Voted
"Best Winery of The Gorge" 2010



Check out the Results at: www.bestofthegorge.com


Sip With Me!

Follow Tamara on her oenological journey as she commits to experience each and every winery in the state of Oregon in one year's time.
 www.sipwithme.blogspot.com






















Press


Vino Italiano with an Oregon twist / Special Publications, Cole Danehower
Italian grapes may be Oregon’s new wine frontier, as vintners in the state increasingly pursue unique new expressions of varietals such as Sangiovese and Dolcetto.
Read the Article

 Good Wine is Worth the Wait / Hood River News, Adam Lapierre
It's a great metaphor, and a question worth asking in almost any pursuit: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Read the Article

 Get Ready for Grapes / Columbia Gorge Magazine, Ruth Berkowitz
Franco Marchesi, who came to Hood River via Italy and California, says his grandfather used to make wine, and that vino is in his DNA.
Read the Article

2011 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition / Press Release, Marchesi Vineyards
Our Primitivo was awarded the 2011 'Best of Class' at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. This competition upholds the title of the "Largest Competition of American Wines in the World" with a staggering number of entries, 5,050 from 23 states.
San Francisco Wine Competition Medal Winners.
Read the Press Release



Awards


Best of Class: 2009 Valentino, PRIMITIVO, S.F. Chronicle Wine Competition 2011
Double Gold: 2008 Emma, SANGIOVESE, S.F. Chronicle Wine Competition 2010
Silver: 2009 Cereja, UVAGGIO, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2011
Bronze: 2009 Natal, DOLCETTO, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2011
Bronze: 2006 Achille, BARBERA, Oregon State Fair 2008
Bronze: 2007 Achille, BARBERA, Oregon State Fair 2009
Silver: 2008 Natal, DOLCETTO, Oregon State Fair 2009
First Place: 2009 Anjola, PINOT GRIGIO, Wasco County Fair, 2010

Marchesi Vineyards 'Emma' Sangiovese