Fruit brandy named after their region of origin and base ingredients. For example: "Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser" (cherry spirit of the Black Forest), "Framboise d'Alsace" (raspberry of Alsace), "Aprikot dell'Alto Adige" (apricot of South Tyrol), etc. They are often regulated more strictly than generic fruit spirits; other than limiting their region of origin, restrictions may include fruit variants, mashing and fermenting technology, distilling apparatus, barrel aging, etc. Among the better known fruit brandies are: Fruit brandy Fruit brandy or fruit spirit is a distilled beverage produced from mash, juice, wine or residues of edible fruits. The term covers a broad class of spirits produced
Kristine French Kristine French Kristine French is an Australian plant biologist who is a Professor at the University of Wollongong, where she has directed the Janet Cosh Herbarium since 1992. She is known for researching the ecology of weeds, studying urban ecology and "endangered species and forest ecology." French gained her B.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Sydney in 1984. She earned her doctorate from Monash University in 1989. Her thesis is entitled "Fruit/bird interactions in wet sclerophyll forest in Australia: the influence of fruit characteristics and the role of birds as seed disposal agents". French is a professor at the Institute