▁is ▁a ▁vin ▁de ▁li que ur ▁fort ified ▁with ▁arm agn ac , ▁the ▁local ▁br andy . ▁It ▁has ▁had ▁App ell ation ▁d ' origine ▁contr ô l ée ▁status ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Else where ▁in ▁France ▁analog ous ▁drink s ▁are ▁made ▁( P ine au ▁des ▁Char entes ▁in ▁the ▁C ogn ac ▁zone , ▁Mac vin ▁in ▁J ura ; ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁Pom me au , ▁similarly ▁made ▁by ▁bl ending ▁apple ▁ju ice ▁and ▁apple ▁br andy ). ▁ ▁History ▁F loc ▁de ▁G asc ogne ▁is ▁produced ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁reci pe ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁region ▁of ▁Gas con y ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" F loc ▁de ▁G asc ogne " ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁Henri ▁Lam or , ▁a ▁win em aker ▁from ▁Cra ven c ères , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁" f loc " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Occ itan ▁language ▁and ▁means ▁bou quet ▁of ▁flowers . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁F loc ▁de ▁G asc ogne ▁is ▁a ▁mist elle , ▁a ▁vin ▁de ▁li que ur ▁( a ▁fort ified ▁sweet ▁wine ) ▁made ▁of ▁ 1 / 3 ▁of ▁arm agn ac ▁and ▁ 2 / 3 ▁of ▁fresh ▁gra pe ▁ju ice ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁wine ▁area ▁Arm agn ac ▁/ ▁C ô tes ▁de ▁G asc ogne . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁must ▁be ▁produced