Barbera d’Asti

E150889

Barbera d’Asti is an Italian red wine made primarily from the Barbera grape in the Asti area of Piedmont, known for its bright acidity, red fruit flavors, and food-friendly character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DOCG wine
Italian wine
red wine
acidityCharacter bright acidity
agingPotential generally short to medium term
alcoholContent typically 12–14% ABV
authorizedCountry Italy
bestConsumption with food
countryOfOrigin Italy
EUClassification PDO
foodPairing grilled meats
hard cheeses
pasta with tomato sauce
pizza
salumi
grapeRequirement maximum 10% other authorized red grapes
minimum 90% Barbera
legalStatus DOC in 1970
DOCG in 2008
marketPosition value-oriented quality red wine
notableSubzone Barbera d’Asti self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nizza (formerly Barbera d’Asti Superiore Nizza)
primaryGrape Barbera
productionType still wine
region Piedmont
regulatoryBody Italian Ministry of Agriculture
servingGlass standard red wine glass
servingTemperature about 16–18 °C
style fresh and food-friendly
fruit-driven
subregion Asti
typicalAcidity high
typicalAroma red fruits
violet
typicalBody medium-bodied
typicalFlavor plum
raspberry
red cherry
typicalOakUse variable, from no oak to moderate oak
typicalTanninLevel low to medium
wineColor red

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Piedmont producesWine Barbera d’Asti
Barbera d’Asti notableSubzone Barbera d’Asti self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nizza (formerly Barbera d’Asti Superiore Nizza)
Monferrato producesWineType Barbera d’Asti
this entity surface form: Barbera d'Asti
Piedmont region of Italy producesWine Barbera d’Asti
subject surface form: Piedmont
Nizza Monferrato knownFor Barbera d’Asti
Nizza Monferrato hasProduct Barbera d’Asti
this entity surface form: Barbera d’Asti DOCG wines