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If you want to know more about Corsica’s wines, follow the links below:

www.vinsdecorse.com

If you would like to try some of Corsica’s wines in the UK, you can order a limited selection from these suppliers...

The wines of Corsica

Thanks to the island’s unusual climate and tumultuous history, Corsica boasts a range of varied and interesting wines of the highest quality - wines that will offer the visitor a fascinating contrast to the wines of Bordeaux, the Rhone valley and the Loire.  

Corsica’s wines are very accessible for visitors who want to try them, but only a dedicated wine buff will get round to tasting them all in a lifetime. You could spend months in just one of Corsica’s nine AOC regions and still not get to know all its vineyards well.

Grape varieties

According to Larousse, there are around 20 local grape varieties on the island (and no less than 30 varieties according to www.vinsdecorse.com, link opposite), but most of the local wines you’ll find in restaurants and shops are based on three varieties:

The Vermentinu grape is used to produce white wines with a floral aroma and a very delicate flavour.  Two grape varieties are generally used to make the reds and rosés: Niellucciu and Sciaccarellu.

Wine regions

Corsica’s mountainous interior is unsuitable for vineyards, but the coastal zones, with their varying geology and weather, offer a range of wines to suit every palate.

The island’s best-known wines are probably those grown in the Patrimonio region in the north of the island.  Its warm and powerful reds usually use the Niellucciu grape.  Ajaccio’s full, bright reds and rosés, which are usually made from Sciaccarellu grapes, are popular throughout Corsica and can nowadays also be bought on the French mainland, though rarely in Britain.

But don’t forget to try some of the wine from the area where you take your holiday!  Sartene, Porto Vecchio, Calvi, Figari, Cap Corse (particularly for its excellent Muscats) and the East Coast all produce wonderful wines, and the wines from the valleys around Punta Leccia are also excellent.

And when you come home, you can remind yourself of your holiday by ordering a case or two from one of the suppliers listed on the left.

Yapp Brothers, the UK's premiere Corsican wine importer, are currently offering a fabulous selection of wines  from Corsica, and you can try them out by ordering a case now! And what a great idea for a birthday present to remindsomeone special about that wonderful holiday on your favourite island.