So you think you’re an expert, huh? 1. What kind of ‘Chai’ loses more alcohol? a humid storage room A dry storage room Click to see an explanation in a new tab 2. How many liters of wine you need for one 0.7L bottle of cognac? 2 12 1 7 5 20 Click to see an explanation in a new tab 3. Phylloxera is a pest that almost destroyed all vineyards in Europe. When did this crisis take place in the cognac region? 1870-1890 1890-1910 1750-1755 1780-1790 1820-1830 Click to see an explanation in a new tab 4. How many hectares of vineyard is there in the grande champagne area? 3.000 ha 30.000 ha 1.300 ha 13.000 ha Click to see an explanation in a new tab 5. When was the method of double distillation first used? At the beginning of the 18th century At the beginning of the 16th century At the beginning of the 17th century In the middle of the 16th century Click to see an explanation in a new tab 6. Balzac is the name of: A grape variety used in the past for making cognac A French politician from the 19th century A grape variety, a poltician or part of an alambic (can refer to all three) A part of an alambic (pot still) Click to see an explanation in a new tab 7. 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!) Onion Olive Apple Moor’s head Click to see an explanation in a new tab Loading …
