L.N. Mattei ‘Cap Corse’ Blanc Quinquina cool climate something eagerly culinary

something eagerly culinary

This Sauternes is a classic blend of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc

This Alto Piemontese wine sits in a class of its own

Pomegranate tartness with hints of cinnamon and fennel is balanced by woody gentian root

L.N. Mattei ‘Cap Corse’ Blanc Quinquina cool climate something eagerly culinaryIn 1872, a merchant named Louis Napolon Mattei named his aperitif wine after his native Cap Corse, a peninsula of Corsica that juts northward into the Mediterranean. A territory of France, Corsica has over the centuries been influenced by both France and Italy, as well as northern Africa. Mattei discovered the beneficial properties of cinchona tree bark during a voyage to the Caribbean, and he brought it to Cap Corse to blend with local wine made from