Armagnac (brandy) often sold as vintages, with the bottles containing Armagnac from a single year, the year being noted on the bottle. Ten different varieties of Armagnac grapes are authorised for use in the production of Armagnac. Of these, four are most common: Armagnac (brandy) Armagnac (; ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally using column stills rather than the pot stills used in the production of cognac. The resulting spirit
Fine (brandy) Fine (brandy) Fine (French word meaning "fine", as in "high quality") is a term for some high quality French brandy (generally AOC), including Cognac and Armagnac. Varieties include: It was formerly quite common in France; it is now quite rare. It is notably referenced in Ernest Hemingway's works, including his posthumously published "A Moveable Feast," and in his 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises": In a scene in the 1964 James Bond film "Goldfinger", Bond is offered more of what Col. Smithers describes as "rather disappointing brandy." M asks what's wrong with it, and Bond replies, (Bon Bois is a