Ngo-Ephreli 1, kugujwa iholide elingekho emthethweni, elaziwa ikakhulukazi emibuthanweni yochwepheshe bezokukhiqiza, kanye nabalandeli besinye seziphuzo ezinamandla zotshwala - Usuku lokuzalwa lweCognac.
I-Cognac isiphuzo esinamandla sotshwala, uhlobo lwe-brandy, okungukuthi, i-distillate yewayini, ekhiqizwa ngokobuchwepheshe obuqinile obuvela ezinhlotsheni ezithile zamagilebhisi endaweni ethile.
Igama "» Lokudabuka eFrance futhi likhombisa igama ledolobha nendawo (isifunda) lapho itholakala khona. Kulapha futhi lapha kuphela lapho kwenziwa khona lesi siphuzo esidumile sotshwala. Ngendlela, ukubhala emabhodleleni "i-cognac" kukhombisa ukuthi okuqukethwe akuhlangene nakancane nalesi siphuzo, ngoba umthetho waseFrance nemithetho eqinile yabakhiqizi baleli zwe ichaza ngokucacile izidingo zokwenziwa kwalesi siphuzo esidakayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuphambuka okuncane kusuka kubuchwepheshe bezinhlobo zamagilebhisi ezikhulayo, inqubo yokukhiqiza, ukugcina nokufaka amabhodlela kungaphuca umkhiqizi welayisense.
Kumithethonqubo efanayo, usuku nalo lufihliwe, okubhekwa njengosuku lokuzalwa lwe-cognac. Kuxhumene neqiniso lokuthi konke okulungiselelwe ukukhiqizwa kwe-cognac nokuvutshelwa phakathi newayini lamagilebhisi amancane ebusika kufanele kuthelwe emiphongolweni ngaphambili. Lolu suku lubuye lube ngenxa yemininingwane yenqubo yokukhiqiza, kusukela ukuqala kokufudumala kwentwasahlobo nokuhluka kwesimo sezulu sasentwasahlobo kule ndawo yaseFrance kungathinta kabi ukunambitheka kwesiphuzo, okuzophazamisa ubuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza i-cognac. Kusukela kulo mzuzu (Ephreli 1), ubudala noma ukuguga kwe-cognac kuqala. Le mithetho yamukelwa okokuqala eFrance ngo-1909, ngemuva kwalokho yanezelwa kaninginingi.
Izimfihlo zokukhiqizwa kwesiphuzo zigcinwa ngokuqinile ngabakhiqizi. Kukholakala ukuthi ngisho ne-distillation (cube), ebizwa ngeCharente alambic (ngemuva kwegama lomnyango waseCharente, lapho idolobha laseCognac likhona) inezici zayo zobuchwepheshe nezimfihlo. Imiphongolo lapho i-cognac igugile nayo ikhethekile futhi yenziwa ngezinhlobo ezithile ze-oki.
Lezo ziphuzo ezidakayo, kulebula lebhodlela zazo esikhundleni se- "cognac" igama elithi "cognac" ezibukwayo, aziwona neze umkhiqizo mbumbulu noma onekhwalithi ephansi yotshwala. Yizinhlobo nje zikabrandy azihlangene ngalutho nesiphuzo esivele eFrance ngekhulu le-17 futhi sathola igama laso lomkhiqizo lapho.
I-cognac eFrance ibhekwa njengenye yamagugu kazwelonke. Njalo ngonyaka, emigwaqweni yedolobha elinike igama laso lesi siphuzo esidakayo esithandwayo, imicimbi yemikhosi iphindwe kathathu nethuba lokunambitha imikhiqizo yemikhiqizo edumile ye-cognac, kanye nezinye iziphuzo ezidakayo.
ERussia, umlando kanye nezici zokukhiqizwa kwe-cognac kusuka endaweni yokubuka enegunya kakhulu zingatholakala eMoscow eMnyuziyamu Womlando Wecognac e-KiN Wine naseCognac Factory. Nakhu futhi okuwukuphela kwe-alambik elethwe ivela eFrance eRussia.