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👪 A surname 🍷 A red wine 👩 A female name
Barbera

Barbera

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A red grape from Italy and the wine made from it
  • proper noun
  • /bɑːrˈbɛrə/
translation icon : Barbera
  • At the wine tasting, I found that Barbera had a delightful balance of acidity and berry notes.
  • Barbera wine
  • 2005 Barbera
  • Barbera - juicy

Examples

  • The 2007 and 2009 Dolcettos, the Barberas, the Cado (this means gift) Langhe Rosso (Barbera and Nebbiolo), and her Nebbiolos are impressive as well.

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  • One evening, we shared a bottle of Barbera with our dinner, and its rich fruit flavors perfectly complemented the meal.

  • We'd met Anna a couple of years ago in the Boston area and brought several of her wines into Pairings. Her Barbera is our favorite in the store, and her Dolcettos have been impressive as well.

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  • This wine is a blend of 50% Barbera, 40% Aglianico, and 10% Primitivo sourced from clay and limestone soils.

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  • Pair a hearty pasta dish with a glass of Barbera for an authentic Italian dining experience.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Barbera is the name of an Italian grape and wine and the word likely comes from the old barbaros idea of something 'foreign' or from a local place name in Italy. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Barbera as a grape once seen as 'from elsewhere' that now makes a bright, fruity red wine.