Italian grape variety
How to pronounce Barbera
Barbera is pronounced bar-BEH-rah, written /barˈbɛːra/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on BEH.
bar-BEH-rah
IPA /barˈbɛːra/
What is Barbera?
A black grape variety from Piedmont producing wines with high acidity and cherry flavors.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as BAR-bah-rah.
Barbera is not said like the name Barbara; stress the middle syllable with an open eh: bar-BEH-rah.
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