.213.151.124.82 11:11, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
