How Many Grapes Go Into Your Bottle of Italian Wine?
You’re lazing around in the sun while drinking your third glass of Italian wine. Sure, you said that you’d only have the one. But the bottl...
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The Spoon in the Bubbly (And More Italian Wine Myths That You Should Stop Believing)
We do love an old wife’s tale here at Xtrawine. And we’re willing to bet that your own mothers and grandmothers have plenty of pearls of wi...
Azienda Agricola Santa Tresa: The rigour of Trentino and the passion of Sicily – a meeting of cultures.
In 2002, brother and sister Stefano and Marina Girelli, joined forces to restore Santa Tresa, an historic Sicilian estate, back to its former glory.The “contrada”, or hamlet where the estate is situated was dedicated to Santa Teresa at the end of the seventeenth century...
The Best Italian Wines for Summer 2020
Okay, so this year’s summer may not be quite as triumphant as it usually is. For many around the world, there are still restrictions in pla...
Drinking When You Have Diabetes – Can You Still Enjoy Italian Wine
You’ve been to the doctor’s and you have the diagnosis…
Diabetes.
You’d hoped that it wouldn’t happen but it has. And now, you’ve got...
The Surprising Skincare Benefits of Italian Red Wine
You’re enjoying a few glasses of Italian wine with your friends and you’re starting to lose track. As the hours tick by, you have another g...
How Can The Italian Wine Industry React to COVID-19?
The situation surrounding the global pandemic is so fluid right now that it’s difficult to report on it.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve ...
The History of Sparkling Wines
It all started with Champagne.
That’s what anybody with even a passing knowledge of sparkling wines will tell you. Champagne was the fir...
The Wine Snobbisms That You Need to Avoid
There’s always been an air of elitism around Italian wine.
Speak to anybody who isn’t already a wine lover and they’ll tell you the same...
The Third Annual Prosecco Week is Still Happening!
Have you heard of DOC consortiums?
There are a lot of them in Italy and they all serve a similar purpose. A DOC consortium is set up bot...
A Tasty Recipe for Italian Sausage in White Wine
Theirs is nothing better than a tasty traditional Italian dish to lift the blues and remind you that there’s still plenty of joy in the wor...
The Three Methods for Making Italian Sparkling Wine
How do they get the bubbles in there?
Be honest, it’s a question you’ve asked yourself once or twice while quaffing a glass of Italian s...
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