Leg of lamb and gratin fennel
Ingredients · Leg of lamb (2 kg) · 3 fennel bulbs · aromatic herbs · 2 glasses of white wine... Read the full recipe!...
Main courses
A meat or fish dish which is served after the first course.
Roast pork with dried plums and baked potatoes
Ingredients for 4 people: Pork roast: 900 g, Dried plums: 300 g, Bay leaves, Sage, Shallots, Salt. Read the full recipe!...
Pizza and wine: a match made in heaven?
Wine and pizza are two of life's great pleasures. The combination of a perfectly cooked pizza with a glass of wine can elevate any meal to a new level of enjoyment. There is a wide range of wines that can be paired with pizza, but some of the most suitable ones are the Duca di Salaparuta Passo delle Mule Suor Marchesa Nero d'Avola 2020 and the Duca di Salaparuta Vermentino Sentiero del Vento 2021....
Dining With Dali on Valentine’s Day
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Moet & Chandon Risotto
Valentine's Day with Moet & Chandon. With Valentine's day around the corner, it is inevitable to think about how to surprse your other half. Cooking for the better half has always been a magic way of showing love and appreciation. ...
Irish Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding – A Recipe and Italian Wine Pairings
We’d all love a little luck of the Irish.
Unfortunately, we don’t know how to give you that world-famous luck. But we do know how to help you enjoy some Iri...
The Red Wine Beef Stew – The Perfect Recipe
We bet you’re using all of this extra time on your hands to brush up on your cooking skills.
It’s like you have the perfect opportunity to try new dishes ri...
Wild Boar Meat and Italian Wine – Tips for Cooking and Wine Pairings to Try
If you’re a regular visitor to the xtraWine blog, you’ll already know that we’re big believers in the power of pairing wine with foods. But usually, we focus o...
Italian Wine or Beer – Which Pairs Better With Pizza?
There are few things better than settling down after a hard day at work and ordering a pizza.
Let’s be honest. Pizza is basically one of the world’s favouri...
A Scaloppine alla Milanese Recipe (Plus the Perfect Italian Wine Pairings)
Of all of the many types of meat in the world, there are perhaps few that are quite as succulent as veal.
While a somewhat controversial meat in m...