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Andreola Prosecco Valdobbiadene Rive di Refrontolo Col del Forno Brut 2019 Review

Ilenia B.10 November 2020

For so many companies, Italian wine is a family affair. Many are the stories of producers who have, for many generations, refined their techniques to the point...

Drinking Italian Wines in Cold Weather – The Key Tips for Winter Wine Drinking

Ilenia B.7 November 2020

Last week, we shared our suggestions for some of the best red wines that you can try during the winter months. Hopefully, you’re already stocking up for w...

Are You Getting Value For Money – The Tips to Ensure You Don’t Overspend

Ilenia B.5 November 2020

We’ve all been there at one point or another. You indulged yourself by buying an expensive bottle of Italian wine. After leaving it to age for a few more mo...

Sulphite-Free Wines – Do They Actually Exist?

Ilenia B.31 October 2020

Sulphite… Just saying the word might make you feel a little bit nervous. It sounds like a nasty chemical in the first place and we know that it’s derived fr...

Discovering the Raisin Wine of Pantelleria

Ilenia B.29 October 2020

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...

Pizzoccheri – The Pasta From the Lombardy Mountains

Ilenia B.22 October 2020

When you think of Lombardy, you likely think about the many wonderful Italian wines that find their origins in this stunning region. However, Lombardy has much...

A Bresaola Recipe (And the Wines That Go With This Classic Italian Meat)

Ilenia B.10 October 2020

If there’s one thing that Italians know, it’s meat. Well, okay. There are a lot of things that Italians do better than anybody else. From fashion to wine to...

The Pietrefitte Falanghina del Sannio 2019 Review

Ilenia B.19 September 2020

It’s often easy to slip into the trap of only paying attention to Italian wine companies that have been around for a long time. After all, these companies a...

The Tenute di Nozzole Il Pareto 2016 Review

Ilenia B.17 September 2020

It’s so easy to default to the old standards when you’re choosing an Italian red wine. And who could blame you? With so many quality offerings from the m...

Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi Riserva 2014 Review

Ilenia B.15 September 2020

The Campania region is one that we don’t often place in the spotlight here at Xtrawine. That’s not because the region doesn’t produce quality wines, as you’re ...

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