What temperature do you serve Babera d'Asti at?
Champagne temp or white wine temp?

Its a sparkling wine so I'd serve it a bit on the cool side or it will really fizz alot as the CO2 comes out of solution.

Is it? All Barbera I ever had were still.

What kind of Barbera is this?

Asti mean sparkling doesn't it?

No that's Spumante, Asti is a region.

And why not serve it at a red wine temp?

There's a sparkling wine in the Asti region, but unless this is a different kind of Barbera d'Asti, I think it's a still red wine. In that case, if it's made in the modern style, with some oak and better production techniques, I don't see any reason not to serve it at normal red wine temperature.

You are thinking Moscato d'Asti. Moscato is the sparkling wine from Piedmont, usually a little sweet with very low alcohol (like 5-6%). A nice aperitif and a nice pairing with fruit tarts for dessert.

Asti and Alba are villages in Piedmont. So when you seen Barbera d'Asti it means "Barbera from Asti" or something to that extent.

Barbera d'Asti is a dry red. Usually lighter in style than Barbera d'Alba's, which I prefer.

jb

I'm with you jb, I'm a huge fan of Barbera d'Albas too, especially Spinetta's Gallina bottling. Can't keep my hands off of them.

Sorry I did type that wrong...it was supposed to be spumante. Thank you for the advice.

jaimetown, try Elio Grasso Barbera Vigna Martina or Cigluiti Barbera d'Alba. Good juice.

jb

Well if I'm a genius (that's what people tell me) and it is a spumante then serve it at a Champagne temperature (i.e. cool) as otherwise the CO2 will come out of solution on you.