So you think you’re an expert, huh?

1. Before the outbreak of the phylloxera crisis the total extent of the cognac vineyard was 280.000 hectares. How much was it some twenty years later at its lowest?

Almost completely destroyed vineyard at the end of the 19th century.

 
 
 
 
 

2. 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?

 

 
 
 
 
 

3. The chapiteau or hood of an alambic can have different shapes, but which one it can not have?

manufacturing a pot still (question: what's wrong here? Answer: no ear protectors!)

manufacturing a pot still (question: what’s wrong here? Answer: no ear protectors!)

 
 
 
 

4. Under what name are the people in the cognac region known?

 

 
 
 
 
 

5. Phylloxera is a pest that almost destroyed all vineyards in Europe. When did this crisis take place in the cognac region?

 

 
 
 
 
 

6. How many of the cognac districts have an appellation controlée of their own?

 
 
 

7. What percentage of cognac is being exported?