Marilena Barbera
@marilenabarbera.bsky.social
🍷 #wine maker in Menfi • Sicily
🍇 #biodynamic • #naturalwine
❤️ nature • wine+food • travels
🌍 https://cantinebarbera.it
🛒 https://cantinebarbera.shop
🍇 #biodynamic • #naturalwine
❤️ nature • wine+food • travels
🌍 https://cantinebarbera.it
🛒 https://cantinebarbera.shop
I can’t imagine a better place to plant an olive grove: overlooking the Mediterranean, enhancing the biodiversity of a land shaped by history and ancient culture.
1,000 trees witnesses of time, silent guardians of a landscape that speaks of harmony between people and nature.
#menfishire #biodynamic
1,000 trees witnesses of time, silent guardians of a landscape that speaks of harmony between people and nature.
#menfishire #biodynamic
April 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I can’t imagine a better place to plant an olive grove: overlooking the Mediterranean, enhancing the biodiversity of a land shaped by history and ancient culture.
1,000 trees witnesses of time, silent guardians of a landscape that speaks of harmony between people and nature.
#menfishire #biodynamic
1,000 trees witnesses of time, silent guardians of a landscape that speaks of harmony between people and nature.
#menfishire #biodynamic
I’ll never get tired of wandering through the vineyards, breathing in the sea breeze, getting lost among wild daisies, and being moved, each spring, by the beauty of new beginnings.
#menfishire #menfidoc #vecchievigne
#menfishire #menfidoc #vecchievigne
April 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I’ll never get tired of wandering through the vineyards, breathing in the sea breeze, getting lost among wild daisies, and being moved, each spring, by the beauty of new beginnings.
#menfishire #menfidoc #vecchievigne
#menfishire #menfidoc #vecchievigne
What’s “pasta tronchi”?
It’s a super effective #biodynamic mix I’ve been using on #oldvines for 4 years now. We make it with horn manure (prep 500), antifungal plant extracts (like Equisetum arvense), bentonite clay, and silica.
A great tool for keeping the vines healthy and thriving.
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It’s a super effective #biodynamic mix I’ve been using on #oldvines for 4 years now. We make it with horn manure (prep 500), antifungal plant extracts (like Equisetum arvense), bentonite clay, and silica.
A great tool for keeping the vines healthy and thriving.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
What’s “pasta tronchi”?
It’s a super effective #biodynamic mix I’ve been using on #oldvines for 4 years now. We make it with horn manure (prep 500), antifungal plant extracts (like Equisetum arvense), bentonite clay, and silica.
A great tool for keeping the vines healthy and thriving.
/2
It’s a super effective #biodynamic mix I’ve been using on #oldvines for 4 years now. We make it with horn manure (prep 500), antifungal plant extracts (like Equisetum arvense), bentonite clay, and silica.
A great tool for keeping the vines healthy and thriving.
/2
My old ladies just had a beauty treatment: we applied “pasta tronchi,” a biodynamic preparation that strengthens the trunk, nourishes the cambium, and protects the vine from any parasites hiding under the bark.
#Inzolia #vignevecchie #biodynamic #menfidoc
#Inzolia #vignevecchie #biodynamic #menfidoc
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My old ladies just had a beauty treatment: we applied “pasta tronchi,” a biodynamic preparation that strengthens the trunk, nourishes the cambium, and protects the vine from any parasites hiding under the bark.
#Inzolia #vignevecchie #biodynamic #menfidoc
#Inzolia #vignevecchie #biodynamic #menfidoc
Reposted by Marilena Barbera
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
Just imagine how I feel… I don’t even speak English as my first language…
God this is excruciating I don’t get paid enough to listen to this psycho.
April 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just imagine how I feel… I don’t even speak English as my first language…
Standing with U.S. importers, distributors, retailers, restaurant operators, and everyone in the #wine industry as we face the challenges ahead.
Diplomacy is at work to limit the impact of tariffs, but we must continue the fight to protect our industry and livelihoods. Together, we are stronger.
Diplomacy is at work to limit the impact of tariffs, but we must continue the fight to protect our industry and livelihoods. Together, we are stronger.
March 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Standing with U.S. importers, distributors, retailers, restaurant operators, and everyone in the #wine industry as we face the challenges ahead.
Diplomacy is at work to limit the impact of tariffs, but we must continue the fight to protect our industry and livelihoods. Together, we are stronger.
Diplomacy is at work to limit the impact of tariffs, but we must continue the fight to protect our industry and livelihoods. Together, we are stronger.
One of the tastiest food & wine match I had this past week: Tivitti Inzolia 2023 with Prosciutto Crudo Siciliano dei Nebrodi
I loved how the salinity in the ham would melt into the wine’s fruit-forward palate and complement its acidity, bringing out rich notes of citrus and stone fruit.
I loved how the salinity in the ham would melt into the wine’s fruit-forward palate and complement its acidity, bringing out rich notes of citrus and stone fruit.
March 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of the tastiest food & wine match I had this past week: Tivitti Inzolia 2023 with Prosciutto Crudo Siciliano dei Nebrodi
I loved how the salinity in the ham would melt into the wine’s fruit-forward palate and complement its acidity, bringing out rich notes of citrus and stone fruit.
I loved how the salinity in the ham would melt into the wine’s fruit-forward palate and complement its acidity, bringing out rich notes of citrus and stone fruit.
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
Possible delay of tariffs on EU wine, no enforcement before mid April.
Read #USWTA updates here ⬇️
mailchi.mp/uswinetradea...
Possible delay of tariffs on EU wine, no enforcement before mid April.
Read #USWTA updates here ⬇️
mailchi.mp/uswinetradea...
UPDATE: THE EU & U.S. HAVE DELAYED ALCOHOL TARIFFS
mailchi.mp
March 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
Possible delay of tariffs on EU wine, no enforcement before mid April.
Read #USWTA updates here ⬇️
mailchi.mp/uswinetradea...
Possible delay of tariffs on EU wine, no enforcement before mid April.
Read #USWTA updates here ⬇️
mailchi.mp/uswinetradea...
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
Will 200% tariffs on EU wines help American producers?
Here’s what a Californian winery thinks about it: an eye for an eye really does make the whole world blind.
tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
Will 200% tariffs on EU wines help American producers?
Here’s what a Californian winery thinks about it: an eye for an eye really does make the whole world blind.
tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
200% tariffs on European wines would be extremely dangerous for California wineries
In 2019, I wrote a blog explaining why proposed 100% tariffs on European wines would create a cascade of negative impacts on American wineries, and shared the letter I submitted to the Office of the U...
tablascreek.typepad.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
Will 200% tariffs on EU wines help American producers?
Here’s what a Californian winery thinks about it: an eye for an eye really does make the whole world blind.
tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
Will 200% tariffs on EU wines help American producers?
Here’s what a Californian winery thinks about it: an eye for an eye really does make the whole world blind.
tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2025/...
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
Every American citizen will know a business that closed or a friend who lost their job if these tariffs are imposed. The damage will ripple through:
- Neighborhood restaurants
- Independent retailers
- Family-run wineries
➡️ Please join the #USWTA for info and immediate action
Every American citizen will know a business that closed or a friend who lost their job if these tariffs are imposed. The damage will ripple through:
- Neighborhood restaurants
- Independent retailers
- Family-run wineries
➡️ Please join the #USWTA for info and immediate action
March 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
Every American citizen will know a business that closed or a friend who lost their job if these tariffs are imposed. The damage will ripple through:
- Neighborhood restaurants
- Independent retailers
- Family-run wineries
➡️ Please join the #USWTA for info and immediate action
Every American citizen will know a business that closed or a friend who lost their job if these tariffs are imposed. The damage will ripple through:
- Neighborhood restaurants
- Independent retailers
- Family-run wineries
➡️ Please join the #USWTA for info and immediate action
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
For every $1.00 in damage on the EU, tariffs cause $4.52 in losses to American businesses.
The fallout will be massive on:
- 350,000 restaurants
- 50,000 wine retailers
- 4,000 wine importers and distributors
Many of them would go out of business
For every $1.00 in damage on the EU, tariffs cause $4.52 in losses to American businesses.
The fallout will be massive on:
- 350,000 restaurants
- 50,000 wine retailers
- 4,000 wine importers and distributors
Many of them would go out of business
March 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
⚠️ Wine tariffs ⚠️
For every $1.00 in damage on the EU, tariffs cause $4.52 in losses to American businesses.
The fallout will be massive on:
- 350,000 restaurants
- 50,000 wine retailers
- 4,000 wine importers and distributors
Many of them would go out of business
For every $1.00 in damage on the EU, tariffs cause $4.52 in losses to American businesses.
The fallout will be massive on:
- 350,000 restaurants
- 50,000 wine retailers
- 4,000 wine importers and distributors
Many of them would go out of business
What damage can a 200% tariff on wine do to American businesses?
Answers are all in this thread that a US small importer posted to a different social network
⬇️
Answers are all in this thread that a US small importer posted to a different social network
⬇️
March 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What damage can a 200% tariff on wine do to American businesses?
Answers are all in this thread that a US small importer posted to a different social network
⬇️
Answers are all in this thread that a US small importer posted to a different social network
⬇️
Yes, and I just deleted my Amazon account.
February 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yes, and I just deleted my Amazon account.
Reposted by Marilena Barbera
Democracy dies in darkness. And in censorship. And also, in this case, in ridicule
February 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Democracy dies in darkness. And in censorship. And also, in this case, in ridicule
Reposted by Marilena Barbera
I celebrate the 80% of Germans who did not vote for the far right. Do not make 19.6% of German voters into "the" German people (again).
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
February 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I celebrate the 80% of Germans who did not vote for the far right. Do not make 19.6% of German voters into "the" German people (again).
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
Reposted by Marilena Barbera
Una manifestazione antifascista enorme, in Argentina, contro Javier Milei e le sue politiche sempre più estremiste e discriminatorie.
È così che si deve rispondere all’avanzata dell’estrema destra: riempiendo le piazze, protestando, …
È così che si deve rispondere all’avanzata dell’estrema destra: riempiendo le piazze, protestando, …
February 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Una manifestazione antifascista enorme, in Argentina, contro Javier Milei e le sue politiche sempre più estremiste e discriminatorie.
È così che si deve rispondere all’avanzata dell’estrema destra: riempiendo le piazze, protestando, …
È così che si deve rispondere all’avanzata dell’estrema destra: riempiendo le piazze, protestando, …
One thousand olive trees are now sitting in my backyard waiting to be planted in #TenutaBelicello.
I can’t think of a better way to contribute to the wellbeing of my homeland, and of myself.
I can’t think of a better way to contribute to the wellbeing of my homeland, and of myself.
February 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
One thousand olive trees are now sitting in my backyard waiting to be planted in #TenutaBelicello.
I can’t think of a better way to contribute to the wellbeing of my homeland, and of myself.
I can’t think of a better way to contribute to the wellbeing of my homeland, and of myself.
This magnificent Bougainvillea, a nearly 200-year-old resident of #Menfi, is now recognized in the National Register of Monumental Trees.
Dining under the shade of its blossoming canopy is an unforgettable experience.
Dining under the shade of its blossoming canopy is an unforgettable experience.
December 3, 2024 at 6:47 AM
This magnificent Bougainvillea, a nearly 200-year-old resident of #Menfi, is now recognized in the National Register of Monumental Trees.
Dining under the shade of its blossoming canopy is an unforgettable experience.
Dining under the shade of its blossoming canopy is an unforgettable experience.
Today we spent a beautiful morning filling cow horns with fresh manure for #biodynamic preparation 500.
It will stay buried in Dietro le Case vineyard for the next 6 months, before being ready to help us promoting the vital biological activity and energy that will nourish our vines.
It will stay buried in Dietro le Case vineyard for the next 6 months, before being ready to help us promoting the vital biological activity and energy that will nourish our vines.
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Today we spent a beautiful morning filling cow horns with fresh manure for #biodynamic preparation 500.
It will stay buried in Dietro le Case vineyard for the next 6 months, before being ready to help us promoting the vital biological activity and energy that will nourish our vines.
It will stay buried in Dietro le Case vineyard for the next 6 months, before being ready to help us promoting the vital biological activity and energy that will nourish our vines.
Ancora, nelle call di lavoro, gli uomini sono “il Professor Tizio” e “l’Emerito Rettore Caio” e le donne sono “Maria”, “Teresa”, “Filomena”.
Basta un piccolo sforzo, davvero non è difficile. Siete insopportabili.
Basta un piccolo sforzo, davvero non è difficile. Siete insopportabili.
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Ancora, nelle call di lavoro, gli uomini sono “il Professor Tizio” e “l’Emerito Rettore Caio” e le donne sono “Maria”, “Teresa”, “Filomena”.
Basta un piccolo sforzo, davvero non è difficile. Siete insopportabili.
Basta un piccolo sforzo, davvero non è difficile. Siete insopportabili.
So, whoever is talking about Frappato tonight - including @hankzona.bsky.social @forrreeeal.bsky.social @lifeattable.bsky.social - here's my video filmed last week in NYC.
Voilà #Menfi #Frappato, my Sicilian gestures, and my funny English accent too 😅
www.youtube.com/shorts/c1NaJ...
#wine
Voilà #Menfi #Frappato, my Sicilian gestures, and my funny English accent too 😅
www.youtube.com/shorts/c1NaJ...
#wine
1 minute of Frappato
YouTube video by Marilena Barbera
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November 22, 2024 at 6:28 PM
So, whoever is talking about Frappato tonight - including @hankzona.bsky.social @forrreeeal.bsky.social @lifeattable.bsky.social - here's my video filmed last week in NYC.
Voilà #Menfi #Frappato, my Sicilian gestures, and my funny English accent too 😅
www.youtube.com/shorts/c1NaJ...
#wine
Voilà #Menfi #Frappato, my Sicilian gestures, and my funny English accent too 😅
www.youtube.com/shorts/c1NaJ...
#wine
This photo made me 😊
But there’s actually a Sicilian #wine that I love to drink with fish: Frappato!
It’s light bodied, with bright acidity, sweet spice, and vibrant red fruit flavors. Its delicate tannins make Frappato especially enjoyable when served slightly chilled.
Great for the holidays!
But there’s actually a Sicilian #wine that I love to drink with fish: Frappato!
It’s light bodied, with bright acidity, sweet spice, and vibrant red fruit flavors. Its delicate tannins make Frappato especially enjoyable when served slightly chilled.
Great for the holidays!
November 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM
This photo made me 😊
But there’s actually a Sicilian #wine that I love to drink with fish: Frappato!
It’s light bodied, with bright acidity, sweet spice, and vibrant red fruit flavors. Its delicate tannins make Frappato especially enjoyable when served slightly chilled.
Great for the holidays!
But there’s actually a Sicilian #wine that I love to drink with fish: Frappato!
It’s light bodied, with bright acidity, sweet spice, and vibrant red fruit flavors. Its delicate tannins make Frappato especially enjoyable when served slightly chilled.
Great for the holidays!
Thanks @monovitis.bsky.social for providing also the special #wine feed 🍷 I have tried to create one myself, but I am better in wine than in coding!
November 22, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Thanks @monovitis.bsky.social for providing also the special #wine feed 🍷 I have tried to create one myself, but I am better in wine than in coding!
Reposted by Marilena Barbera
Apologies of not having been very active on this account but good to see the wine community finally growing on this network! I will update the feed with some new wine swirling profiles. Hopefully, with time we can build the best wine community on Bluesky 🍷🍇🍾
November 22, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Apologies of not having been very active on this account but good to see the wine community finally growing on this network! I will update the feed with some new wine swirling profiles. Hopefully, with time we can build the best wine community on Bluesky 🍷🍇🍾