The wine region of Barbera d'Alba is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bospoeper or the Domaine Roberto Voerzio produce mainly wines red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbera d'Alba are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbera d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oil, pomegranate or sage.
In the mouth of Barbera d'Alba is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 714 estates and châteaux in the of Barbera d'Alba, producing 1241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barbera d'Alba go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork.
Very old grape variety cultivated in northern Italy in the Piedmont region. It would have been introduced in Savoy at the beginning of the 17th century. An A.D.N. study, dating from 2011, shows that Hibou noir and Avana are one and the same variety. It should also be noted that Amigne is its half-sister, Rèze its grandmother and Rouge du Pays (a variety from the Swiss Valais) its grandfather.
red wines from the region of Barbera d'Alba go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagne with two salmons, tanjia or pork cheeks confit in cider.
