MARISA FINETTI | Category: Blog

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

Wine heals: Friuli charity wine helps Udine Hospital

Situated on one of the highest hills in the Spessa di Cividale area, the heart of the Friuli Colli Orientali, Zorzettig has long been devoted to the culture of the vine. In the face of extraordinary challenges, Zorzettig is also spreading love and support to the Hospital of Udine by doing what it does best – making wine. The newly-released, limited edition Andrà Tutto Bene (meaning everything will be alright) is a Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso made from the eponymous…

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020

Marisa Finetti ranked among top 30 alcohol blogs & influencers

Wow, that’s sweet! This is quite an honor to be #24 (currently) and among some of the greatest digital reads, including Punch, New York Times, Imbibe, Shanken Daily News and others. The top alcohol blogs, websites and influencers are selected from thousands in Feedspot’s index, with rankings based on such criteria as Google rank, social influence, quality, frequency, and Feedspot’s own editorial review. On my site, readers will find a mix of essays, stories and reviews about the things I…

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020

Pairing Italian wine & cheese 101

Italy produces some of the finest wines and cheeses in the world. Separately, they are already delicious. But, as with any food and wine pairing, when enjoyed together wine and cheese, can elevate the flavors and take the tasting experience to a new level.

January 28, 2020January 29, 2020

Blushing with Chiaretto

In and around the ladel-shaped Lake Garda, situated halfway between Venice and Milan in Northern Italy, every little town brings discoveries: a cluster of umbrella-shaded tables at the shore’s edge, a restaurant perched high above the lake with a wine cellar which once housed ice during the winter, a vintage lemon arboretum, flower-lined promenades, thermal pools fed by the mountain run-off and vines upon grapevines that produce easy-drinking wines that coincidentally suit the lake life. Lake Garda is a place where F.…

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

It’s personal: Rooting for access to European wine and food

Just back from Europe where I was surrounded by the beauty of their delicious products – wine, vinegar, olive oil, cheese, jams, just to name a few. I relished these moments while realizing that many never come to the U.S. as it is. Now, potentially even the ones that do, may never again. Or, I soon might not be able to afford these wines and share them at the table with family and friends. At the moment, a possible 100…

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019

Grape harvest calls for a game of bocce!

While living in the California wine country, Mother Nature’s habitual tendencies became intrinsic motivators in our lives. We’d see the fuzzy little bud break on the first warm spring day, anticipate the coastal fog that would blanket the vineyards during the summer every six days like clockwork, observe our beloved chocolate Labrador Retriever quietly plucking berries off the vines. “Kona!” Oh, how we loved that dog! We’d recognize the telltale rise of steam emanating from piles of fermenting pomace during…