Barbera d’Asti
E150889
Barbera d’Asti is an Italian red wine made primarily from the Barbera grape in the Asti area of Piedmont, known for its bright acidity, red fruit flavors, and food-friendly character.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbera d’Asti canonical | 3 |
| Barbera d'Asti | 1 |
| Barbera d’Asti DOCG wines | 1 |
| Nizza (formerly Barbera d’Asti Superiore Nizza) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1321596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbera d’Asti Context triple: [Piedmont, producesWine, Barbera d’Asti]
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A.
Alessandrino Piedmontese
Alessandrino Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in and around the city and province of Alessandria in northwestern Italy.
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B.
Figari AOC
Figari AOC is a French appellation in southern Corsica known for its Mediterranean-influenced red, white, and rosé wines made primarily from traditional Corsican grape varieties.
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C.
Biellese Piedmontese
Biellese Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken in and around the city and province of Biella in northwestern Italy.
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D.
Monferrino Piedmontese
Monferrino Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken in the Monferrato area of northwestern Italy, characterized by its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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E.
Astigiano Piedmontese
Astigiano Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Asti in northwestern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbera d’Asti Target entity description: Barbera d’Asti is an Italian red wine made primarily from the Barbera grape in the Asti area of Piedmont, known for its bright acidity, red fruit flavors, and food-friendly character.
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A.
Alessandrino Piedmontese
Alessandrino Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in and around the city and province of Alessandria in northwestern Italy.
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B.
Figari AOC
Figari AOC is a French appellation in southern Corsica known for its Mediterranean-influenced red, white, and rosé wines made primarily from traditional Corsican grape varieties.
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C.
Biellese Piedmontese
Biellese Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken in and around the city and province of Biella in northwestern Italy.
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D.
Monferrino Piedmontese
Monferrino Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken in the Monferrato area of northwestern Italy, characterized by its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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E.
Astigiano Piedmontese
Astigiano Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language traditionally spoken in and around the city of Asti in northwestern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DOCG wine
ⓘ
Italian wine ⓘ red wine ⓘ |
| acidityCharacter | bright acidity ⓘ |
| agingPotential | generally short to medium term ⓘ |
| alcoholContent | typically 12–14% ABV ⓘ |
| authorizedCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| bestConsumption | with food ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| EUClassification | PDO ⓘ |
| foodPairing |
grilled meats
ⓘ
hard cheeses ⓘ pasta with tomato sauce ⓘ pizza ⓘ salumi ⓘ |
| grapeRequirement |
maximum 10% other authorized red grapes
ⓘ
minimum 90% Barbera ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
DOC in 1970
ⓘ
DOCG in 2008 ⓘ |
| marketPosition | value-oriented quality red wine ⓘ |
| notableSubzone |
Barbera d’Asti
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nizza (formerly Barbera d’Asti Superiore Nizza)
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| primaryGrape | Barbera ⓘ |
| productionType | still wine ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Italian Ministry of Agriculture ⓘ |
| servingGlass | standard red wine glass ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | about 16–18 °C ⓘ |
| style |
fresh and food-friendly
ⓘ
fruit-driven ⓘ |
| subregion | Asti ⓘ |
| typicalAcidity | high ⓘ |
| typicalAroma |
red fruits
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| typicalBody | medium-bodied ⓘ |
| typicalFlavor |
plum
ⓘ
raspberry ⓘ red cherry ⓘ |
| typicalOakUse | variable, from no oak to moderate oak ⓘ |
| typicalTanninLevel | low to medium ⓘ |
| wineColor | red ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barbera d’Asti Description of subject: Barbera d’Asti is an Italian red wine made primarily from the Barbera grape in the Asti area of Piedmont, known for its bright acidity, red fruit flavors, and food-friendly character.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nizza (formerly Barbera d’Asti Superiore Nizza)
this entity surface form:
Barbera d'Asti
subject surface form:
Piedmont
this entity surface form:
Barbera d’Asti DOCG wines