What is the meaning of pale in case of brandy(VSOP)?!
What is the meaning of pale in case of brandy(VSOP)?
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Brandy is a liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. Brandy products without a specified source are distillled from grape wine. Introduced to Northern Europe by Dutch traders in the 16th century, the name brandy comes from the Dutch word brandewijn, meaning "burnt wine".
Any wine which has alcohol content of more than 15% is a brandy. Pale is the type of Cognac or Brandy(depending on the type of grapes used to in making the liquor)
A type of brandy that is produced only in the Cognac region of western France, the agricultural district of the Charente -Maritime about 100 miles north of Bordeaux on the coast of France. It is commonlly recognized as one of the finest and most elegant liqueurs in the world. Not a drop of any other wine or brandy should be ever allowed to enter a bottle of Cognac. The Cognac region is divided into six districts, with the Cognac of Grand Champagne considered the best. Cognac is coded on the label by the following letters: V (very), S (superior), O (old), P (pale), E (extra or especial), F (fine), X (extra). French law states that Cognac with 3 stars be aged at least 1? years old to be rated VS & 4 years to be rated VSOP (althought 7-10 years is pretty common). By french law the words Extra, Napolean, Reserve and Vieille may not appear on the label unless the cognac has been aged at least 5? years.
Hope this helps.
Source(s):
http://www.chiff.com/wine/brandy.htm...
http://www.alcoholreviews.com/spirits/co...
After all that last answer I will be brief.
It is pale in colour nothing more nothing less.
The meaning for VSOP is very special old pail
If you are talking about Cognac (the region in France where this brandy is made), then VSOP means Very Special Old Pale, and is aged at least 4.5 years in french oak barrels.
VS is a minimum of 2.5, and XO is a minimum of 6.5
If you are talking about something that is domestically produced, like Christian Brothers or Korbel, all bets are off, but you can probably get that information at their website.