Gourmet products local specialties and wines Corsica

This new gourmet address opened by Stéphanie and Jean-Jacques Lovichi combines quality artisanal production using wild plants from the maquis and fruit grown on the island, with a warm welcome. The liqueurs, creams and aperitifs concocted by this couple are delicious, and the tasting sessions they are kind enough to offer us are thoroughly enjoyable. You'll be able to choose from a wide range of bottles, and listen in on their secrets and how happy they are to be able to work together thanks to this change of direction.

New address this year for Sandra and Patrice that is now found at Fesch Street. An original and organic idea: Sugar-free yogurt, or French organic milk gluten, which then declines with a multitude of different organic and homemade topping for the pleasure of small and large. Then giveted fruit sticks: the popeeze. Pancakes, house cabbage, organic fruit juices and gourmets that change according to season to ice logs for winter. A pop and vintage terrace with the Vichy wall and a warm welcome with games of yesteryear and now books for small or whole family. A beautiful place combining simplicity and quality at the most fair price. A ray of sunshine!

On the beautiful Campinchi square with its new market halls, the market is held every morning except Monday. Depending on the season, you will find sheep's cheese, goat's cheese, cold cuts, olive oil, fruits and vegetables, jams, etc. Finally, you will be able to buy fish from the local fishermen every morning in the covered market on the quai Napoléon, except on Mondays from October to April. Let's not forget the flea market in front of the swimming pool on boulevard Rossini every Sunday morning, an opportunity to find bargains.

In three generations this company has become one of the main producers of Corsican cheeses. Today, the Pierucci cheese dairy is a company that manages to combine modernity and tradition. It collects the production of more than 60 dairy farms in the region. While modernizing its equipment, the Pierucci family has kept the spirit of the men and women who made its success. The cheese dairy produces seven traditional cheeses, made from ewe's milk or goat's milk, including the essential AOC Brocciu

In an exceptional environment overlooking the Costa Serena, halfway between Bastia and Figari, on a property of a hundred hectares, this cheese factory is an essential stop on the road of Corsican flavours. The structure markets about fifteen references of cheeses, six with goat's milk, eight with sheep's milk... The cheese dairy has managed to preserve its ancestral know-how by adapting it to a modern infrastructure that meets European health standards. The ideal place to stock up on Tommettes, Tomes, Brocciu and other Crottins.

Ingredients: 300 g flour - 1 lemon - 100 g sugar - 1 sachet of vanilla sugar - 2 tablespoons of anise seeds - 1 sachet of yeast - 7 cl of olive oil - 5 cl of white wine.

Grab the zest of the lemon and chop it. Mix the flour and yeast in a bowl.

Add the vanilla sugar and 60 g of sugar (keep aside the rest), the anise seeds and the zest. Then incorporate oil, white wine and lemon juice. Mix the whole until you get a sticky and smooth dough. Préchauffez the oven at 180 ° C. Flour the work plan and spread the dough over 1 cm thick and sprinkle with the rest of sugar. Cut 3 cm squares with a wheel. Put them on a plate covered with baking paper and clean 12 min. Turn off the oven and let the canistrellis rest 8 min before they get out.

On 15 hectares of orchards, cultivated in organic farming, grow fig trees, raspberry trees, apple trees, plum trees. All the fruits harvested here are transformed on the spot into delicious jams which contain pieces of fruit still firm, which adds to the pleasure of the tasting. 100% natural, these jams must be consumed within a month of opening the jar. Nothing could be easier! On the remaining 35 ha, Biortu runs a flock of sheep for meat of a hundred heads, certified organic. Lambs are sold online or on order.

The Biscuiterie d'Afa has a solid experience in making Corsican cakes with the taste of yesterday and the flavors of today. The canistrelli are the specialties of the house, and they are declined dry or soft, plain or flavored.Flagship product : the canistrelli with almonds, a pure delight!Other products: plain canistrelli, with lemon, white wine, aniseed, figs and walnuts, as well as Corsican clementines; without forgetting the biscuttini, also flavored, the cakes with chestnut flour, or the chestnut and chocolate cakes!

The Macchia boutique specializes in Corsican products such as honeys, tapenades and herbs. You'll find a wide selection of products, from myrtle berries to basil and citrus peels.

The Jean-Paul Vincensini & fils farm is a must for lovers of farm produce. Denise Vincensini and her three sons offer a wide range of signature products, including organic jams and chestnut-based products. Visitors can tour the jam-making workshops, drying room and mill. It is advisable to make an appointment beforehand. The farm's products are also available for sale on site. To get there, take the RD 39 towards San-Lorenzo, then turn left towards the hamlet of Coïbiti. The farm is on the right, just before the hamlet.

This orchard, created with her father in 1994, covers 10 hectares. Trained in wine tasting, Anne retranscribes her know-how with the oil she produces either as a single variety or through blending. There are three oils on the estate: the AOP Oliu di Corsica (sweet fruity and ghermana) and, more atypical, the wild fruity, from the sabine variety. All have a common characteristic: they are made from olives that are pressed very quickly after harvesting in order to retain all the primary aromas. One of the best oils in the region!

Laetitia Tola manages with her companion, Jean-Antoine Manenti, this young family estate of 10 Ha created in 1995 by her father. They offer us a beautiful range of wines with an exceptional ageing capacity. The Clos Ornasca has been undergoing organic conversion since 2017. It has traditional grape varieties from the Ajaccio appellation and works with Niellucciu, Vermentinu and Sciaccarellu. This is complemented by Muscat Petit Grain, which is not AOC Ajaccio, but PGI Ile de Beauté white semi-dry, very aromatic and fruity. A beautiful range in the three colours, the Stella cuvée, aged in oak barrels, and the Lesia cuvée in white, fermented in barrels, the result of ancestral know-how and the emblematic Corsican grape variety vermentinu are absolutely to be discovered!

Domaine de Terra Vecchia is a vineyard located in Tallone, Corsica.

Tallone, a small town in the Loire region, is home to Domaine Sainte-Anne, a winery renowned for its red wines. Packaging is 6 bottles per case, with the option of mixing and matching wines. Domaine Sainte-Anne offers a varied range of red wines, from the traditional Anjou Villages Brissac, awarded the Ligers de Bronze and selected in the Guide Hachette 2020, to the Coup de coeur du Guide Hachette 2019, the Anjou Rouge Cuvée Louis-Henri, partially aged in barrels for 9 months. In addition to red wines, the domaine also offers white wines, rosés, fine bubbles and bag-in-box.

Domaine composed of 50 hectares nestled between plains and hillsides, with very low yields per hectare. The personality of these wines is the result of the best use of the potential of the region, the climate and its island grapes. Vinified and aged in barrels, for the red and white, its confidentiality makes it an exceptional beverage, the rosé represents the best balance of the sciaccarellu grape variety, on granitic soil. The estate is completed by a sheep farm which produces brocciu and farm cheeses, from the specific pastures of this valley.

A smooth change in this thirty-year-old estate with the arrival of the fifth generation of this family of winegrowers. Camille-Anaïs, a young oenologist and winegrower, is committed to feminizing this world of Calvados AOC brut. In addition to the interest of visiting this beautiful property, one will find the range Villa Maestracci in red and white, resulting from the old vines and raised in barrel 12 months, the great classic E Prove in the three colors of which a dangerous gray rosé, the Clos Reginu, in the three colors, traditional vintage and the Marottes of Anaïs in red.

Domaine Vecchio is a winery offering a wide selection of wines.

This picturesque weekly event takes place in one of Corsica's most beautiful villages. In the heart of Brando, just a stone's throw from the port of Erbalunga, this market welcomes producers and craftsmen from all over Cape Corsica. Organic cosmetics, artistic cutlery, wild plants, jams and honey, cheeses, jewelry and more. You've got a fine selection of the best this part of the island has to offer. An ideal place to fill your luggage with Corsican products (although cyclists will be limited by the weight!) or simply to find what you need for your day's picnic, or even to nibble on the spot.

Visit us every Monday in July and August, alternating between the villages of Pero Casevecchie and Talasani! Discover local craftsmen and producers at this weekly market. Cutlers, basket-makers, ceramists, cheese-makers, winemakers, pork butchers and cosmetics producers all offer the very best Corsican products! Then enjoy a free concert of Corsican polyphonic songs. To round off the evening in style, a Corsican meal is also available on reservation at Talasani.

We are formal, the best canistrelli of Corsica are a stone's throw from the old port of Bastia, at Mireille's house! Mireille, almost 50 years old and her mother Felicie, 90 years old, work under your eyes in their small shop of barely thirty square meters. Here, the recipes are authentic. You will find canistrelli, frappes (the famous fritters), fiadone (brocciu cake) and other Corsican delicacies. And if you arrive at the right time, every holiday of the year also has its speciality: Pentecost, All Saints' Day, Easter, Saint Joseph, etc. Mireille and Félicie also offer some salty snacks such as the famous Migliacci or La Bastelle (chard and broccoli slippers), but you will have to come early to buy some because they are very quickly victims of their success every day. It is said that if you walk down the street at cooking time, you will succumb to temptation.

In a cosy and refined setting, l'Empreinte Caviste mixes leather and wood tones with the subtle colors of Corsican wines and spirits with more than 1,500 references. In the heart of its three stores in Bastia, Furiani, and Vescovato, local delicatessen products and exceptional products are multiplied: Corsican macaroons by Anne Marchetti, truffles and other delicacies line the shelves. Oenology courses are regularly given by a sommelier. Watch for the next dates on the website, the Facebook page or by contacting them.

Corsica is a land of good living and certainly of gourmands often carnivorous. The Mannarini shop and drive intends to defend the colours of exceptional meat and you will find on site the best meats from all over the world, pieces or cubes of noble origin for individuals: Black Angus from the USA, Waguy (Japanese beef) Argentinean beef or Uruguay.... In store a range of excellence in self-service and for two years, a website to take the time to refine your orders and come and pick them up without delay. This year the shop is evolving with a traditional butcher's department, a caterer, Corsican delicatessen to the cut, a lunch delivery service and an on-site tasting meat bar in order to test exceptional meats in the best conditions

John the Baptist's motto is: "To sow happiness, to reap it... ». Organic vegetable grower from the beginning and baker, you will find in his shop, where the family gardens were located, his seasonal vegetables, the organic fruits of Mr. Laurent and Labbé, his elaborate products such as jams, canistrelli sweetened with white wine or chocolate chips and salted with the flavors of the maquis. Its bakery, with on-site production, uses only sourdough and baking on a wood fire: buckwheat, rye, small spelt (to be tried urgently if you are intolerant to bad gluten) and to take away quiches, bruschettas, bakery pastries such as brioches, sandwich bread, raisin bread, blanks..., and finally the organic wine of the region and the olive oil from its production. At the entrance of the city from Santa Manza, a pretty shop for health and good mood.

A nice little hut, priceless, just at the exit of Sagone, on the road of Bonifacio. A good small street offering a good selection of Corsicans products and a selection of fruit and vegetables. Some small tables in the shade to nibble on site some planches house boards or farm based on charcuterie, cheese and jam.

A property renowned for its quality wines from 60 hectares of micro-terroirs, which make up all the richness of the wines, associated with the 7 emblematic grape varieties such as vermentinu, niellucciu, muscat petit grain and minustellu in particular. Special mention should be made of the beauty of the reception area, with exhibitions by renowned local and international artists, who present paintings and contemporary videos in total harmony with the surroundings. We fell in love with the white wine of the Felice cuvée, and an original Impassitu. For the reds, the emblematic Cuvée du Gouverneur matured in barrels is to be tasted in 3 years minimum. The red Cuvée Felice, very typical of the local appellation, can be drunk immediately to appreciate its red fruit aromas.

Hédiard is well known so that the guarantee of finding an excellent cognac flows from source. However, the store makes a nice share of the Corsican products so do not expect to have a large choix choice, you will find in general the delicious cognac Lhéraud. You have to accompany it with regional delicacies: poutargue, Corsican meats, chestnut bowl or nougat with hazelnuts are certainly the best places to accompany your tasting.

The area covers 13 hectares of slopes and clay, calcaire and schistose valleys. Cultivated with passion for several generations, Annette Leccia-de la Rossat's vineyard is in organic farming. The exceptional land allied to the traditional grape variety (niellucciu for the reds and the rosé, vermentinu for the whites, muscat small grains for natural sweet wines) bring to its wines all their typical.

One of the oldest estates in the Cape, created around 1850, disappeared in the 1920s. A new generation has replanted the vineyard which has 10 hectares of vermentinu, muscat petit grain and aleatico. The beautiful cellar in the ancestral mansion of the 19th century is worth a stop in Rogliano in the hamlet of Vignale for a look. The sale and the tasting, as for them, are carried out in Macinaggio. After Jean-Noël Luigi, it is Marine and Sébastien who now manage the estate. The reputation of the vineyard goes beyond the limits of the island and the AOC Muscat and Coteaux du Cap Corse, especially in white, surprise more than one amateur.

Trained in the art of macaroons at Lenôtre and then at Hermé, Anne Marchetti went to La Trinité and then to Piedigrioggio to present her range of exceptional biscuits. Fruity, chocolate, floral or vegetable, her macaroons are a delight for gourmets and gourmands. Her work is growing and she is now known all over the island and far beyond. Shop on the roadside that links Bastia to the west coast of the island. No excuses then, it will certainly be on your way!

Dalilha opened in 2009 this small, cosy and relaxed Boudoir where you feel like in a cocoon, pampered! To eat all day long until 6:30 pm on the spot or to take the dishes to go, pass the barrier that lifts automatically. Here, local (and organic) products are cooked with love: veal from Galéria, beef from Santa-Reparat, ice cream from Oletta... and every day a vegetarian dish. A small menu well studied for small or big hunger, a formula of the day and the pleasure to welcome you from the breakfast to the hour of the aperitif!

Xavier Baldovini invites you to visit his artisanal cheese factory which is located in the middle of the maquis on the east coast of the Isle of Beauty. Here are made authentic Corsican cheeses with all the tradition and flavours that this means. Xavier makes the small ewe and the ewe's tomette Fiore di Montaggna, Fleur de Montaggna, the Broccio Passu AOC, the Corsican tomettes, the Corsetin de brebis... A know-how handed down from father to son. An ideal place to discover all the local flavours in an idyllic setting.

Christophe Ferrandis settled in the village after training in the Bandol appellation and a solid training acquired by his BTA vini-oeno and BTSA viti-oeno. He vinifies in an ancient bergery and his 7 Ha vineyard faces Leccia domains in Morta Pianala, the plain of the Myrtes. The crop is in organic and harvesting is made in a caissette with a low yield per hectare. To discover: the Clos Signadore cuv, produced only in red, and the A Mandria cuvée in the three colors.

Domaine Lazzarini is a wine shop located in Patrimonio, Corsica. This family-run estate reflects the values handed down from generation to generation and offers an authentic experience in the heart of the village. The Domaine offers a selection of quality wines, including a white, a rosé, a red "Su Lu Monte", a Muscat du Cap Corse and another red. The winemaker at Domaine Lazzarini makes it a point of honor to preserve the ethics and winemaking tradition of the Patrimonio region, renowned for its elegant, deep wines. The estate is located close to the San Martinu church, an emblematic symbol of the region. For wine lovers, a visit to Domaine Lazzarini is a must during a stay in Patrimonio.

Located in Barbaggio, Haute-Corse, Mlle D's winery, Marie-Françoise Devichi Vigneronne, is a must-see destination for wine lovers. Marie-Françoise Devichi, the first woman to run the estate, represents the 6th generation of one of the oldest winegrowing families on the island of Corsica. The estate extends over 40 hectares in a single block, in the idyllic setting of the Conca d'Oro, recently classified as a Grand Site de France. The clay-limestone soils give the wines their unique character. Marie-Françoise Devichi practises integrated viticulture, respecting the exceptional terroir she has inherited. Keen to develop the reputation of her estate, she has created her own brand, Mlle D, and offers a range of wines combining tradition and modernity.

A pretty Corsican grocery store in the middle of the quays of Propriano. The carefully decorated shop offers a judicious choice of the best island producers. We will buy without fear a 24-month-old farmhouse ham from Bastien Agostini, the whole range of coppa, lonzo, salamu, panzetta... Beautiful selections of refined farmhouse cheeses made with milk from the Casgiu Casanu Association and of course the whole range of wines, jams, honeys, olive oils and liqueurs... The little something extra: from November to February, the essential fresh seasonal products, not available in summer: figatellu, sausage, sausages. One advice, one advice, remember to book them! Tasting and shipping on request.

The San Micheli estate is one of the oldest in the "Sartène" appellation. Owned by the family since the 18th century, the estate was taken over in 1974 by Jean-Paul and Bénédicte Phélip. The vineyard is located in the Ortolo Valley, on the hillside at the place called "Capaneddi", facing south-west, at the foot of the Cagna mountain range, which provides it with temperature variations beneficial to the cultivation of the vine. The vineyard today covers 22 hectares planted with traditional grape varieties of the appellation, managed in a reasoned and traditional way. Our favourites: The red Tradition cuvée made from sciacarello, niellucciueto and Carignant grapes and the Alfieri Polidori cuvée, the latest addition to the estate, is a tribute to an ancestor of the family, a blend of sciacarello and niellucio by plot selection. A magnificent, modern, carefully decorated, freestone guest house, renovated in 2006, welcomes you to take full advantage of the estate and prolong the pleasure of this preserved nature.

Discover the aromatic plants of the Corsican maquis ! You are here with a producer who cultivates and multiplies Corsican aromatic plants, in organic farming. But you will also be in the company of a passionate guide who will share his knowledge with you during fascinating "botanical and aromatic walks with a nose". An olfactory excursion to smell the maquis and discover its botanical secrets with numerous explanations.

Les Saveurs d'Autrefois bakery is located in the Centre Commercial les Citronniers in Bastelicaccia.

Since 2008, Jean-Philippe has been running a small shop selling Corsican products located just opposite the Hotel Le Royal in the upper town of Bonifacio. He will be able to advise you on your purchases of local products or to give you ideas for gifts. Corsican pork meats, ewe's milk cheese from Bonifacio or elsewhere, Corsican pork terrines with chestnuts, nepita, figatelli, Raphaëlle's tapenades, melon liqueurs (original and delicious), myrtle, chestnuts... soaps, flavoured mustards and the famous canistrelli from Sartene. A pleasant and zen welcome!

French chocolate maker is located in the centre of Ajaccio, you find the whole collection of Neuville fine chocolates, made in tradition, combining finesse and lightness of interiors with the strength of cover chocolate. Ballotins of assorted chocolates, black chocolate boxes, chocolate candy, chocolate chocolate, shelves, all chocolate cake pleasures are there… Also a range of Thé tea and quleque specialities.

In 1993, Yves Canarelli took over the vineyard, enlarged it and defined the current grape varieties, composed of syrah, nielluciu, vermentinu and grenache. In this place, the ancestral practices of husbandry and windmill are respected. Once harvested and pressed, the wine is high in Allier oak barrels. White, from the vermentinu grape, has a subtle, delicate nose where fruity and floral aromas blend. Red, from the grape varieties nielluciu and syrah, develops aromas of black fruit (cassis, ripe) and wild briefs. The rosé is developed with sciaccarellu, which gives it an aromatic flavor where red fruit and spices dominate. Remarkable Amphora wines in red and white that are unanimous with oenologists.

In the case of cheese, the island's production is rich and is used around cheese in goat milk and sheep's milk, or even in both mixed milk. The island's AOC, the famous fresh brocciu, but there are many others, fresh or refined at the stall of this attractive boutique held by Babeth and Dominique. Dare, a cheese with smooth and flowing sheep milk, or goat's venaco, tender under its rousse crust. 

Products can also be sent by colissimo-chronopost. The cheese dairy also has 4 independent gîtes with a living room, kitchen and 2 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and WCs. The gîtes can accommodate up to 6 people. For lovers of farm products and farm stays, the Cianfarani Antoine Dominique et Francoise cheese dairy and creamery is a place to discover during a visit to Corse-du-Sud.

Supermarché Spar Diamant is a supermarket. It offers various services such as in-store shopping, drive-through and delivery. You can find a wide variety of products in this supermarket, including fruit and vegetables, charcuterie and local produce, a wine and champagne cellar, organic products, groceries and drugstore. It is also possible to order online and have goods delivered to your home or to the port. Supermarché Spar Diamant offers a warm welcome and speaks French, Italian and English.

Since 1856, this beautiful property of 50 ha in the south of Ajaccio produces wines which are now Ajaccio AOC. The traditional grape varieties planting consists of sciacarello, nielluccio and grenache for the red ones, Vermentino for the white ones. Tasting and sale in the beautiful Relais du Clos with its bottles well aligned on metal yew. The space allows you to organise banquets and events around the wine theme. Our favourite is the rosé 2015 gold medal winner in the Paris Salon de l'agriculture and the red 2014. Try to find the confidential cuvée reserved in red 2011, a blend of sciacarello and nielluccio grape varieties.

This is the reference address in the region for all lovers of fine local produce. The Marcaggi family, breeders, processors and pork butchers in Bocognano, offer the finest in Corsican charcuterie, which has won numerous awards over the decades. The sight of sausages and hams hanging from the ceiling is in itself quite extraordinary. And then you have to linger in each aisle to discover the full diversity of products rigorously selected for their quality: olive oil, honey, liqueurs, wines...

This 6-hectare estate, owned by the Marfisi family, includes over 1,000 olive trees. The varieties are typical of the region: germaine de Casinca, germaine de Tallano and sabine. The trees are cultivated using integrated farming methods. A special feature is that the fruit is harvested from the tree before it falls naturally, giving the oil a vegetal aroma and a peppery touch. The estate also produces a black tapenade, made entirely on the property.

Eric Poli, who is also President of the Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins Corses, founded this beautiful estate in 2005. He cut his teeth on his father's estate in Piana on the east coast, so needless to say, quality is his leitmotiv. Clos Alivu covers almost 15 hectares in the Patrimonio PDO (Corsica's oldest appellation): 3 ha in Oletta and 12 ha in Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda. The island's Vermentino and Niellucciu grapes produce whites, reds and rosés that are waiting to be discovered!

The Ottavi family cheese dairy produces a small number of goat's and sheep's cheeses. Our star product is our multi-award-winning Tomme de Brebis. This hard cheese reveals even more flavor when served with fig jam, or figs with walnuts, on a slice of farmhouse bread. Other products include u fium'orbu (a soft cheese) made from goat's or sheep's milk, which can be bought as a spread or in portions for goat's milk cheese, or fior' di machja made from sheep's milk. Extraordinary products!