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Jason Wilson for the The Washington Post --
"Which is to say Marchese's palate is so finely tuned that she can

literally taste the beekeeper's fear in a smear of honey."

Once in a lifetime you stumble upon magic, an experience like no other. A moment in time where a flower flourished and a bee worked her entire life to create a flavor so rare, that it can never be replicated the same way ever again.
Honey is rare and fragile; a bee produces only 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her entire lifetime. Every drop of honey has its own unique sensory characteristics determined by its terroir - the botanical source, soil, climate and terrain. There are thousands of flowers that bees collect nectar to make honey from and no 2 will ever look, smell or taste the same, ever.

Carla Marina Marchese is an author and beekeeper and the founder of the The AHTS and a member and instructor for the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training as a honey sensory expert.

Marina 's 4th book The World Atlas of Honey, fully illustrated global survey of honey and its botanical sources. Includes history, culture, medicine and an essential tasting guide. Her previous books are Honeybee Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, The Honey Connoisseur and Honey for Dummies.

In 2024, she was recognized with a WISE WOMAN award for her contributions to the Italian American community by The National Organization of Italian American Women. She is the founder of the brand Red Bee Honey.

Marchese has appeared on numerous TV shows - Dr. Oz, ABC's The Chew, ViceTV - The Untitled Action Bronson Show, On the Road with Edible Nutmeg. Marina recently appeared with Emmy award winner Richard Wiese on PBS Weekends with Yankee. This October, Marina will appear a episode about honey on the Discovery Channel's Moonshiners. James Beard award winning author Rowan Jacobsen dubbed Marina the “Red Queen” in his book, American Terroir, owing to her obsession with varietal honey.

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The World Atlas of Honey

Showcases the wonderful world of honey from hive to jar. A beautifully illustrated global survey of the flavor of honey, The World Atlas of Honey includes profiles of more than eighty countries and the botanical sources of honey found in each. With text, illustrations, and photos, honey expert C. Marina Marchese takes readers through the global history of honey production from the earliest beekeepers to today's harvests.

This colorful guide celebrates the exceptional range and diversity of honey, revealing how terroir—the environment in which a food is produced—influences honey's qualities just as it does for wine, olive oil, coffee, and chocolate. The book also covers the methods used by honey sommeliers to taste and evaluate honey. Unique and authoritative, The World Atlas of Honey puts honey on the culinary map and elevates it to an epicurean treasure.

The Honey Connoisseur

From honey experts C. Marina Marchese and Kim Flottum comes this comprehensive introduction to the origin, flavor, and culinary uses of more than 30 varietals of honey, from ubiquitous clover to tangy star thistle to rich, smoky buckwheat

Like wine, cheese, coffee, and chocolate, honey has emerged as an artisanal obsession. Its popularity at farmers' markets and specialty food stores has soared as retailers are capitalizing on the trend. The Honey Connoisseur teaches consumers everything they need to know about how to taste, select, and use a diverse selection of honey.

After a brief explanation of how bees produce honey, the authors introduce the concept of terroir, the notion that soil, weather, and other natural phenomena can affect the taste of honey. As with wines, knowing the terroir of a honey varietal helps to inform an understanding of its flavor.

The book goes on to give a thorough course in the origins of more than 30 different honeys as well as step-by-step instructions, how to taste honey, describe its flavor and determine what other flavors pair best with a particular honey. Also included are simple recipes such as dressings, marinades, quick-and-easy desserts, and beverages.

Beautifully illustrated and designed, The Honey Connoisseur is the perfect book for foodies and locavores alike.

HONEYBEE Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper

In 1999, Marina Marchese fell in love with bees during a tour of a neighbor's honeybee hives. She quit her job, acquired her own bees, built her own hives, harvested honey, earned a certificate in apitherapy, studied wine tasting in order to transfer those skills to honey tasting, and eventually opened her own honey business. Today, Red BeeÂ® Honey sells artisanal honey and honey-related products to shops and restaurants all over the country.

More than an inspiring story of one woman's transformative relationship with honeybees (some of nature's most fascinating creatures), Honeybee is also bursting with information about all aspects of bees, beekeeping, and honey? Including life inside the hive; the role of the queen, workers, and drones; pollination and its importance to sustaining all life; the culinary pleasures of honey; hiving and keeping honeybees; the ancient practice of apitherapy, or healing with honey, pollen, and bee venom; and much more.

Recipes for food and personal care products appear throughout. Also included is an excellent, one-of-a-kind appendix that lists 75 different honey varietals, with information on provenance, tasting notes, and food-and-wine pairings.

Honey for Dummies

Just like wine, cheese, beer or coffee, honey is an artisan food with much to be discovered. Whether you're interested in tasting the various varietals, using it as a cure, or harvesting your own, Honey For Dummies is the guide for you. This book reveals the deep and complex world of honey, its diverse floral sources, and its surprising range of colors, smells, and flavors. You will learn about over 50 single-origin honeys, their sensory profiles, where they are produced and where to buy them. Discover how to taste and evaluate honey using the same methods as professional honey sensory expert. Understand how honey is produced by honeybees, and how beekeepers harvest, and bottle this liquid gold. You’ll also discover the historical role honey has played around the world in folklore, religions, and economies. From its health benefits, to recipes, to food pairings, this complete guide covers all things honey!

Honey is the latest food trend that can be found at farmers’ markets, specialty food shops and on the menu of restaurants. It is produced from bees in every state and just about every country on the planet. Let Honey For Dummies accompany you on your sweet adventure!

PRESS + ARTICLES + WRITINGS

Saveur Magazine

The Honey Palate Tasting and Pairing Honey with C. Marina Marchese

Washington Post

The Sommliers of Everything

Atlas Obscura

Bee-licious: Taste Honey like a Sommelier

Moonshiners Discovery TV

TV Appearance

Bold Voyage

Interview

Mastercard

Canvas Rebel

Interview

Bee Culture Magazine 2024

How to Taste and Evaluate Honey

Bee Culture Magazine

Cheese & Honey Fireworks for your Mouth

Appetito Magazine

A Sweet Journey into the World of Italian Honey Sommeliers

Business Insider

I'm one of 2 honey sommeliers in the US — here's how I ended up tasting this sweet but surprisingly complex substance for a career

Forbes Magazine

Chefs: Please Step Away from the Adorable Golden Bear, Says the Nation’s First Honey Sommelier

Yale

Yale Hospitality hosts ‘honey sommelier’

Culture Magazine of Cheese

How to Taste Honey: Pro Tips from Marina Marchese

Dr. OZ

TV Appearance

Cottages & Gardens 2023

Meet Weston-based beekeeper, author and honey sommelier, C. Marina Marchese.

Wine Enthusiast

Terroir and Honey: Where Wine and Bees Meet

Culture Magazine Bee Prepared

Honey with Cheese pairings

Culture Magazine

How to Taste Honey

Slow Food Nations

Honey Tasting Event

Judging Honey with C. Marina Marchese at Apimondia Santiago, Chile 2023

Guided Tastings

• Educational honey tasting workshops.

• Team building activities.

• Curated honey pairing dinners.

• Author talks and book signings.

• Sensory training courses for staff.

Consulting Services

• Sensory evaluation of honey samples with tasting notes.

• Identify defects in honey samples in the supply chain.
• Sourcing domestic or international honey samples.
• Marketing and brand consultant.
• Curating honey libraries for retail or private collectors.

• Honey judging at food and wine festivals.

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