How to Read an Italian Wine Label
Every bottle of Italian wine that you will ever buy has a label.
That label isn’t just there for show. It’s your key to understanding some of the basic aspe...
Ingredients
Substance used in the preparation of dishes.
Was Wine Used in the Original Coca-Cola Recipe?
You know how much we love Italian wine.
But sometimes, a good wine isn’t quite enough to hit the spot on those hot days when all you want is something cold ...
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...
Chestnuts and Italian Wine – The Tradition That You Have to Sample
We’re willing to bet that your mind goes to the exact place ours does when you hear the word “chestnuts”.
You’re thinking about Christmas, right?
Chestnu...
The Best Italian Wine-Based Dishes in the World
For some people, the very concept of doing anything other than drinking a bottle of Italian wine is sacrilege. To them, wine is always a complement to a dish r...
Wine and Dried Figs – A Tasty Recipe
As regular readers of our blog already know, the Xtrawine team absolutely loves our food. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Food is a massive part of Italian c...
Gorgonzola Cheese and the Wines to Drink With It
If there’s one food that can match Italian wine in terms of the sheer depth of variety on offer, it has to be cheese. There are so many different varieties of c...
Mortadella and Italian Wine – How to Combine Them
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Parmigiano Reggiano and Italian Wines
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Parma Ham and Italian Wine
One of the true joys of Italian wine comes in the fact that you can pair different wines with so many types of food.
Of course, any food is a good candidate fo...