Italy’s third most widely planted red wine variety, Barbera has become increasingly popular in Australia in recent years. Generally, Barbera exhibits fruit flavours such as cherries, plums, anise, spice and licorice and aromas of pepper, plums, cherries, smoke and violets. Thanks to its acidity and savouriness, Barbera is a fantastic food wine, especially with Italian and Mediterranean dishes such as tomato-based pasta with parmesan, hard cheese and antipasto and slow cooked meats. Standout Australian regions for Barbera are Mudgee, Hunter Valley, Alpine Valleys and Adelaide Hills.