Winery Karen BirminghamBarbera
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barbera of Winery Karen Birmingham in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Barbera
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbera
Original food and wine pairings with Barbera
The Barbera of Winery Karen Birmingham matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, kimo (malagasy dish with beef) or eggs florentine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Karen Birmingham's Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Negramoll
Light and fruity reds with a clear ruby robe, smooth tannins and a supple palate, with signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), soft spices and floral notes. Also a pillar of modern Madeira (Tinta Negra Mole) — round and candied with dried fruit notes. A component of Canarian reds and a signature of Atlantic island viticulture. Genetically identical to Tinta Negra Mole of Madeira, native black grape of the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbera from Winery Karen Birmingham are 2019, 2017, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Karen Birmingham
The Winery Karen Birmingham is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
