Marilena Barbera

Today

The discipline of winegrowing is explicit in Marilena Barbera’s own framing: at Cantine Barbera in Menfi, Sicily, Italy, she identifies the work without ornament — “My name is Marilena Barbera and I am a winegrower.” The same clarity runs through her account of the trade: “Making wine is my life choice.”

Signature

Marilena's signature wines include Tivitti, LaBambina, LuCori, NoTrix, and Rivedibile.

In Their Words “I make my wines in Menfi and, between a racking and the next bottling, I continue to travel around the world, because I believe that wine is the best ambassador for the place it comes from.” “My name is Marilena Barbera and I am a winegrower.”

Recognition

The recognition attached to Marilena Barbera’s work sits in the way she speaks about place: “I make my wines in Menfi and, between a racking and the next bottling, I continue to travel around the world, because I believe that wine is the best ambassador for the place it comes from.”