Cognac region

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:wine
gptkbp:alcoholByVolume double distillation in copper pot stills
gptkbp:annualProduction over 200 million bottles
gptkbp:appellation gptkb:Cognac_AOC
gptkbp:area approx. 75,000 hectares
gptkbp:climate temperate oceanic
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:China
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Cognac_(brandy)
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:BNIC_(Bureau_National_Interprofessionnel_du_Cognac)
gptkbp:grapeVariety gptkb:Colombard
gptkb:Folle_Blanche
gptkb:Ugni_Blanc
gptkbp:harvestSeason September to October
gptkbp:historicalProduction 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cognac region
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:France
gptkb:Nouvelle-Aquitaine
gptkbp:mainExports gptkb:Cognac_brandy
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Charente
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Chardonnay
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:Courvoisier
gptkb:Martell
gptkb:Camus
gptkb:Hennessy
gptkb:Rémy_Martin
gptkb:Delamain
gptkbp:population approx. 200,000 (region-wide)
gptkbp:protectedDesignationOfOrigin gptkb:AOC_(Appellation_d'Origine_Contrôlée)
gptkbp:region INSEE 16 (Charente), 17 (Charente-Maritime)
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Bureau_National_Interprofessionnel_du_Cognac
gptkbp:requires minimum 2 years in French oak barrels
gptkbp:soilType clay-limestone
chalky
gptkbp:subdivision gptkb:Bois_Ordinaires
gptkb:Bons_Bois
gptkb:Borderies
gptkb:Fins_Bois
gptkb:Grande_Champagne
gptkb:Petite_Champagne
gptkbp:touristAttraction Cognac distillery tours
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite not inscribed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ugni_Blanc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5