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Steve Pope wrote:

> You want a single-vineyard, single-vintage Cognac from the
> Cognac region of France. There are other good brandies in
> the world, i.e. California brandy from Germain Robard, but
> you probably want the reference point of a good Cognac.


To add up to what Steve wrote, here's a map of the Cognac region:
http://www.diwinetaste.com/html/dwt2...appaCognac.gif
The six areas are listed in order of quality, but some say that there's very
little difference between Petit Champagne and Grand champagne in terms of
quality.
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