Last May was my third go-round at Nebbiolo Prima, one of the most important Italian wine summits of the year. At this annual blind tasting and pre-marketing event, Albeisa, the Unione Produttori Vini Albesi (Union of Producers of wines from the Alba area), hosts about 100 journalists from all over the world for one week … Continue reading Nebbiolo Prima 2016: making new friends
Category: Italian Archives (2010-2016)
The very original theme! All parts of the enotecaMarcella blog related to Italy, written before 2017.
Mani femminili: the hands of women in Piemonte
... I know. I know. It's been way too long since I have given you guys anything fun to read. My last post was before Valentine's Day, which was ages ago! But as soon as I finished that, I spent all of my free time in February studying for my WSET case study exam. Then … Continue reading Mani femminili: the hands of women in Piemonte
I heart Italian Pink Bubbly
February. It's the month to love, right? Well people love to hate Valentine's Day. Did you know the day after is officially National Singles Day? As if in revolt! I don't mind it. I don't really care actually. What's wrong with a day (or a month) to think about how much you love the special … Continue reading I heart Italian Pink Bubbly
Grojean Vigne Tzeriat Pinot noir
My ongoing quest for the month of January is to find pretty Italian red wines to pair with all of my winter "cleansing" foods. I'm sticking to a kind of "you can have your cake and eat it too" mentality. My first contender, and the wine that gave me the idea for this, was the Burlotto … Continue reading Grojean Vigne Tzeriat Pinot noir
Montefalco Sagrantino on Tour on the West Coast
Quite frankly I am embarrassed to admit this. I've never been to Umbria. But since my lifetime goal to is cover every corner of Italy and understand every Italian grape before I die, well, if I'd been everywhere already, it would be over. And I'm not ready for it to be over! (i.e. life) [insert lovely picture picture … Continue reading Montefalco Sagrantino on Tour on the West Coast
Cantina Andriano Andrius Sauvignon blanc
Ever since my first jaunt to Alto Adige (called Südtirol by the Germans) three years ago, I try to cruise through each time I go back to Italy. Besides it being undeniably gorgeous, the region boasts a range of impressive wines made from about 20 different grape varieties. They do all of this within 5,300 hectares of total … Continue reading Cantina Andriano Andrius Sauvignon blanc
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