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...Trends move hand-in-hand with fashion – take the transformation of ’90s pick-and-drop braids (seen on Brandy) into Y2K-style French curls (loved by Zoë Kravitz)....
...From these grapes, Çobo also produces a sublime cognac-like brandy, of which he pours us a generous glass....
...He is based in Cognac, whose brandy must by law be aged in French oak barrels. “There is a trend for less oak and larger barrel sizes,” he wrote in an email....
...Clay jugs have been found locally that still contain grape seeds dating from 3000BC....
...Despite rising global demand for spirits last year, vodka and brandy sales fell and the growth in whisky and gin was outstripped by tequila, Mexico’s national drink....
...The renovated 19th-century marani has 120 clay qvevri, each holding two tonnes....
...tomatoes, skinned and grated 350g Spanish or risotto rice 150g peas 1.5l water for boiling 1 chicken liver, cleaned and diced 2 tbs fresh parsley leaves Salt to taste ● Heat the olive oil in a large clay...
...Gascony’s most famous drink is, of course, Armagnac, but sales have languished and most of the region’s vineyards now produce wine rather than brandy, chiefly one of France’s most successful vins de pays...
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