In today’s world of fine wine connoisseurship, “single-vineyard designations” are all the rage.

With the arrival of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., the nation officially kicks off its 2019 holiday season.

The year that changed everything in Barbera d’Asti

You don’t have to wait for a special occasion to enjoy a delicious bottle of Barbera d’Asti! (Elise Vandenburg)

Barbera d’Asti is certainly the ultimate food friendly wine. (Steven McDonald)

Before temperature-controlled tanks, the winemakers occasionally would find it challenging to “provoke” malolactic fermentation because it was so cold in the winery.

I fell in love with Barbera d’Asti the first time I opened it for guests, as did they, and it quickly became a go-to recommendation for me. (Steve Wildy)

Fresh, with vibrant fruit, slightly underripe, and electric acidity. What is it? A Barbera d’Asti, of course.

Accessibility in its youth, contributes complexity at the table, easy drinking by itself, killer pricing. If you look at those four things to judge all grapes by, very few tick all four boxes.

Accessibility in its youth, contributes complexity at the table, easy drinking by itself, killer pricing. That’s Barbera d’Asti (Heath Porter)