In the field of oenology, the French term fine identifies and refers to a brandy that is distilled from wine, as opposed to marc, which is a brandy that is distilled from pomace, the solid remains of grapes after pressing for juice. In France, fine production often falls under Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) designation, with production methods and naming required to meet certain legal requirements. For example:

In popular culture

In the works of Ernest Hemingway, the characters speak of their gastronomic adventures in drinking and eating: In the novel The Sun Also Rises (1926): and: In the spy movie Goldfinger (1964), in an after-dinner scene with the head of the Bank of England and M: Bond's oenological reference, bon bois, is to a potent brandy from a specific Cognac-producing region in the south-west France.