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Corsica

The savagely beautiful wines of Domaine Pieretti

September 19, 2010

The Cap Corse is a windswept promontory, jutting out like a rude single-finger gesture and extending Corsica an additional 40km northward. It has historically been a land of fishermen, sailors, merchants and winemakers. Some small fishing villages continue the maritime tradition, but the majority of today’s commerce revolves around the summer tourist season. Napoleon III’s [...]

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A next-generation Patrimonio winemaker

September 13, 2010

I’ve noticed, following several recent medical visits, that they’re allowing younger and younger physicians to practice medicine. Or, maybe it’s just me, as I’ve recently passed the half-century mark. The same thing seems to be happening with winemakers. There’s an entirely new generation coming along, and some of them are making wine that rivals their [...]

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Corsican wine tourism guides finished–finally
and The Vine Route goes back to school

September 6, 2010

Loyal readers of The Vine Route know that I’m a big fan of Corsican wines. Leading Corsican winemakers such as Christian Imbert of Domaine de Torraccia, Antoine Arena of Domaine Arena, and Yves Canarelli of Clos Canarelli have all been featured here. Part of my fascination with Corsica is related to my wife being Corsican, [...]

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The Enclos des Anges: a devil of a good Corsican wine

August 29, 2010

A former professional water polo player, who looks like a rock star with his earrings, whip-thin body, tattooed arms, and spiky hair, Richard Spurr is the first foreigner to create a vineyard in Corsica. The English-Irish winemaker came to Corsica via the Montpelier area, where he learned about winemaking on the job at several Faugères [...]

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Domaine Giacometti: An oasis in an inhospitable land

July 28, 2010

The Désert des Agriates is a burnt-to-a-cinder landscape extending westward from the Gulf of St-Florent and the mouth of the Ostriconi River. This 16,000-square-hectare (almost 62-square-mile) area on Corsica’s northern coast is dotted with clumps of cacti and scrub-covered hills. Inhospitable as it appears today, this area was once a veritable breadbasket during the time [...]

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