Corsica’s exciting wine diversity is growing fast. Boutique producers all over the island are working to re-establish long forgotten varieties and take advantage of the wealth of old vines still going strong. Around 64% of Corsica’s wine is bottled under the IGP appellation of Île de Beauté and around 30% bottled under the various AOCs.
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Situated on the central west side of Corsica, Ajaccio covers around 220 hectares, planted mainly with the red Sciacarello, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan and the white Vermentino.
Read more ▸Corse Calvi is a historical wine growing area in the north west of Corsica. Pretty hilltop villages face the sea. Around 300 hectares are planted in granite and clay soils in the Figarella and Régino valleys.
Read more ▸Corse Figari AOC covers wine production at the southern tip of Corsica, between the villages of Monacia d'Aullene and Sartene. Production here is primarily red and rosé wine, although there is a small amount of white made.
Read more ▸Île de Beauté is Corsica’s catch-all regional appellation for wines produced on the island and permits an plethora of grape varieties, some of which are potentially active to Corsica. With around 65% of the wine produced bottled under this cat...
Read more ▸Patrimonio AOC on the island of Corsica produces interesting wines. The soils here are predominantly limestone, rather than the granite that characterises the rest of the island.
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