Exploring Corsica’s wines, history, and grapes, as well as some fun facts, including an exciting archeological wine find!

Resources from this episode:

Books:

French Wine Scholar Study Manual, 5th Edition, Wine Scholar Guild (2015)

Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition, Robinson, J., Harding, J. (2015)

Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours, Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013)

Websites:

Ancient Origins: Rare Etruscan Tomb of Treasures Excavated in Corsica, Cowie, A. (27 April 2020) https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/etruscan-tomb-0013628

Corsica Guide: History of Corsica https://www.corsica.co.uk/guide/history

The Good Life France: Wines of Corsica,Archer, L. M. https://thegoodlifefrance.com/wines-corsica/

Go to Corsica: Wines of Corsica https://www.go-to-corsica.com/corsica-infos/wines-of-corsica

Greek Reporter: The Most Important Ancient Greek Colonies in History, Chrysopoulos, P. (17 October 2022) https://greekreporter.com/2022/10/17/ancient-greek-colonies/

Vineyards: Corsica Vineyard Map https://vineyards.com/wine-map/france/corsica

Wine Enthusiast: Ancient Vines, New Territory - Corsica’s indigenous Grapes, Voss, R. (15 April 2021) https://www.winemag.com/2021/04/15/corsica-grape-varieties/

Wine Enthusiast: What Does ‘Garrigue’ Mean in Wine? Iijima, A.L.C. (27 April 2021) https://www.winemag.com/2021/04/27/garrigue-mean-wine/

World History: Phoenicia, Mark, J. J., (19 March 2018) https://www.worldhistory.org/phoenicia/

 

Referenced Glass in Session® Episodes:

S11E3: Malta, the Wines and the Bird https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s11e3-malta-the-wines-and-the-bird

S11E1: Tasmanian Sparkling Wine History, Devilish Deets https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s11e1-tasmanian-sparkling-wine-history-devilish-deets

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