Droopy > wrote:
> Dick Adams wrote:

>> A friend asked me how to turn wine into brandy. He was thinking
>> of using Carlo Rossi.
>>
>> Which types of wines are appropriate for converting into brandy?
>>
>> Is there any legal (in the U.S.> to do such a conversion?

> Any wine can be made into brandy. In fact the quality of the wine
> and the quality of the brandy are not related. Grappa for instance
> is made from pomace.

What are the determining factors for the quality of the resultant
brandy?

Do you have any idea of the expected efficiency conversion factor?

Are there specific styles of wine that are better for making brandy?

> Unfortunately there is no legal way to make brandy in the US
> without expensive permits.

Damn, that means I can't do it. My friend is a Canadian working
on a contract here for another six months - then back to British
Columbia. Maybe he can do it there.

Dick