VARIETAL
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Barbera

Red Wine

An Italian red grape from Piedmont, known for high acidity and low tannin. In the U.S. COLA registry it appears as a California varietal wine, often labeled in an Italian-American heritage style or simply as a varietal bottling. The grape's approachable profile contributed to California plantings during the Italian-American wine heritage period.

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This description is original first-party educational content. Record counts reflect the public TTB COLA registry as indexed by Wine Grabber.

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REFERENCE NOTE

This entry is written as an educational overview and may synthesize public regional, historical, producer, and editorial sources. It is not an official regulatory record or a complete survey of all styles and regions.