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Armagnac (IPA [aʁmaɲak]) is a distinctive type of [[brandy]] or [[ | Armagnac (IPA [aʁmaɲak]) is a distinctive type of [[brandy]] or [[eau de vie]], made of mainly the same [[grape]]s as [[cognac]] and undergoing the same [[Maturation|aging]] in [[oak barrel]]s, but mainly with [[column still]] [[distillation]] (cognac and part of armagnac is distilled in [[pot still]]s). Armagnac production is overseen by INAO and the ''Bureau National Interprofessionel de l'Armagnac'' (BNIA). | ||
Along with cognac in Cognac, France and [[sherry]] in Jerez, Spain, it is one of only three officially demarcated brandy regions in Europe. | Along with cognac in Cognac, France and [[sherry]] in Jerez, Spain, it is one of only three officially demarcated brandy regions in Europe. | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 11 October 2017
Armagnac (IPA [aʁmaɲak]) is a distinctive type of brandy or eau de vie, made of mainly the same grapes as cognac and undergoing the same aging in oak barrels, but mainly with column still distillation (cognac and part of armagnac is distilled in pot stills). Armagnac production is overseen by INAO and the Bureau National Interprofessionel de l'Armagnac (BNIA).
Along with cognac in Cognac, France and sherry in Jerez, Spain, it is one of only three officially demarcated brandy regions in Europe.