Barbera is a wine grape variety from Monferrato in Piemonte, Italy.

Usually produces an intense red wine with deep color, low tannins and high acid and is used in California to provide "backbone" for so-called "jug wines". Century-old vines still exist in many regional vineyards and allow production of long-aging, robust red wines with intense fruit and enhanced tannic content. In Italy the best known varietal made from it is Barbera d'Asti made in Asti, which can produce a good wine with some ageing potential.

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