Choosing the Right Wine Glass – What You Need to Know
Every time you head into a homewares store, you see them.
Row upon row of wine glasses, all of which come in different shapes and sizes. It’s enough to conf...
A journey through Santa Tresa’s indigenous sicilian grape varieties: Frappato!
Frappato is one of Sicily’s most important red grape varieites, so much so that it is blended with Nero d’Avola to create Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily’s only DOCG....
The Tips for Choosing the Perfect Summer Italian Wine
We’re right in the middle of summer and you’re starting to feel the heat. As much as you love to feel the sun beating down on your face, you have to admit that...
China’s Ningxia Wine (And It’s Growth in Recent Years)
If you’ve followed the Xtrawine blog for a while, you’ve likely read our articles about the continued growth of the Chinese wine industry.
In recent years, ...
Exploring the Maremma Toscana Italian Wine Region
There are many things that set the Italian wine industry apart from every other country’s wine industry. But for us, the main differentiator is the sheer amoun...
The Frauds That Shook The World of Wine
When you’re chilling out in your garden sipping a glass of Italian wine, you probably don’t worry too much about wine fraud.
Sure, you know that counterfeit...
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 bottle’s open, the sun is...
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 wisdom to share with y...
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 place in terms of who y...