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	Armagnac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armagnac has been unfairly seen as the poor cousin of Cognac from those who know little, but equally is often held up as being the best of all the French spirits by those with knowledge.
		There are three regions of vineyards with Bas Armagnac in the west being the most revered for the rich topsoil, which produces wines that are low in alcohol and high in acidity; ideal for distillation into Armagnac.
		Armagnac has been unfairly seen as the poor cousin of Cognac from those who know little, but equally is often held up as being the More...
	www.royalmilewhiskies.com /category.asp?cat_id=O_ARMA (571 words)

	Armagnac - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The hilly Armagnac region in the foothills of the Pyrenées, between the Adour and Garonne rivers is a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony (Gascogne), established in 601 CE in the southwest of Aquitaine (now France).
		After much fighting in the Hundred Years War, during which the Armagnacs were identified as major supporters of the French cause, when Gascony was completely recovered by France in 1453 it was not a political unit.
		Armagnac has given its name to its distinctive kind of brandy or eau de vie, made of the same grapes as Cognac, and udergoing the same aging in oak barrels) but without double distillation.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Armagnac (183 words)

	ARMAGNAC - LoveToKnow Article on ARMAGNAC
		Armagnac is a region of hills ranging to a height of Iooo ft., watered by the river Gers and other rivers which descend fanwise from the plateau of Lannemezan.
		Under the English rule co e counts of Armagnac were turbulent and untrustworthy H: ssals; and the administration of the Black Prince, tending to Ja,our the towns of Aquitaine at the expense of the nobles, drove of 1m to the side of France.
		The rivalry of the Burgundians and Armagnacs ag ought terrible disasters upon France, and for many years after- or irds the name of Armagnacs was bestowed upon the bands us adventurers who were as much to be feared as the Grandes pc mpagnies of the preceding age.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARMAGNAC.htm (2450 words)

	Information Bas Armagnac Vaghi
		Armagnac is a grape brandy from the Gascony region of Southwestern France.
		Armagnac is traditionally aged in a 400-420 liter oak cask known as an une pièce armagnacaise.
		Obviously, it is the armagnac sought by connoisseurs.
	www.winedancer.com /contents/en-uk/d152.html (3107 words)

	Nation's Restaurant News: Armagnac: less-popular brandy steps out of cognac's shadow, into cocktails - On Beverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the ploys of the Armagnac producers was to start promoting mixed drinks made with their style of brandy as a base, and since we live in the second golden age of cocktails, that turned out to be a great ruse.
		Armagnac, for the most part, still is made in continuous stills designed to create eau-de-vie, or in one go-around, whereas cognac is made in the older style of pot still and has to be processed twice in order to achieve sufficient proof to be called eau de-vie.
		Armagnac is produced from grapes--largely Ugni Blanc, a.k.a.Saint-Emilion, Colombard or Folle Blanche--grown in three subregions of the area: The grapes grown in Tenareze tend to produce a light brandy.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_1_38/ai_112451608 (894 words)

	Larressingle Armagnac X.O. Grande Réserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larressingle X.O. Grande Réserve Armagnac is produced from a cross-vintage blend of distillates of at least 15 to 20 years of age or more, as opposed to the legal minimum of five.
		Armagnacs are selected exclusively from wines produced in the Ténaèze and Bas-Armagnac districts, with those from Ténarèze predominant.
		The result is a complex, virile and long-lived Armagnac that is nevertheless very elegant and refined on the palate, with a subtle, smoky bouquet hinting of prunes and hazelnuts and a smooth, lasting finish.
	www.kobrandwine.com /prodbook/lrs002.html (101 words)

	The Armagnac region of South West France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armagnac, or rather the counts of Armagnac, the Albrets, were an important political force in France in the 14th, 15th and 16th Centuries, they created a political party opposed to the absolute power of the Monarchy and were responsible for the introduction of Protestantism into the South West of France.
		It was during their rule of Armagnac and Bearn that the local 'Eau-de-Vie' began to be commercialised and sold in the rest of France as 'Armagnac'.
		Armagnac can now only be produced from one of 11 specified strains of grape, cultivated over an area that covers the departements of the Gers, Landes and Lot-et-Garonne, centred around Aire sur L'Adour and Eauze.
	www.touradour.com /history/armagnac.htm (249 words)

	Self-catering holidays in the heart of the Gers, award-winning Vin de Pays de Gascogne and Armagnac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armagnac is made by a single distillation of selected local grape varieties: Baco, Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc and Colombard.
		Domaine de Lauroux Armagnacs are kept in new oak for the first few years of ageing.
		Once they have absorbed the tannins from the wood, they are stored in older barrels to arrive at the perfect state of balance between tannins, aromas and alcohol.
	www.lauroux.com /14199.html (276 words)

	123VOYAGE South West France: ARMAGNAC
		Armagnac may not be as well known as its bigger brother, Cognac, throughout the world of brandy drinkers but but among afficionados it is appreciated for its greater sophistication and subtleness.
		One reason for the relative obscurity of Armagnac is perhaps that with one exception it is still produced by myriad small `chais' which do not have the resources to commercialise it in the same way as the big names of Cognac.
		The Armagnac growing area is divided into three: Bas Armagnac, around Aire-sur-l'Adour and Eauze, which produces the most prestigious Armagnacs, the Ténarèze, (Nérac, Condom and Vic-Fezensac), which produces some highly perfumed spirits sometimes rather coarser, and the Haut Armagnac (Mirande, Auch and Lectoure) which produces very little Armagnac nowadays.
	www.123voyage.com /realsw/magazin/arm.htm (509 words)

	CPAmedia.com: Armagnac--"A Beaker Brim-Full of the Warm South"
		In the three Armagnac districts, the gentle sloping hills are covered with the vines which produce the grapes used in making armagnac and the local wines, mingled with acres of sunflowers and maize.
		Other photographs included views of the chais, the large buildings where the armagnac was stored and matured in its oak casks, together with the distilleries with their giant containers, the bottling plants, the packaging and transport departments.
		Armagnac production today--though still a small industry in comparison to Cognac--is prospering, and the aims are changing (though it is still the drink of hospitality par excellence throughout the ordinary homes of the region).
	www.cpamedia.com /food/armagnac (1076 words)

	Partyfun.com -After Dinner Drinks - About Armagnac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armagnac is a distilled grape spirit or brandy, which is produced in the Gascony area of Southwest France.
		Armagnac is distilled once in a small continuous still, which generates a higher concentration of flavor components than does a pot still distillation.
		Armagnac has an aging system similar to that of cognac.
	www.alzwell.org /after/arm.html (209 words)

	Gall & Gall: Productie van armagnac
		Het grote verschil is dat met het cognac-apparaat een bepaalde hoeveelheid wijn in twee keer wordt gedistilleerd tot een maximum alcoholgehalte van circa 72%, terwijl met het armagnac-apparaat een voortdurende stroom van wijn ineens kan worden gedistilleerd tot circa 52% (en een maximum van 63%).
		Armagnac laat men op het vat liggen, terwijl men cognac regelmatig op een nieuw vat oversteekt om een maximale invloed van het nieuwe hout te verkrijgen.
		Hierdoor is bij armagnac de invloed van het hout kleiner en blijft de invloed van de smaakbepalende stoffen in het eindproduct groter.
	www.gall.nl /article.jsp?trg=article.wereld.type.cognacendigestieven.armagnac.productie (332 words)

	911 Chef Eric - How and when to serve Armagnac? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An Armagnac should be served in a brandy glass.
		Armagnac collected straight from the still without being put into oak barrels.
		It can be drunken as an aperitif or during a meal or used as a "trou gascon" which is an ice-cold glass of "White Armagnac", served between courses of meal.
	www.911cheferic.com /main/02janvier/drink_3.asp (169 words)

	The Sommelier: The Armagnac Primer
		Though some Armagnacs are vintage dated (such as the wonderful brandies of Domaine Boingneres), most Armagnac is a blend of vintages.
		In blended Armagnac, the label indicates the age of the youngest wine in the blend (there are usually many older vintages mixed in as well).
		A label that says VS means the Armagnac has spent a minimum of two years in cask; VSOP and Reserve labels indicate five years; XO and Napoleon are aged six years; and Hors d'Age means ten years or more.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /restaurants/articles/wine/sommelier/armagnac.htm (800 words)

	Noble Estates Wines & Spirits - Samalens Armagnac ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The greatest armagnac comes from the Bas Armagnac, a small plain between the rugged Pyrénées mountains and the vast forests of the Landes.
		Armagnac on the other hand is closer to being a craft industry, with small producers creating varied products with individual character, akin to single malt whisky distilleries.
		Produced from the very best wines of the Bas Armagnac region of France, through a carefully watched distillation in copper alembics (stills), some of which were built in the 19th century.
	nobleestates.com /Products/Samalens.htm (324 words)

	TWO FRESH...TWO FOLD! -- Armagnac
		Armagnac -- a rustic, beautiful, sunny region in Southern France -- is the birthplace of a brandy that many prefer to Cognac.
		Armagnac is aged in fl oak; Cognac is aged in white Limousin and Tronçais oak.
		Solomon has a nice suggestion, linked to Armagnac's special vintages (which Cognacs lack): "Everyone should drink a wine or spirit on their birthday that is the same vintage year as the year they were born." (Of course, the younger you are when you begin this tradition, the better.
	www.twofresh-twofold.com /writing/chisoc.links/armagnac.htm (1099 words)

	Armagnac Daniel Dubos Historique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The country of Armagnac as for him prospers thanks to this art by the middle of the XVIII-th century.
		In its release of the still the water of Armagnac's life titles in the neighborhood of 55 % alcohol.
		So that Armagnac reaches its incomparable sharpness and its rustic character it needs to be left with time,and the care of taming the most bitter elements which the traditional distillation did not eliminate.
	armagnac-dubos.ifrance.com /historiqueanglais.htm (286 words)

	AllRefer.com - Armagnac, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Armagnac is famous for the brandy bearing the same name.
		The counts of Armagnac originated in the 10th cent.
		Armagnac eventually passed to her second husband, Henri d'Albret, king of Navarre, whose grandson became King Henry IV.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/ArmagncFr.html (216 words)

	Strat's Place - Daniel Rogov - In Praise of Armagnac
		Most Armagnac brandies are somewhat harder, have more of an individual taste and, because they are aged and gain their flavor in barrels made from locally grown oak, have a darker color than most cognacs.
		Noted for its finesse, depth of flavor and dark, strong color, this Armagnac is considered one of the finest in the world and is known to be the favorite of several of Europe's royal families.
		The collection includes the Armagnacs of each of the 56 years between 1896 and 1972 that were declared to be vintage years.
	www.stratsplace.com /rogov/in_praise_of_armagnac.html (1046 words)

	Armagnac makes a comeback with Sempe at the forefront (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For years, one of the major differences between Armagnac and Cognac was the use, by Armagnac distillers, of local Gascon fl oak for extended barrel aging.
		But Armagnac's ace in the hole is Baco 22 A, a hybrid that adds character and complexity to the blends, helping the spirit to age with grace.
		Each of the eight Armagnacs tasted displayed a unique aroma and taste profile, the older ones showing the effects of extended wood aging, a character that Thenon credits to the single distillation, which produces a more complex, full- flavored spirit.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/08/22/FD169829.DTL&type=printable (875 words)

	* Armagnac - (Wine): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Colombard (white) Probably because of its association with Armagnac and Cognac, for which it is distilled in south-west France, Colombard has no status at all within the grape variety world...
		In Charente where the grape is commonly known as St Emilion, it is of particular importance as it is used in the manufacture of eau de vie as in the famous brandies of Cognac and, to the South, Armagnac...
		Cognac and Armagnac are two well known brandy regions that use the grape...
	www.bestknows.com /wine/armagnac.html (411 words)

	Armagnac M. Trepout
		Known throughout France as L'Armagnac des gourmets (“the Gourmet’s Armagnac”), Armagnac Trépout is produced at the Château Notre-Dame in the heart of the Gascoigne.
		Armagnac is to be savoured - not just the taste but the aromas.
		Only after 10 minutes, when the Armagnac is warmed to body temperature should the aromas and taste be appreciated.
	www.seacove.com /frctrep.html (534 words)

	ARMAGNAC - Online Information article about ARMAGNAC
		Armagnac is a region of hills ranging to a height of l000 ft., watered by the See also:
		The rivalry of the Burgundians and Armagnacs brought terrible disasters upon France, and for many years after-wards the name of " Armagnacs " was bestowed upon the bands of adventurers who were as much to be feared as the Grandes Compagnies of the preceding See also:
		Rameau, "Guerre des Armagnacs dans le 1VIaconnais " (1418—1435) in the Rev. sec.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /APO_ARN/ARMAGNAC.html (1436 words)

	Armagnac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They ate duck and drank Armagnac together with the great men in sumptuous rooms.
		And nearby Condom, whose ancient name far predates its modern usage, is the center of the distillation of Armagnac, a distinctive, light, crisp brandy.
		Armagnac is a kind of brandy produced in southwestern France, similar to Cognac (same grapes, same aging in oak barrelss) but without double distillation.
	www.wikiverse.org /armagnac (150 words)

	911 Chef Eric - History of the Armagnac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Armagnac is a brandy or "eau de vie" (literally "water of life") produced in the heart of Gascogny, France from a single distillation.
		Armagnac owes its commercial development to the Dutch.
		Much later, on the 25th May 1909, the region was organized through a Decree which delimited a production zone and on the 6th August 1936, the Armagnac AOC officially came into being.
	www.911cheferic.com /main/02janvier/drink.asp (190 words)

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