So you think you’re an expert, huh? 1. Each year an amount of cognac is lost through evaporation. How much? 1-3% 4-5% 2,5-3,5% 0,5-1,5% Click to see an explanation in a new tab 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? 220.000 hectares 100.000 hectares 280.000 hectares 330.000 hectares 160.000 hectares Click to see an explanation in a new tab 3. How many liters of wine you need for one 0.7L bottle of cognac? 7 20 2 1 5 12 Click to see an explanation in a new tab 4. What percentage of cognac is being exported? 76 88 97 54 Click to see an explanation in a new tab 5. When was the method of double distillation first used? At the beginning of the 17th century At the beginning of the 16th century In the middle of the 16th century At the beginning of the 18th century Click to see an explanation in a new tab 6. What kind of ‘Chai’ loses more alcohol? A dry storage room a humid storage room Click to see an explanation in a new tab 7. How does cognac gets its golden colour? From the tannins of the grape in the skin, pips and stems From the distillation process From the wood of the oak casks in which it is aged Click to see an explanation in a new tab Loading …
