The word Brandy comes from the Dutch word brande wign, (burnt wine), which is how the strangent fermond dutch trades who introduced it to span to Northern Europe to Southern France in the 16th century described wine that had been burnt.

Brandy in it's broadest definition, is a spirit made from fruit juice or Fruit Pulp and skin. BRANDY is basically a distilled wine. It can be divided into 3 basic groups

French Brandy
Its origin can be traced as early as 13th century in the regin of ARMAGNAC.

Grape Brandy
Distilled from fermented grape juice or crushed but not pressed grape pulp and skin.

Pomace Brandy
It is made from pressed grapes.