Foreign wine — refers to the general term for imported alcoholic beverages. It includes various types of alcoholic drinks with different alcohol contents, such as spirits, beer, wine, and liqueurs.The production process of wine cannot do without the fermentation process. Through the action of yeast, it decomposes sugars into ethanol (alcohol) to form a drinkable liquid. The ethanol content is between 0.5% and 75.5%, and it also contains certain nutrients and flavor components. There are tens of thousands of types of wine around the world, and there are great differences in the raw materials used for winemaking and the alcohol content of the wine. To facilitate understanding and memory, people classify them in different ways.If classified by production raw materials, it can be roughly divided into seven categories: grain wine, spice and herbal wine, fruit wine, milk and egg wine, plant sap wine, mead, and mixed wine; if classified by drinking occasion, there are differences between aperitifs (appetizers), table wines, after-dinner wines, and special drinks; if classified by alcohol content, there are low-alcohol wine, medium-alcohol wine, and high-alcohol wine; if classified by the nature of the wine, they can be summarized into three categories:1. Fermented wines, including wine, beer, rice wine, fruit wine, etc.2. Distilled wines, including Chinese Baijiu, French Brandy, Whiskey, Dutch Gin, Vodka, Rum, and Tequila.3. Refined and comprehensively reprocessed wines, including British Gin, Liqueur, Vermouth (Absinthe), Bitter, medicinal wine, etc.

French Brandy Knowledge

French Brandy is a kind of spirit, distilled from fermented wine or fruit, but it must be aged in wooden barrels for a considerable period of time. Brandy is produced in various countries around the world, and French wine is the best, so French Brandy is also the best, among which Cognac Brandy is particularly world-famous.All Cognac is Brandy, but not all Brandy is Cognac. Cognac is distilled from wine produced in Charente, France, and is subject to legal restrictions and protection. Brandy distilled from wine produced in other places cannot be called Cognac legally.Cognac, an ancient city on the banks of the Charente River in France, is the center of Cognac production. This kind of Brandy has become world-famous, so the French word "Cognac" is known to almost people all over the world, even in China.