
Bonarda
Learn about Bonarda — taste profile, popular regions and more …
Bonarda is actually a name given to a handful of distinct grape varieties, mainly originating in Italy, but also growing in popularity in Argentina. However, DNA profiling shows that what the Argentine people have named Bonarda, is actually identical to California’s Charbono—and Charbono is actually a grape called Douce Noire from Savoie, a mountainous wine region in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes of eastern France.
In Italy, in Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese and Emilia Romagna’s Colli Piacentini zones, the grape called Bonarda is not Bonarda at all but instead, Croatina. In Novara, Bonarda Novarese, used to ease the tannins of Spanna (Nebbiolo), is actually Uva Rara.
Tasting Notes for Bonarda
Bonarda is a dry red wine, in all of its iterations. The Argentine wine called Bonarda is typically linear, somewhat complex and loaded with black fruit. California Charbono has a beautifully concentrated deep magenta color and presents lively and juicy red fruit, spice and a pleasant grip in the finish. The wines labeled as Bonarda from Oltrepò Pavese are spicy, medium to light bodied and full of both red and black fruit.
Perfect Food Pairings for Bonarda
Try Bonarda with grilled salmon, seared ahi, teriyaki chicken, pork loin and vegetarian stuffed peppers.
Sommelier Secrets for Bonarda
Bonarda Piemontese, an aromatic variety, is the only true Bonarda. Before phylloxera, it covered 30% of Piedmontese vineyard acreage.
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Lamadrid Bonarda Reserva 2013Bonarda from Argentina
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Tercos Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Argentina
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Durigutti Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Argentina
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Harrington Fratelli Vineyard Charbono 2013Bonarda from Santa Clara Valley, San Francisco Bay, Central Coast, California
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Maipe Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Altos las Hormigas Colonia Las Liebres Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Argentina
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Nieto Senetiner Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Tilia Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
- W&S
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Zuccardi Serie A Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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El Enemigo Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
- WS
- RP
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Folk Machine Charbono 2013Bonarda from North Coast, California
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Shypoke Charbono 2013Bonarda from Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
- WW
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Maipe Reserve Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
- JS
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Zuccardi Emma Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
- RP
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Ruca Malen Yauquen Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
- WS
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Viejo Isaias Clasico Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Woodenhead Charbono 2013Bonarda from Mendocino, California
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Pear Valley Charbono 2013Bonarda from Paso Robles, Central Coast, California
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Huarpe Taymente Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Familia Mayol Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
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Bodega Iaccarini Cavas Don Nicasio Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Tapiz Zolo Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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La Posta Estela Armando Vineyard Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Argento Bonarda 2013Bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina
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Arbe Garbe Benandants Shypoke Vineyard Charbono 2013Bonarda from Napa Valley, California