Cognac quiz for dummy's - Cognacton english

1. Like wine, cognac in a bottle (usually) gets better when you keep it in your cellar.

Right

Wrong

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

Martell

Courvoisier

Rémy Martin

Hennessy

3. How old is cognac?

It is not so old, maybe four hundred years

First cognac was made around 1100-1200.

Very old. The Romains already drank it.

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

4. The phrase ‘grande champagne’

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.

refers to one of the districts in the cognac region.

5. What does VSOP mean?

Very special old product

Very superior old product

Very special old pale

Very superior old pale

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

Petite champagne

Borderies

Grande champagne

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

All of these are true

The cognac is made of cognacs of different brands

The cognac is made of different vintages

The cognac is made of cognacs of different vineyards

The cognac is made of cognacs of different cru’s