what is the difference between brandy and cognc?
Brandy is a kind of alcoholic drink made from wine anywhere in the world while cognac is a special kind of brandy made only in Western France. Brandy is derived from the Dutch word for âburnt wineâ and is produced by the distillation of wine after grapes have been properly fermented.hese include grape brandy. American grape brandy comes from California, Armagnac brandy from the Armagnac region of France, Brandy de Jerez from Spain, Pisco from Peru and Chile. Several other countries produce their own special types of brandies too.