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Bottle: $29.64 $31.99
Alluring aromas of dark-skinned berry, exotic spice and an earthy note of tilled soil come together in the glass. The...
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Red
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Bottle: $70.39
6 bottles: $69.60
Like all great wines, Barbera too has its own crus. In certain areas and vineyards where it reaches the highest of...
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Bottle: $124.85
The 2019 Barbera d’Asti Ai Suma is laced with blackberry jam, crème de cassis, sweet spice, licorice, lavender and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.43
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Light, bright, clean, and fresh. A varietally perfect example of Barbera.
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.00
Dark ruby color, with some orange shades. Complex, with primary scent of red fruits and secondary of spices, leather...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94 $20.80
12 bottles: $19.54
This is dark-fruited with notes of chocolate and dark spices as well as bark and wet soil. Full and creamy with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.60
12 bottles: $15.83
This is bright and fruity with raspberries, blueberries, violets and dark chocolate on offer. Medium- to full-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.93
6 bottles: $58.73
A plush, modern style, this Barbera offers sweet, ripe plum, fig and toasty oak flavors. Remains fresh, with balance...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.80 $20.89
Sleek and elegant, this Barbera boasts rose, cherry, raspberry and iron flavors. Linear and bracing, with fine...
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750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.58
This vibrant and exuberant Barbera opens with aromas of boysenberry, tart blueberry, fresh violets and roasted herbs....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.30 $17.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.00
12 bottles: $27.44
Ruby-red color with purple hues. A suitably intense bouquet of red berries and syrupy fruit with traces of tobacco...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.00
12 bottles: $16.66
Juicy and ripe blueberry, blackberry and tart plum on the nose. The intense fruit aromas are complimented by an...
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Bottle: $63.21
Ambitious and satisfying, with spicy oak accenting the blackberry and plum aromas and flavors. The wood adds...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $16.33
A wine with hints of cherry and red fruits alternating with spicy and sometimes floral hints. A Barbera of excellent...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
Aromas of juicy plums, macerated blackberries and intense purple flower notes dusted with savory spice pour from the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.72
Intense ruby red in color. Persistent on the nose, with hints of jam, tobacco and tanned leather. Big and bold on the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.13
6 bottles: $45.20
The fine aromas of lavender, spices and vanilla in Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore Miolera express a great deal of...
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Bottle: $36.00
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750ml
Bottle: $14.33 $15.00
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A silky, succulent red, with pure blackberry and black cherry fruit shaded by a graphite note. On the elegant side,...
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Barbera Italy Piedmont Asti

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.

Situated in the north-western part of Italy, the region of Piedmont is known worldwide and is highly respected for the quality of the wines produced there. Many of the most successful sub-regions in Piedmont produce many of the world's finest red wines, such as those made from the excellent Nebbiolo grape varietal in areas such as Barolo and Barbaresco. However, the historic wineries which typify this region use a relatively wide variety of grapes, including Dolcetto and Barbera for their red wines, which are typically aged and have a delightful velvety character. Piedmont isn't all about beautifully complex red wines, though, as it is also famed for high quality, elegant sparkling wines, notably the Asti wines made with the white Moscato grape. The region benefits from a range of terroirs which are often well expressed in the sparkling wines, and a wonderfully consistent climate ideal for vineyard cultivation.