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 The Region: Elba Island
The Island of Elba is in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the Tuscan Coast. A corner of paradise within reach, but far away from crowed holiday resorts. The perfect end to a visit is the taste of the local cuisine that derives from old traditions, different people, cultural exchanges and recipe trading on Elba Island. Vine cultivation has very ancient origins: many dry-stone walls are more than 3000 years old. Pliny the Elder described the island of Elba as “the island that produces a lot of wine” and on its seabottom lie the wrecks of many boats full of wine amphoras. The Medici and the Lorena protected vine cultivation and Napoleon ordered new vineyards.
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The wines:
Sweet wine Aleatico during it’s first years has an intense ruby red color with purple reflections, after some years in the bottle, may turn into amber shades. On the island there are other raisin wines (passito) made with white grapes: these are Ansonica and Moscato. As for the Aleatico, the white grapes that become passito (Ansonica, Trebbiano, Vermentino and Moscato) must stay under the sun for a certain amount of time after they have been carefully selected during the grape-harvest. Still white wine D.O.C. remains a good wine even after two years from its bottling, if preserved in a cellar with a controlled temperature.
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Wineries of Elba that we can visit:
Acquabona, Sapereta, La Chiusa, Le Ripalte, Mola
Additional wineries to visit
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Tour on Elba
Elba has everything from long golden sands, hidden bays and interesting cliffs, beautiful countryside to wine production and fresh fish restaurants. Pick up you on your arrival in the morning, visiting Napoleon Museum, Luxury Pic Nic with swimming for lunch and wine tasting in the afternoon.
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