Corsica Food And Wine
Corsica s quality wines with no vat and great food make the island ideal for a gourmet break with a difference.
Corsica food and wine. Eat your way through corsica and discover the best spots to enjoy the local cuisine. The first regarded the danger of making amorous advances to local ladies. Visit our france destination page for. As part of his alternative grand tour in the mid 1750s dr johnson s biographer james boswell journeyed to corsica.
The region s viticultural history can be traced to the island s settlement by phoceans. While most of these sub regions concentrate on red and rose varieties the muscat du cap corse region is renowned for its sweet white dessert wines produced in the vin doux naturel style. Enjoy a traditional sunday morning in classic french surroundings. Corsican food could be said to something of a microcosm of the island itself.
Food and wine in corsica. By alexander lobrano updated march 13 2020. Traditional food in corsica traditional corsican food. Somewhere between french and italian but featuring many aspects which are distinctly corsican and unique to the island.
Find book the best corsica food drink tours tastings classes and more on tripadvisor. Wild remote corsica is home to some of france s most extraordinary wines with food to match. A guide to corsican wine. Corsica s mountainous interior is key to understanding the island s culinary.
In some villages they make a rich sweet wine. Drain and set aside. Here are john brunton s tips to the best winemakers bistros and vineyard hotels. Corsicans take their food and drink very seriously and it is quite common for locals to take a leisurely three course lunch accompanied by a few glasses of corsican wine.
Corsica wine is wine made on the mediterranean island of corsica located 90 km west of italy 170 km southeast of france and 11 km north of the island of sardinia the island is a territorial collectivity of france but many of the region s winemaking traditions and its grape varieties are italian in origin. This soup recipe delivers corsican comfort food goodness with cannellini beans swiss chard and pork cheek. Food and wine in corsica. Pit the olives and blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes.
Whilst there he learnt two things. A corsica wine tour can visit several sub regions including coteaux du cap corse calvi figari porto vecchio and sartene each with their own individual personality. Steeped in tradition full of flavour and proudly local corsican cuisine draws on both french and italian influences but has its own very distinct character.