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    An eau de vie (French for spirit, lit. 'water of life') is a clear, colourless fruit brandy that is produced by means of fermentation and double distillation...
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    Armagnac area of France where grapes for the distillation of the Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. It extends over the Landes and Gers departments...
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    distilled eau de vie from Armagnac. In the past it was consumed as other liquors for its therapeutic benefits. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Armagnac was...
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    the distillation of the Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. This area lies between Bas-Armagnac and Haut-Armagnac, covering the northwestern part of...
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    for the distillation of the Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. It lies to the south and east of Bas-Armagnac and Armagnac-Ténarèze, the two other areas...
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    wine of any other fruit (fruit brandy). These products are also called eau de vie (literally "water of life" in French). The origins of brandy are tied...
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    or vin de liqueur), made from either fresh, unfermented grape juice or a blend of lightly fermented grape must, to which a Cognac eau-de-vie is added...
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    and after the distillation and during the aging process, is also called eau de vie. It is produced by twice distilling wine made from grapes grown in any...
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  • neat. Common kinds of digestif include: Brandy (cognac, Armagnac, alembic-made) Chacha Eau de vie (fruit brandies, schnapps, Calvados) Pomace brandy (grappa)...
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    shellfish. There it is used both in the production of table wine as well as eau de vie. The first recorded mentioning of Folle blanche was in 1696 when the grape...
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