Machine derived contents note: Introduction ix -- -- PART I: THE MAKING OF COGNAC 1 -- -- 1 The Land, the Vine, and the Wine 3 -- -- 2 Distillation: the Heart of the Matter 17 -- -- 3 Brandy + age + oak = Cognac 28 -- -- 4 The Personality of Cognac 36 -- -- PART II: THE STORY OF COGNAC 47 -- -- 1 Not by Brandy Alone 49 -- -- 2 The Triumph of "Coniack Brandy" 57 -- -- 3 The Cognac Community 74 -- -- 4 A Revolution, not a Disaster 83 -- -- 5 An Imperial Glow 97 -- -- 6 The Biggest Disaster 107 -- -- 7 The Good Name of Cognac i13 -- -- 8 Struggle 122 -- -- 9 Thirty Golden Years 142 -- -- 10 The Suicidal Decades 164 -- -- 11 Fight Back 183 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- PART III: THE ENJOYMENT OF COGNAC 195 -- -- PART IV: COGNAC - THE LAW AND THE FIGURES 207 -- -- PART V: A DIRECTORY OF COGNAC 215 -- -- Glossary 246 -- -- Appendix 250 -- -- Bibliography 252 -- -- Index 254.