What kind of wine is Barbera d Alba?
red wines
Barbera d’Alba Wine Barbera d’Alba is a key DOC of Piedmont, in northwest Italy, famed for its tangy, cherry-like red wines made from Barbera grapes.
What grape is Barbera d Asti?
Barbera
Barbera d’Asti is a red wine made from Barbera grown in this grape variety’s native zone, the Monferrato hills of central Piedmont. The wine became a DOC in 1970, and was promoted to DOCG in 2008. Barbera d’Asti is made from 90-100% Barbera.
What is D Alba in wine?
Dolcetto d’Alba is a DOC zone producing wines exclusively from the Dolcetto grape. Dolcetto is an important Piedmontese variety that’s suited to the calcareous tufa soils common to Barbaresco. The antithesis of Nebbiolo, it ripens a month earlier, producing wines that are low in acid yet high in tannins.
What does Barbera d’Alba taste like?
Barbera Wine Tasting Notes Barbera is primarily a dry, non-sparkling wine that ranges from medium-bodied to full-bodied — think less like Pinot Noir and more like Syrah — with low tannins and high acidity. The most common tasting notes include: Red fruit, such as sour cherry, strawberry, and raspberry.
What is a D Asti wine?
Moscato d’Asti is a lightly sweet sparkling wine made in and around the town of Asti, in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. Moscato Bianco (white Muscat), the grape from which it is produced, has been growing in the region for many centuries and is considered the variety from which all other moscatos evolved.
Which is better barbera d’Asti or barbera d Alba?
In the end neither are better or worse — it is more a matter of taste; while the Barbera d’Asti are generally brighter in structure, the Barbera d’Alba on the whole offer rounder and riper renditions of this Piemontese variety.
Is barbera d’Asti a good wine?
Barbera d’Asti is an easy-drinking red wine – one of the most loved wines from the Piedmont region in Italy! In the past two decades, this Italian wine has won plenty of hearts with its light and fresh character.
Which is better Barbera d’Asti or Barbera d Alba?
Which is the best Asti?
The best Asti Spumante wines (with pricing)
- Cinzano Asti.
- Martini & Rossi Asti.
- Asti Spumante DOCG 2018 Cascina Fonda.
- Ceretto Asti Spumante DOCG.
- Contratto De Miranda Asti Spumante.
- Gancia Asti Spumante.
- Fontanafredda Asti Spumante Dolce 2019.
- Riccadonna Asti Spumante.