French
Wines: The Essential Guide to the Wines and Wine Growing Regions of France
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The Corsican Wine Trail
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Corsica, with its beaches, its paths and bridle-ways,
its tiny villages, its Mediterranean climate and its sublime countryside,
attracts flocks of tourists every year. And whilst the local wine
is not necessarily the prime preoccupation of visitors, it is
all the same one of the island's assets that is not to be neglected...
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Following our Corsican Wine Trail is a refreshingly
original way of discovering the Beautiful Island, which usually,
and quite rightly, attracts tourists for quite different reasons.
Whilst the island's wines are not yet in themselves a sufficient
reason for undertaking the journey, nevertheless if you are already
spending a few days on holiday in Corsica you will certainly derive
additional pleasure from a glass of Muscat du Cap Corse or a red
wine from Ajaccio or Patrimonio. And when you get back home, you
will not need to blush when sharing with friends or family a bottle
from one of the wine producers who are a credit to the vineyards
of Corsica.
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A brief history
Whereas for a long time Corsica produced table wine without
too much attention to quality, the trend has now been completely
reversed...
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The characteristics
Corsican wines are produced using unusual varieties of
grape, often Italian in origin, and when well made they are often
very pleasant to drink...
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Classification
One regional appellation - AOC Vin de
Corse - and a number of local appellations - AOC Ajaccio, AOC
Patrimonio, AOC Muscat du Cap Corse.
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En route!
Whilst vines are cultivated everywhere
on the coastal areas of the island, the best wines are in the
far north and around Ajaccio.
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The Corsican Wine trail
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