Barbera
Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran. A few weeks ago I did a program about Soave and it has brought about questions regarding other Italian wines, Today we begin a week long series about other Italian wines suited well to the summer.
Barbera is an Italian wine which is known for being food friendly. It is one of the many Italian red wines I believe is well suited to drinking in the summer. They are light with berry fruit characters and nice bright acid, which is what makes it go so well with summer foods. I think the best come from Barbera d’Asti and Barbera d’Alba, they can cost anywhere from ten to thirteen dollars for the more simple Barbera and fifteen to forty for the more intense and complex styles. Piedmont is thought to be where the grape originated making northwest
Enjoy a little Barbera this summer. Remember to send your wine questions to Linda at vine to wine dot net and thanks for joining me on today’s Vine to Wine.