In France, the label appellation d'origine contrôlée identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the terroir – and usi
Headquarters of the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité in Paris
Peppers with AOC of Espelette
Cognac
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Cognac is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime, in an officially designated wine-growing regio
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
…AOC status in 1979 and PDO status in 1996 as Beurre Charentes-Poitou / Beurre des Charentes / Beurre des Deux-Sèvres. Spirits: Armagnac, Calvados, Cognac and Martinique Rhum agricole all have AOC status. EU law has created a similar type of protection for regional products called the AOP (appellation…
Cognac in a typical snifter
Cognac in a tulip glass
A Charentais-style alembic cognac pot still
VS (Very Special) cognac is aged for at least two years in cask