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Barbera (other)
Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety. Barbera may also refer to: Places *Barberà del Vallès, a municipality of Catalonia * Barberà de la Conca, a municipality of Catalonia *Stadio Renzo Barbera, a football stadium in Palermo, Italy People with the surname * Angelo Barbera, an American musician * Angelo La Barbera (1924–1975), an Italian Mafia member *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), an Italian law professor, politician and judge *Gioacchino La Barbera (born 1959), an Italian Mafia member *Héctor Barberá (born 1986), a Spanish motorcycle racer *Jason LaBarbera (born 1980), a Canadian ice hockey player * Jaume Barberà (born 1955), a Spanish director and TV presenter *Joe LaBarbera (born 1948), an American jazz musician * John LaBarbera (born 1945), an American jazz musician *Joseph Barbera (1911–2006), an American cartoonist *Mary Ellen Barbera (born 1951), an American lawyer and judge *Pat LaBarbera (born 1944), an American-Canadian jazz musician * Peter LaBarbera (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbera
Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is known for deep color, full body, low tannins and high levels of acidity.J. Robinson (ed) ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'' Third Edition pg 62-63 Oxford University Press 2006 Century-old vines still exist in many regional vineyards and allow for the production of long-aging, robust red wines with intense fruit and enhanced tannic content. The best known appellation is the DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) Barbera d'Asti in the Piedmont region: the highest-quality Nizza DOCG wines are produced within a sub-zone of the Barbera d'Asti production area. When young, the wines offer a very intense aroma of fresh red cherries and blackberries. In the lightest versions notes of cherries, raspberries and blueberries and with notes of blackberry and black cherries in wines made of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian immigrants in New York City, Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1927 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1929. In 1937, he moved to California and while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Barbera met William Hanna. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing ''Tom and Jerry''. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their animation department, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as '' The Flintstones'', '' Yogi Bear'', ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?'', '' Top Cat'', ''The Smurfs'', '' Huckleberry Hound'', and '' The Jetsons''. In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara (other)
Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as Barbara, Macedonian singer * Bárbara (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer Film and television * ''Barbara'' (1961 film), a West German film * ''Bárbara'' (film), a 1980 Argentine film * ''Barbara'' (1997 film), a Danish film directed by Nils Malmros, based on Jacobsen's novel * ''Barbara'' (2012 film), a German film * ''Barbara'' (2017 film), a French film * ''Barbara'' (TV series), a British sitcom Places * Barbara (Paris Métro), a metro station in Montrouge and Bagneux, France * Barbaria (region), or al-Barbara, an ancient region in Northeast Africa * Barbara, Arkansas, U.S. * Barbara, Gaza, a former Palestinian village near Gaza * Barbara, Marche, a town in Italy * Berbara, or al-Barbara, Lebanon * Berbara, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to close its in-house cartoon studio. Headquartered in Cahuenga Blvd. until 1998 and then Sherman Oaks, both in Los Angeles, California, until going defunct, it created many television shows, theatrical films, televised movies and specials, including ''Huckleberry Hound'', ''Quick Draw McGraw'', ''The Flintstones'', ''Yogi Bear'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Jonny Quest'', ''Wacky Races'', ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''The Smurfs''. Its productions have won a record-breaking 8 Emmy Awards. Its fortunes declined by the 1980s as the profitability of Saturday-morning cartoons was eclipsed by weekday afternoon syndication. Taft Broadcasting acquired Hanna-Barbera in 1966 and retained ownership until 1991 when Turner Broadcasting System took over and used its b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbera D'Asti
Barbera d'Asti is an Italian red wine made from the Barbera grape. It is produced in the hilly areas of the provinces of Asti (67 municipalities) and Alexandria (51 municipalities). Barbera d'Asti was accredited with DOC status in 1970, and DOCG status followed in 2008. Under the DOCG rules, a minimum of 90% Barbera grapes must be used; the balance may be made up with either Freisa, Grignolino or Dolcetto grapes. The wine must be made before the date of 1 March immediately following the harvest, and must reach an alcohol content of 11.5%. Since 2000, it has been possible to produce ''Barbera d'Asti Superiore'', for which the wine must have an alcoholic strength of at least 12.5% by volume, and be aged for at least 14 months, 6 months of which stored in oak or chestnut barrels. Many ''superiore'' producers refine it in small oak barriques to obtain a rounder taste. The ''superiore'' has the following sub-zones indicated on the label: ''Nizza'', ''Tinella'', or ''Colli Astiani'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbera (grapes)
Barbera is a name shared by several wine and table grape varieties with the most notable being the red Barbera grape of Piedmont in northwest Italy. Other grapes which are known as Barbera, either as part of their primary name or as a synonym, include: * Barbera Amara *Barbera bianca * Barbera Ciaria *Barbera del Sannio * Barbera di Patrunat *Barbera Sarda * Barbera Selvatico * Durasa, known under the synonym of Barbera Rotonda * Ervi, crossing known under the synonym of Barbera x Bonarda 108 *Freisa Freisa is a red Italian wine grape variety grown in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, primarily in Monferrato and in the Langhe, but also further north in the provinces of Turin and Biella. Freisa is a vigorous and productive vine whose rou ..., known under the synonym of Barbera * Sanches, Brazilian hybrid grape crossing known under the synonym of Barbera Min * Terzi 1, crossing known under the synonym of Barbera x Cabernet Franc N.1 {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvatore La Barbera
Salvatore La Barbera (; April 20, 1922 – January 17, 1963) was a Sicilian mafioso. Together with his brother Angelo La Barbera he ruled the Mafia family of Palermo Centro. Salvatore La Barbera sat on the first Sicilian Mafia Commission that was set up in 1958 as the capo mandamento for Mafia families of Borgo Vecchio, Porta Nuova and Palermo Centro. La Barbera disappeared during the First Mafia War, a victim of the '' lupara bianca'', never to be seen again. The Palermo police suspected that Salvatore Greco "Ciaschiteddu" and his cousin Salvatore Greco "The Engineer" had arranged a deal whereby Tommaso Buscetta Tommaso Buscetta (; 13 July 1928 – 2 April 2000) was an Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He became one of the first of its members to turn informant and explain the inner workings of the organization. Buscetta participated i ... betrayed his former friend, killed him and disposed of his body in the furnaces of his glass factory. Buscetta clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto La Barbera
Roberto La Barbera (born 25 February 1967) is a paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category F44 long jump and pentathlon events. Biography La Barbera has competed in three Paralympic Games winning a silver medal. His first games were in 2000 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the 200m, 400m, 800m, discus, long jump and pentathlon but was unable to win any medals. This he corrected in 2004 where he won a silver medal in the long jump as well as competing in the 400m, 4 × 100 m and pentathlon. His third games were in Beijing in 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... where he competed in the long jump and pentathlon but was unable to win a second medal. Achievements References External links * * The Jumper: A Paralympic Story {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Barberá Nolla
Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, a community in the Marshall Islands * 1180 Rita, an asteroid * Rita, West Virginia * Santa Rita, California (other), several places Film, television, and theater * ''Rita'' (1959 film), a 1959 Australian television play * ''Rita'' (2009 Italian film), a 2009 Italian film * ''Rita'' (2009 Indian film), a 2009 Marathi film directed by Renuka Shahane * ''Rita'' (TV series), a Danish television show * RITA Award, an award for romantic fiction * ''Educating Rita'', a 1980 stage play by Willy Russel ** ''Educating Rita'' (film), a 1983 British film based on that play *Rita Santos, an adult mermaid on the TV series ''Mako Mermaids'' Music * ''Rita'' (opera), an 1841 opera by Gaetano Donizetti Albums * ''Rita'' (Rita Yahan-F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter LaBarbera
Peter LaBarbera (born 1963) is an American social conservative activist and the president of the anti-gay organization Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH). LaBarbera has been criticized for spreading hate speech and misinformation about homosexuality, with AFTAH being designated as an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for spreading "hateful propaganda". Biography Career LaBarbera was a reporter for ''The Washington Times'' until 1990 and covered stories such as communism in Central America, then became a freelance reporter in Nicaragua. He then worked for Accuracy in Media and became a contributing editor at ''Human Events''. In early August 1994, LaBarbera and another activist, Bill Horn, were invited to Shreveport, Louisiana, by pastor Billy McCormack (vice president of the Christian Coalition of America) to make a presentation on the homosexual rights agenda. Horn produced the video ''The Gay Agenda'', and LaBarbera edited the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat LaBarbera
Pat (Pascel Emmanuel) LaBarbera (born April 7, 1944) is an American-born Canadian jazz tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist born in Mt. Morris, New York, most notable for his work as a soloist in Buddy Rich bands from 1967 to 1973. He moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1974, and is a member of the faculty at Humber College. La Barbera began working with Elvin Jones in 1975, touring Europe with him in 1979. While working with Buddy Rich, Pat also was working in groups led by Woody Herman and Louie Bellson. Pat has also played with Carlos Santana. LaBarbera has played a major role in the development of a generation of Canadian saxophonists. In 2000, he won a Juno Award for Best Traditional Instrumental Jazz Album for ''Deep in a Dream''."Juno Awards reach out to music's newcomers". ''National Post'', March 13, 2000. Pat is the brother of fellow musicians John LaBarbera (trumpet) and Joe LaBarbera (drums). Discography As a leader * 1975: ''Pass It O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
