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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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How to Taste and Evaluate Honey

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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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