Quiz expert - Cognacton english

1. How many liters of wine you need for one 0.7L bottle of cognac?

12

5

2

1

20

7

2. How many hectares of vineyard is there in the grande champagne area?

3.000 ha

13.000 ha

30.000 ha

1.300 ha

3. When was the method of double distillation first used?

At the beginning of the 17th century

At the beginning of the 18th century

At the beginning of the 16th century

In the middle of the 16th century

4. What is a synonym for Ugni blanc?

Colombard

Sauvignon blanc

St. émilion

Mesnier

5. What are queues (tailes)?

OR OR

Part that at the first distillation comes after the heart and at the second distillation after the brouillis but before the secondes

Part that at the first distillation comes after the heart and at the second distillation after the secondes

Same as secondes

6. Each year an amount of cognac is lost through evaporation. How much?

4-5%

2,5-3,5%

1-3%

0,5-1,5%

7. The total extent of the cognac vineyard is now around 80.000 hectares. How much was it just before the outbreak of the Phylloxera crisis?

280.000 hectares

220.000 hectares

330.000 hectares

160.000 hectares

100.000 hectares