Corsica's Hidden Charms

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A Mediterranean island that has it all: sea, sun, mountains, great food and an exciting wine scene

By Robert Camuto - Wine Spectator April 30, 2012

There are long stretches of Corsica's coastline so stunningly beautiful and wild they make you feel like you could be in one of the Mediterranean's most legendary spots-like the Amalfi Coast or the French Riviera-of a hundred years ago.

As you drive miles and miles of narrow and often rutted two-lane roads through knuckle-whitening turns, it's difficult not to be awed by the scene. Corsica's west coast is nearly devoid of mankind's influence-it's just you and steep, granite cliffs in shades of red and gold that plunge to a pristine sea.....read the full article in the Wine Spectator.