Cognac quiz for dummy's - Cognacton english

1. Which is the bigger Cru (cognac district)?

Grande champagne

Borderies

Petite champagne

2. Louis XIII is a famous cognac, but who makes it?

Courvoisier

Martell

Rémy Martin

Hennessy

3. What does VSOP mean?

Very superior old product

Very special old product

Very superior old pale

Very special old pale

4. Cognac is very often a blend. What is meant by that?

All of these are true

The cognac is made of different vintages

The cognac is made of cognacs of different brands

The cognac is made of cognacs of different cru’s

The cognac is made of cognacs of different vineyards

5. How old is cognac?

It is relatively new. Double distillation was discovered around 1750 and cognac originated after this discovery.

Very old. The Romains already drank it.

It is not so old, maybe four hundred years

First cognac was made around 1100-1200.

6. Eau-de-vie has to age two years before it is allowed to be called cognac.

Wrong

Right

7. The phrase ‘grande champagne’

refers to one of the districts in the cognac region.

on a bottle of cognac means that the cognac is of a high quality

has no meaning in the world of cognac

is used to indicate a big vineyard.