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Wines
Thanks to a favorable ground and sunniness, grapes farming is a tradition in Corsica. That's the reason why, there is a great number of estates, which are generally placed hillside to a few kilometers from the coast. There are a lot of different types of grapes, but the most representative are the
Nielucciu, the vermentinu, the sciaccarellu and the little grains muscat grapes. Each region has its Official Quality Guarantee (O.Q.G.): Corsica has 9 O.Q.G. (Official Quality Guarantee) on the whole island's perimeter. :
Corsican O.Q.G. Coteaux of the Corsican Cape and O.Q.G. muscat of the Corsican Cape include the following estates:

 

 

Corsican O.Q.G. Coteaux of the Corsican Cape and O.Q.G. muscat of the Corsican Cape include the following estates:

 

 

Nicrosi's vineyard
Pietri's estate
Pieretti's estate

O.Q.G. Patrimonio and O.Q.G. Muscat of the Corsican Cape include the following estates:

Marfisi's vineyard
Boccheciampe
's estate
Campo Altoso
's estate
Catarell
's estate
Lazzarini
's estate
Leccia
's estate
Pastricciola
's estate
Aliso Rossi
's estate
Santamaria
's estate
L?Otorno
's estate
Orenga
's estate
Guidicelli
's estate
Bernardi
's vineyard

Corsican O.Q.G. Calvi includes the following estates:

Landry's vineyard
Reginu & E Prove
's vineyard
Culombu
's vineyard
Alzipratu
's estate
Renucci
's estate

Corsican O.Q.G. Ajaccio includes the following estates:

Capitoro's vineyard
Ornasca
's vineyard
Abatucci
's estate
Comte Peraldi
's estate
Pratavone
's estate

Corsican O.Q.G. Sartene includes the following estates:

Mosconi's estate
San Michele
's estate
San?Armetto
's estate
Saparale
's estate

Corsican O.Q.G. Figari includes the following estates:

Tanella's estate

Corsican O.Q.G. Porto-Vecchio includes the following estates:

Torraccia's estate

Corsican O.Q.G. (situated in the eastern coast) includes the following estates:

Orlea's vineyard
Musoleu's estate
Piana
's estate
Vico
's estate
Casabianca
's estate
Aghione's cooperative
St Antoine's cooperative
Uval
Uvib
La Ruche Foncière
Diana's hills

 

 

Beers
Beer is not a Corsican traditional product, but some people's cleverness and creativity allowed us to obtain a matchless beer of extraordinary quality. So, a few years ago the first Corsican beer made from chestnut flour was born. As its success was immediate, the range of different-flavored beers has rapidly widened.

 

 

Liquors
A real Corsican tradition, liquor and aperitif wine making finds its inspiration in Corsica's natural richness, such the maquis' herbs and the orchard fruits.
These beverages are usually obtained from fruits' steeping, sugar, brandy (acquavita) or from wine with a touch of herbs that give to each mix its own distinctive feature. Brandy is made from the distillation of grapes marc or from steeped fruits.
For this reason you can find beverages that are praiseworthy and famous, such as the liquor of myrtle, citron, chestnut or arbutus berry; the wine of orange, myrtle, peach...


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