A Taste of Wine
September is a great month for
enjoying wine! This monthʼs fo-
cus is on Barbera, the wine that
Italy never talks about. Barbera
has long filled-in the low slopes
and valleys of Northern Italy. It is
considered a lesser wine to Nebbi-
olo and, therefore, does not earn the best grape-grow-
ing real estate (such as South-facing slopes on hills
above the ʻnebbiaʼ or fog). Despite its lowly position,
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Barbera is the quintessential ʻwine of the people,ʼ and
it is meant to be enjoyed young. Relatively speaking it
is an inexpensive wine.
Barbera has fruit tastes of dark cherry, dried straw-
berry, plum, and blackberry, plus hints of vanilla,
nutmeg, and anise. It is aged in oak casks and has low
tannin and high acidity. It is made to be enjoyed within
2-4 years of bottling. Somehow Barbera wine tastes
both rich and light-bodied.
If you are invited to someoneʼs home for dinner and
want to bring a bottle of wine, but are not sure what
is on the menu, Barbera is a good choice as it goes
well with a wide range of foods. Barbera is a great
summer-through-fall sort of wine. It pairs deliciously
with grilled foods such as steaks, chicken, sausage, or
heavy fish. It accents tomato sauce nicely too. One
of my favorite Barbera wines is Tre Secoli 2016 San
Pietro (Barbera dʼAsti). It runs about $14 and is abso-
lutely scrumptious. Wine Enthusiast has awarded it a
rating of 87 points.
Happy tasting!
– Nancy Biggs,
Wine Aficionada
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