For a little background on the Sierra Foothills Barbera Festival, please read my 2013 entry.As for 2014, after sitting through harrowing, Friday the 13th, Bay Area traffic—what should have been a three hour drive turned into a five hour drive!—we made it to the Yorba tasting room in Sutter Creek with just enough time to … Continue reading The Sierra Foothills Barbera Festival 2014
Author: enotecaMarcella
I am a Wine Journalist & Marketing Consultant with over 15 years of experience in the industry and a background in market research. I've earned the WSET Diploma and Sommelier Certification from the Guild. My upcoming personal projects will focus on natural wines, but stay rooted in Italian wine, my first passion.
Nebbiolo Prima 2014
Nebbiolo Prima 2014 - [nĕ-bē-'yōh-lōh prē-'mŭh 'twĕn-tē fôr-'tēn n] 400 wines from 230 different producers tasted blindly in 5 days by 90 journalists from 25 different countries. All Nebbiolo. "Solo Nebbiolo." Every morning from May 12-16, all ninety of us, from different corners of the world, assembled in the Palazzo Mostre e Congressi in Alba and … Continue reading Nebbiolo Prima 2014
Exploring Everyday Nero d’Avola
Well, I have been focusing on southern Italian reds like I promised. Dreams of traveling to Puglia, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, and Sicilia ... dance in my head, but so do dreams of touring Yellowstone National Park, hiking through the colorful canyons of Utah, exploring Machu Picchu of Peru, and doing some serious wine tasting in Chile. However, if … Continue reading Exploring Everyday Nero d’Avola
Flowering Season in Barolo
Yes, the vineyards are gorgeous. But there are other sites to see in the Langhe. And smack-dab in the middle of the springtime is one of the best times to see them. From May 11-20 I was in Alba and the surrounding areas for Nebbiolo Prima, a journalists' tasting of all the new release Barolo, Barbaresco, … Continue reading Flowering Season in Barolo
The Wild Roero
Did you know that there is another fantastic Nebbiolo-producing zone just a few kilometers northwest of both Barolo and Barbaresco? The only thing really dividing them is the Tanaro River, which today looks fairly serene and non-threatening. But that wasn't always the case. Geology shows that 250,000 years ago, a major earthquake shifted the course of the … Continue reading The Wild Roero
Nero d’Avola, Negroamaro, Nerello Mascalese, etcetera … at Tre Bicchieri San Francisco 2014
Every year when I go to Tre Bicchieri San Francisco, I try to formulate a plan of attack so I don't get ... well ... trashed. If you've ever been to any of those big tasting events at Fort Mason Center or anywhere else, you know: it's not easy to focus. Especially at Tre Bicchieri, … Continue reading Nero d’Avola, Negroamaro, Nerello Mascalese, etcetera … at Tre Bicchieri San Francisco 2014
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