Barbera and Nebbiolo have long forgotten origins and grow in the same area of Italy, Piedmont. Often planted on the opposite or inferior hillside to Nebbiolo, Barbera reaches its zenith around the town of Asti where the fruit sweetness is allowed to shine through.With time the fruit gives way to a charcuturie, savoury character, further enhancing complexity and offering true versatility in food matching, though Stephen always finds it hard to resist the holy trinity of tomatoes, garlic and olives!