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Corsica

Le Clos d’Alzeto: From reign of terror to reign of terroir

December 31, 2009

Many speak of wine terroir as if it was a gift of Mother Nature. Those with such ideas need to visit the Le Clos d’Alzeto vineyard on the western coast of Corsica, just north of the island’s capitol city, Ajaccio. Corsica is like someone had grabbed a handful of mountain off of the mainland and [...]

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Le Clos Ornasca: A Corsican heart of gold

December 11, 2009

When I telephoned Laetitia Tola about setting up an appointment, the owner of the AOC Ajaccio vineyard Le Clos Ornasca agreed, but she wanted to know how long it would take. “Several hours,” I replied, explaining that I needed to interview her and take photos of the estate. “You can have an hour,” was her [...]

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Domaine Saparale: A French Second Empire-style vineyard

December 3, 2009

The Second Empire in France, under the imperial Bonapartist Napoleon III (1852-1870), saw the country involved in some ill-fated colonizing efforts in Vietnam, Italy and Mexico. The country also had its fingers into Egypt, mostly because of influence gained there by the first Napoleon, where French fortunes were made with the construction of the Suez [...]

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Christian Imbert of Domaine de Torraccia:
the indefatigable ambassador for Corsican wine

November 26, 2009

The octogenarian Christian Imbert is a tall, imposing man, with a booming voice and Hollywood leading-man, rugged good looks. His life story even reads like a Hollywood film script. For 15 years after World War II he was a French version of Sir Richard Francis Burton (the 19th century explorer, not the actor), living a [...]

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The Domaine de Vaccelli: A wine that is part of Corsica

November 19, 2009

Located in the Taravu Valley, around 30km from Corsica’s capital city of Ajaccio, the 28-ha Domaine de Vaccelli was created in 1962 by Roger Courrèges, the current owner’s father. The elder Courrèges came to Corsica from Algeria, where his father and his grandfather were winemakers. The family was originally from near Béarn, which is part [...]

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