Calvados (kal.va.dos) is an apple brandy from the French region of Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie). ==History== Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the eighth century by Charlemagne. The first known Norman distillation was carried out by `Lord` de Gouberville in 1554, and the guild for cider distillation was created about 50..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvados
[department] Calvados (kal.va.dos; s) is a department in the Lower Normandy region in northwestern France. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast. ==History== Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from a part of the former province... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvados_(department)
(from the article `Basse-Normandie`) région of France encompassing the northwestern départements of Orne, Calvados, and Manche. It is bounded by the régions of Haute-Normandie to the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9
(beverage) French brandy distilled from apple cider, named after the département of Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region of northwest France where it is produced Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221