1. French Brandy

Any French grape distilled wine other than Cognac and Armagnac is collectively called brandy. The government does not have many rigid regulations in the production and brewing process of these brandies. Generally, they can be sold on the market without too long brewing and storage. There are many types of brands, the prices are relatively low, the quality is good, and the outer packaging It is also very particular and very competitive in the world market.

Franch Brandy French brandy, often marked with "Napoleon" (Napoleon) and "X·O" (special brew) on the wine's trademark to distinguish its grade.

Among them, the brandy labeled "Napoleon" is the most widely used. The real brandy commonly known as Napoleon brand is Courvoisier, Martell, Hennessy, and Remy Martin. Also known as the 4 major cognacs.

Better brands include:

BARDINET is the French brandy with the largest production and sales volume in France. It is also one of the French brandies with the largest sales volume in duty-free shops around the world. Its brand Founded in 1857.

In addition, there are CHOTEAU, COURRIERE, etc., as well as French brandies such as Rich Man and General, which are common in bars in our country.

2. MARC BRANDY

"Marc" means dregs in French, so many people call this type of brandy grape dregs. Brandy. It is produced by re-distilling the high-alcohol grape pulp, core, and peel residues that have been filtered out after fermentation when making red wine. The alcohol-containing liquid extracted is then brewed and stored in oak barrels. Distilled alcoholic beverages.

It is produced in many famous wine producing areas in France, among which Bourgogne, Champagne, Alsace, etc. are the most famous ones. Bourgogne is the most famous production area of ??Marc brandy. The Marc brandy produced in this region needs to be aged in oak barrels for many years, and the longest can be more than ten years.

The Champagne region is slightly inferior to it, while the Marc brandy produced in the Alsace region does not need to be aged in oak barrels, so the wine has a strong aroma and a colorless and transparent taste. Features: In addition, the brandy produced in Alsace must be chilled in the refrigerator before drinking.

The famous brands of Marc brandy are: Domaine Pierre (Marc de Bourgogne), Camus (Marc de Bourgogne), Massenez (Alsace Marc), Dopff Pu (Alsace Marc), Leon Beyer (Alsace Marc), Gilbert Miclo Gilbert Mick (Champagne Marc), etc.

In Italy, grape pomace brandy is called CRAPPA Grappa. There are more than 2,000 brands in Italy, and most of the breweries are concentrated in northern Italy, using single distillers for distillation. brew.

Grappa is divided into two types: popular products and high-end products. The popular products are colorless and transparent because they have not been aged; high-end products generally need to be aged in oak barrels for more than one year, so the color is slightly With yellow color.

Grappa’s famous brands include: Ania, Capezzana, Barbaresco, Nardini, Reimandi, etc.

3. APPLE BRANDY

Apple brandy is a kind of fruit brandy made by fermenting apples, pressing the apple juice, and then distilling it. Its main production areas are in northern France and many apple production areas in the world such as the United Kingdom and the United States. The apple brandy produced in the United States, known as "Apple Jack", needs to be aged in oak barrels for five years before it can be sold.

It is called "Pomal" in Canada and "Apfelschnapps" in Germany.

The world's most famous apple brandy is produced in Calvados, Normandy, France, and is called "Calvados". The wine is amber in color, with bright yellow luster, fragrant aroma, rich fruit aroma, slightly sweet taste, and the alcohol content is around 40-50 degrees.

Generally, apple brandy produced in France needs to be aged for ten years before it can be sold.

Famous brands of apple brandy: Chateau Du Breuil, Boulard, Dupont, Roger Groult, etc.

4. Kirschwasser Kirschwasser

The main raw material used in this kind of wine is cherries. During brewing, the fruit stems must be removed, the fruits are pressed, water is added to ferment them, and then through It is distilled and brewed. Its main producing areas are Alsace in France, Schwarzwald in Germany, Switzerland and Eastern Europe.

In addition, there are many brandies brewed from other fruits around the world, but their output, sales volume and reputation are not as large as those above, such as plum brandy. Liquor (Plum Brandy), apple pomace brandy, etc.

Extended information:

Therapeutic effects:

Brandy can help gastrointestinal digestion, dispel cold and warm the body, remove blood stasis and detoxify, antipyretic and diuretic; it is effective A vasodilator that can improve cardiovascular strength and is a good medicine for cardiovascular patients.

Brandy is the most famous wine in the world. "A banquet without brandy is like spring without the sun." The Europeans gave this affectionate poem to brandy without hesitation.

Brandy is not the "magic water" in mythical stories, but it is a friend of human health. Some drug and nutrition experts at home and abroad pointed out:

Regular drinking of brandy can help gastrointestinal digestion;

Drinking brandy in autumn can dispel cold, warm up the body, remove blood stasis and detoxify, and treat epidemic diseases. It has antipyretic and diuretic properties for colds and other illnesses.

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