the so-called Brandy is the spirit distilled from wine or other fruit wines. Brandy can be said to be the general name of fruit distilled wine, but generally it only refers to those who distill wine, while those who distill other fruit wines must be crowned with the name of the fruit, such as Cherry Brand. Apricot Brand, etc. Brand is evolved from the Dutch word Brande Wijn, which is equivalent to the English word "Burnt Wine", that is, the burning wine

The alcohol concentration is about 4 ~ 43 degrees

Brandy is the most famous in France, but in fact, French brandy still has many grades

Identification grades. Generally, it is based on two factors:

1. Origin (the origin of grapes)

2. Year (the time for wine to be stored in oak barrels)

"Year"

The longer it is stored, the better its wine taste and color will be

"French law stipulates"

The Cognac of p>3 Star should be stored in oak barrels for at least 18 hours. It should be stored for at least four and a half years or more than five years

Napoleon. X.O.. Extra will be stored for a longer time. At least 6 years

as for the brandy produced by various manufacturers, the age is very long

V.S.O.P. 1 ~ 12 years

Napoleon 18 ~2 years

Cordon Blue 3 years

X.O. 4 years

Extra 5 years

. Instead, the long-standing brandy

cognac abbreviation

C → Cognac

F → Fine

O → Old

P → Pale

S → Superior was added in the mixing process before re-listing. Special

V → Very

X → Extra.

v.o. → very old

v.o.p. → very old pale

v.s.o. → very superior old

v.s.o.p. → very superior old pale

x.o. → extra old. The classification of grades is as follows:

Grade indication: (based on the aging time in oak barrels)

VSOP:

VSOP is a grade of brandy, which represents the year of wine. Brandy must be stored in oak barrels for at least 3 years before it can be branded with VSOP. Generally speaking, the age of wine with VSOP grade is about 5-8 years.

Napoleon:

Napoleon is also a grade of brandy. The label Napoleon means that this bottle of brandy must be more than 6 years old. Generally speaking, Napoleon-grade wine is about 8-12 years old. And Napoleon-grade wine is often in the series of that brand, which represents the unique characteristics of that company.

XO:

The wine must be over 6 years old to be marked with XO. Generally speaking, the wine with XO grade is about 12-15 years old. In the sample wine, there are quite a few sample wines of this grade, but because of the older age, the relative price is also high.

Extra:

Extra-grade brandy is about 15-2 years old. Some brandy of this grade has begun to be bottled in crystal bottles, so it can be said that the value of re-collection is by going up one flight of stairs.

Collection:

Brandy of this grade is the highest grade among brandies, and the age of wine is always over 2 years, and some of them are as long as 5 years, such as Louis XIII of Remy Martin, which boasts a collection of 5 and a half centuries and is of extraordinary value.

there are two versions of hennessy v.s.o.p sold in China, one is marked with the year, and the other is not marked with the year, which is usually about 6 years.