Barbera del Sannio

Barbera del Sannio is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Campania region of southern Italy.

Gasparrini used the old synonyms Lugliese and Lugliatica to describe the grape with Luglio being the Italian word for the month of July, a potential reference to the color change of veraison during the growing season when the hard white berries of the vine start to turn dark red.

[1] Most plantings of Barbera del Sannio can be found in province of Benevento in Campania, particularly around the village of Castelvenere.

[1] Over the years, Barbera del Sannio has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Barbetta, Lugliese and Lugliatica.

[1] However, the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) currently doesn't recognize any synonyms for Barbera del Sannio.

Despite similarities in their name, Barbera del Sannio has no close genetic relationship to the Barbera grape (pictured) grown in Piedmont and elsewhere in the world.
The Sannio Hills runs through the center of the province of Benevento.