Top 100 wines of Barbera d'Asti

Discover the top 100 best wines of Barbera d'Asti of Barbera d'Asti as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Barbera d'Asti and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Barbera d'Asti

The wine region of Barbera d'Asti is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Coppo or the Domaine Luigi Spertino produce mainly wines red. On the nose of Barbera d'Asti often reveals types of flavors of cream, dark fruit or cassis and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or stone. In the mouth of Barbera d'Asti is a powerful with a nice freshness.

We currently count 756 estates and châteaux in the of Barbera d'Asti, producing 1444 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barbera d'Asti go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

Discover the grape variety: Altesse

The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Barbera d'Asti

wines from the region of Barbera d'Asti go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, pasta with tuna and tomato or imene's tunisian ojja.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Barbera d'Asti

On the nose in the region of Barbera d'Asti often reveals types of flavors of cream, jam or stone and sometimes also flavors of cassis, clove or mocha. In the mouth in the region of Barbera d'Asti is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Barbera d'Asti

EPI purchases Super Tuscan producer Isole e Olena

The De Marchi family established the 56ha estate back in 1956, and it is now firmly established as one of the region’s leading producers. Isole e Olena played a key role in reviving the quality of Chianti in the 1970s, and its flagship wine – Cepparello, a barrique-aged Sangiovese from old vines – is regarded as one of the original Super Tuscans. A Piedmont lawyer called Francesco De Marchi founded the business, but his visionary son – Paulo De Marchi – has driven its rise to prominence. He is r ...

Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

Since February 24th 2022 the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance to the invading Russian Army. This is but one item on a long list that includes such things as Ukraine being one of the world’s top exporters of wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. However, many people are also now learning that Ukraine not only has a thriving winemaking sect ...

A silent story

Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...