Budapest’s Volcanic Wines (And What You Need to Know About Them)
When you read about Italian wines, you may hear about a few that come from volcanic regions. This is especially the case for Italian wines, which come from the...
Explaining the Wine Spectator’s 100-Point Scale
For those who like to keep track of the global wine industry, The Wine Spectator, may be one of the most important magazines in the world. Started in the ...
The Traditional English Christmas Desserts (And the Italian Wines That Pair With Them)
If you’ve followed the Xtrawine blog for a while, you’ll know that as Christmas approaches, we have a tendency to share recipes and information about a lot of ...
Mise En Place – The Rules for Cooking the Perfect Christmas Dinner
The big day’s drawing nearer. Soon enough, you’ll have all of the joyful chaos of Christmas descending upon your house. All of the presents and the torn wrappi...
The Christmas Market in Bolzano – An Experience That You Can’t Miss
We’re finally reached December!
The weather’s freezing cold, you’re seeing more frost on the ground, and it seems to get dark almost as soon as the afternoo...
Italian Wine as a Christmas Gift – The Tips for Making the Right Choice
We all have that friend.
No matter what the occasion is, they always have a glass of Italian wine to hand. They’re quick to offer you a drink whenever you c...
The Tips for Hosting an Amazing Christmas Dinner 2019
As we move into the beginning of December, we’re sure there’s only one thing on the minds of many of our visitors…
Christmas is nearly here!
It feels lik...
Italy are the Guests of Honour at the CIIE
If you’ve been reading our posts over the last few months, you’ll see that we’ve reported pretty extensively on the growing wine industry over in China. While ...
Is it Possible to Make Wine Without Using Grapes?
It there on indisputable truth about wine, it is this…
It’s made using grapes.
It doesn’t matter if its Italian wine, French wine, or wine from any other...
Is Every Italian Wine Vegan?
Check out the title of this article and you may think that we’re asking a bit of a silly question.
“Of course Italian wine is vegan,” we hear you shout. “It...