20:41 Jun 14, 2005 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / cognac and brandy, which is it? | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Elena Ivaniushina Russian Federation Local time: 16:03 | ||||||
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4 +10 | brandy |
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4 +5 | cognac |
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3 +2 | Armenian brandy |
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4 +1 | Strictly speaking, Brandy. Drink it down - you won't care what it's called! |
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5 | not for grading |
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Discussion entries: 7 | |
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коньяк brandy Explanation: brandy - более общий термин. Cognac - *только* для коньяков, производимых в области Cognac. См.: Поиск в Google: define: cognac "# Dry spirit distilled from wine and, strictly speaking, produced in the Cognac region of France. Other good-quality dry wine-based brandies may be substituted. www.d.umn.edu/~alphanu/cookery/glossary_food.html # A premium brandy produced only in a 150,000 acre area surrounding the city of Cognac in southwest France. www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary/glossary.asp" http://www.google.ru/search?q=define: cognac&sourceid=mozill... Brandy (short for brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn—burnt wine) is a general term for distilled wine, usually 40–60% ethyl alcohol by volume. In addition to wine, this spirit can also be made from grape pomace or fermented fruit juice. Unless specified otherwise, brandy is made from grape wine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-14 20:47:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Поиск в Google: define: cognac \"Cognac (IPA: [k*n\'jæk] where * is ɒ, oʊ, ɑ:, or ɔ:), named after the city in France, is a kind of brandy, which must be produced in the region around the town of Cognac and aged in oak barrels in order to be called cognac. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognac_(drink)\" |
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