Barbera Da Vine

Barbera is a wine that you should have stocked and ready-on-hand at anytime! When you venture to the liquor store, look for a fun, little Barbera when you normally grab a Chianti. Similar to Sangiovese, the predominant wine of Chianti, in that it exhibits tart flavours and offers good acidity, but you also will find herbaceous notes and an array of wood, stone and floral too!

Piedmont, located in northwestern Italy, mostly produces red wines such as Barbera, Nebbiolo and Dolcetto, and lesser amounts of white wine, which makes up about 35% of production. Barbera makes up most of the wine bottled in the region. Barbera Da Vine was harvested from the Monferrato hills of Piedmont, which is in the south eastern corner of the region. Here, the continental climate and tuffaceous soil make the perfect home for Barbera.

Tuffaceous soil must contain at minimum 50% tuff (tufo in Italian). Tuff is an igneous rock that forms from volcanic ash after an eruption. Piedmont is home to one of the oldest volcanoes in the world, and located at the base of the Alpines, the surrounding foothills are home to some of the most intriguing volcanic soils. There is your geology lesson for the day, now grab your glass and enjoy this year, served at 18 C.