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Article: The perfect sip: John D. Gregory enjoys an Armagnac moment.(The Enthusiast)
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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Southwest France's Gascogny region--dubbed France's Tuscany--is a gourmand's paradise, from textile and design to literature, food, and spirits. For brandy connoisseurs, there is Armagnac, France's premier brandy.
For more than 600 years, Armagnac has been aged in oak barrels, its artisanal recipe handed down through the generations among a small group of family-owned estates. Most Americans are familiar with Armagnac's better-known. younger cousin, Cognac (twice-distilled)--an oversight due mainly to marketing. Both are distilled grape brandies, but different.
Not unlike fine wine, cigars, or jazz, Armagnac is a pleasure to be savored--the journey ...