Elba岛位于Tyrrhenian海中间,是托斯卡纳地区最早的葡萄种植地区之一,可以追溯到伊特鲁里亚人时代。哲学家Pliny the Elder曾说这个地区是“insula vini ferax - the island that produces a lot of wine”。这个产区也是拿破仑钟爱的产区之一,他曾在被流放在这个岛上。拿破仑曾说:the inhabitants of Elba are strong and healthy because the wine of their island gives them strength and good health。