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...
Main courses of meat
Second courses based on meat like roasts, stews, grilled.
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...
An Awesome Burger Recipe (And the Italian Wines That Pairs With it)
There’s nothing quite like sitting down and biting into a big juicy burger.
The bun crumbles away as your teeth tear into it. The toppings all mesh together...
Tips for Making a Great Porchetta (And Some Wines from the Lazio Region to go With it)
As is often the case here on the Xtrawine blog, we’re going to take a look at one of the wonderful culinary delights to spring forth from Italy.
This week, we’...
Italian Wine and Italian Sausage – A Perfect Combination
As anybody who’s a regular visitor to our blog will tell you, we’re big believers in combining a great Italian wine with the right foods to create truly stunnin...
The Top Wines to Drink With Roast Lamb
Now that Christmas has come and gone, we can all start looking forward to the holidays that the rest of the year has to offer.
Easter is next on the calendar. ...
A Recipe For Braised Beef with Barolo
Often referred to as the “King” of wines, Barolo is one of the most prestigious and established Italian red wines in the world. A favourite both domestically an...
The Best Wines To Drink With Meats
One of the real joys of discovering a truly great Italian wine is exploring it further and finding out what kinds of foods go best with it. As wonderful as many...