1.   Exactly five tenacious enterprises in this state are engaged in the exacting business of producing brandies or eaux-de-vies by traditional Continental methods.

2.   Germain-Robin, the small artisan distiller in the hills of Mendocino County, produces brandy that compete in quality and value with the best Cognac made.

3.   While it may seem logical to assume that the best brandies are produced from the same grapes that make the best wines, the opposite is true.

4.   Chilean companies produce a brandy labeled Cognac.