Style: Juicy lightly oaked red wine Taste: Black cherry, damson, chocolate, spice Food: Pizza, tomato based pasta, Italian sausages The Barbera grape has been grown in Piedmont's Asti region in northwest Italy for centuries, ripening slowly under the protection of mountains on nearly all sides. Araldica, a cooperative founded in 1954, work sustainable to tease the best from this juicy red grape to make fresh, fruity, smooth textured wines. Winemaker Claudio Manera makes this example exclusively for M&S, using a touch of oak to add spice and soften the wine. Best enjoyed within 3 years of purchase.