Barbera
Piedmont's most-planted red; superbly mouthfilling and rich with a natural vivacity from relatively high acidity.
About the grape
Barbera is the most widely planted red grape in Italy's Piedmont, where it — not the more renowned nebbiolo — is what winemakers invariably drink with dinner. From the mid-1980s, better sites, lower yields, and better barrels made superbly mouthfilling, rich wines packed with flavor. Top barberas also have a natural vivacity, a precision and vibrancy that comes from the grapes' relatively high acidity; nearly all great barberas come from Piedmont.
