Can You Store Italian Sparkling Wine After Opening it?
You have your friends around and the Prosecco is flowing.
You brought out two bottles for the occasion and you’ve collectively worked through both of them. ...
Desserts
A generic term referring to different fodd-stuffs served on special occasions at the end of a meal (cheeses, sweets, ice cream, fruits) which usually aren’t served during ordinary meals (with the exception of one or two).
Discovering the Raisin Wine of Pantelleria
We already know what you’re thinking…
“Raisin wines? I’ve read a lot about great Italian wines on this blog but practically all of them are made using grape...
A Recipe for Peaches in Italian Red Wine
Summer is in full swing and it feels like the days keep getting hotter and hotter. Right now, you may be lounging around in the heat just begging for anything ...
The Rosé Wine Comeback – What Sparked It?
When we think about Italian wines, we tend to divide them into two categories – red and white. Even with sparkling wines, we essentially look at them as variat...
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 first region where effe...
The Two Most Interesting Christmas Recipes (And the Wines That Pair With Them)
So, we’ve kinda been saying this a lot in our recent blog posts but…
Christmas is just around the corner. In fact, we’re less than 10 days away from the big...
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 ...
Venice Carnival – The History and Some Great Recipes
It’s that time of year again!
Venice Carnival is just over the horizon. Between 16thFebruary and 5thMarch, thousands of revellerswill pack the streets of Venic...
How to Poach Pears in Italian Red Wine (While Throwing Chocolate into the Mix)
There are so many amazing fruits out there that pears often get left behind in many people’s thoughts.
It’s understandable. Pears have a somewhat mellow tas...
A Wonderful Torrone Recipe (Plus the Ideal Italian Wine Pairing)
If you’ve been keeping up with the Xtrawine blog for the last couple of days, you’ll have enjoyed a couple of recipes for some tasty cakes that will look right ...