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    century dealt a crippling blow to the Corsican wine industry, and was followed by a period of mass depopulation as Corsicans emigrated to other countries. The...
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    The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian and Ligurian: Corsi; French: Corses) are a Romance ethnic group. They are native to Corsica, a Mediterranean island and...
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    with them a flask filled with wine and a pocket containing a chestnut bread or some roasted chestnuts. An old Corsican proverb from upper Niolo asserts:...
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  • I uncorked as we needed them." Corsican: With Pascin at the Dôme, "At home, over the sawmill, we had a Corsican wine that had a great authority and a...
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    Coca wine is an alcoholic beverage combining wine with cocaine. One popular brand was Vin Mariani, developed in 1863 by French-Corsican chemist and entrepreneur...
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    Corsica (category Articles containing Corsican-language text)
    Corsica (/ˈkɔːrsɪkə/ KOR-sik-ə, Corsican: [ˈkorsiɡa], [ˈkɔrsika], Italian: [ˈkɔrsika]; French: Corse [kɔʁs] ; Ligurian: Còrsega) is an island in the Mediterranean...
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    Corsican nationalism is the concept of a cohesive nation of Corsica and a national identity of its people. The Corsican autonomy movement stems from Corsican...
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    Vermentino (category White wine grape varieties)
    and Vermentinu. Despite sharing several synonyms with Vermentino, the Corsican wine grape Brustiano bianco has no known relationship to the grape. Vermentino's...
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    Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico resulted in the 19th century from widespread economic and political changes in Europe that made life difficult for...
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    The Corsican conflict is an armed and political conflict on the island of Corsica which began in 1976 between the government of France and Corsican nationalist...
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    Aleria standoff (category Corsican nationalism)
    between members of the French Gendarmerie and Corsican nationalist militants who entrenched themselves in a wine cellar at Aleria, Corsica, on 21 and 22 August...
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    The Corsican Guard (Italian and Corsican: Guardia Corsa) was a military unit of the Papal States composed exclusively of Corsican mercenaries on duty...
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  • Biancone di Portoferraio (category White wine grape varieties)
    parent-offspring relationship with the Corsican wine grape Biancu Gentile (Biancone). Further analysis revealed the red Tuscan wine grape Mammolo as another potential...
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  • Pollera nera (category Red wine grape varieties)
    It is believed to have been descended from the Chianti wine grape Mammolo and the Corsican wine grape Sciacarello which would make it a half-sibling of...
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  • Corsicans, coming mainly from the regions of Cap Corse and La Castagniccia in the mediterranean island of Corsica, started arriving in the first third...
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    Corsica has been given AOC status. There are six certified varietals of Corsican honey: Printemps, Maquis de printemps, Miellats du maquis, Châtaigneraie...
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    Sartène (category Articles needing translation from Corsican Wikipedia)
    valley. Sartène wine is appreciated by wine connoisseurs for its good quality. Sartène has given its name to one of the southern Corsican dialects a variety...
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    Nielluccio (category Red wine grape varieties)
    in Algerian wine such as Carignan and Cinsaut. At the turn of the 21st century, as Corsican winemakers rediscovered "indigenous" Corsican varieties, interest...
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    Brocciu (category Articles containing Corsican-language text)
    ricotta, it is a young white cheese and is paired frequently with Corsican white wines. It has been described as "the most famous cheese" in Corsica. The...
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    was founded in Piedmont. Similar to other Northern Italian cuisines, veal, wine, and butter are among the main ingredients used in cooking. Some well-known...
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    Sciacarello (category Red wine grape varieties)
    that Sciaccarello (or Sciaccarellu as it is known in Corsica) and another Corsican variety Malvasia Montanaccio as well as Tuscan varieties Biancone, Caloria...
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    Mirto (liqueur) (category Corsican cuisine)
    Mirto (licòre/-i de murta in Sardinian, licòr di mortula in Corsican) is a popular liqueur in the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia, Corsica and Capraia...
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    related to Mate de coca. Vin Mariani, a French-Corsican coca wine Pemberton's French Wine Coca, a coca wine, the inspiration for Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, an...
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    Casu martzu (category Articles containing Corsican-language text)
    it is called casgiu merzu, and is especially produced in some Southern Corsican villages like Sartène. Casu martzu is created by leaving whole pecorino...
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    Staples of Abruzzo cuisine include bread, pasta, meat, fish, cheese, and wine. The isolation which has characterized the region for centuries has ensured...
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    vegetables and pasta have the leading role in the cuisine. Fruits, fish and wine are consumed frequently as well, but meat plays a minor role. The food of...
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    Ajaccio AOC (category Corsica wine AOCs)
    seen as the jewel in the crown of Corsican grape varieties, Sciaccarellu grapes tend to give both red and rosé wines a distinctive flavour and elegance...
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    Desert or the Agriates (désert des Agriates in French and l'Agriate in Corsican) is an area of Corsica split between the micro-regions of Balagne [fr]...
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    trifle, a typical British dessert made with a sweet ring cake, cream and wine, after returning from a trip to England. La Cucina del Bel Paese (883-885)...
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  • Canestru (category CS1 Corsican-language sources (co))
    Easter Monday picnic (Corsican: a merendella). Its main ingredients are wheat flour, yeast, salt, eggs, shortening (sdruttu), white wine, pastis or anise seeds...
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