High Street Wine Review: M&S Piemonte Barbera

It's been a busy few weeks. The colder weather and my general exhaustion have meant takeaways are key at the moment. 

So with exciting plans for pizza this evening, I popped to our local M&S for a bottle of something Italian (because, in my world, it's wrong to drink anything other than Italian wine with pizza). This bottle of Barbera seemed like the best option. Piemonte is in the north of Italy (translated as "foot of the mountain" as it stands at the foot of the Italian Alps) and is best known for its super expensive and long-lived Nebbiolos, but the locals are more likely to drink Barbera or Dolcetto wines on a day-to-day basis. Barbera, as demonstrated by this M&S example, is soft and fruity, full of sour cherry, strawberries and sweet spice. A great glugging wine which works perfectly with pizza, spaghetti bolognese or aubergine parmigiana. And good value at £7.69.

Happy Swigging!