Columbia WineryBarbera Small Lot Series
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Barbera Small Lot Series
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbera Small Lot Series
Original food and wine pairings with Barbera Small Lot Series
The Barbera Small Lot Series of Columbia Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, coconut chicken à la bellevilloise or quiche with mixed vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Columbia Winery's Barbera Small Lot Series.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Very light and delicate reds with an almost translucent salmon-pale colour, fine tannins and fresh acidity, on subtle aromas of wild strawberry, redcurrant, cherry, dried flowers, sweet spices and earthy notes. Airy and thirst-quenching palate. Star of the light reds of Jura (Arbois AOC, Côtes du Jura AOC), notably on the marls of Pupillin where it is called Ploussard. Also in sparkling rosés (Crémant du Jura AOC). Native Jura variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbera Small Lot Series from Columbia Winery are 2010, 0
Informations about the Columbia Winery
The Columbia Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Columbia Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Columbia Valley
Cradle of Washington State's great reds. Dense, structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite, firm tannins), round velvety Merlot, signature Syrah with peppery notes, black olive and deep black fruit. Also precise whites: balanced Chardonnay, taut fruity Riesling with peach notes. Semi-desert vineyard of 24,300 ha sheltered by the Cascades, loess soils over basalt, strong temperature swings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
