What is the difference between Brandy and Cognac ?

Brandy has no requirement on being from particular regulation of origin, and the product can come from various different countries, such as Spain, France, Italy, Germany – or from various regions within each country. Although Cognac is also a grape spirit and produced the same way as a brandy is, only distilled wines coming from the different appellations from the Cognac region in France can be used to produce what is called Cognac.