A Tasty Pandoro Recipe (Plus Some Wines to Drink With It)
Sticking with our sweet treats theme for the week leading up to Christmas, we’re going to be looking at another delectable Italian dessert that we think makes a...
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I’m a man of simple tastes. I’m always satisfied with the best. – Oscar Wilde
A Tasty Panettone Recipe (Plus the Wines That Work Well With It)
You’re going to notice a little bit of a theme with the Xtrawine blog posts this week.
With Christmas looming ever closer, we’re going to zero in on the foods ...
Some Classic English Christmas Recipes (And the Great Italian Wines That Go With Them)
Christmas is just around the corner, which can only mean one thing.
You’re already carefully planning the amazing Christmas feast that you’re going to wow all ...
Corked Wine – What is it and How Can You Detect It?
To someone who’s unfamiliar with the Italian wine industry, the phrase “corked wine” may sound like a good thing. After all, people have used cork to seal bottl...
Pairing Wine and Food – A Quick History and Some Useful Rules
Today, the idea of pairing different wines and foods comes so naturally to us that we don’t really think about why we do it. Usually, you’ll pick out a bottle o...
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...
Tips for Making a Great Porchetta (And Some Wines from the Lazio Region to go With it)
https://blog.xtrawine.com/en/italian-street-foods-to-try-and-the-wines-to-drink-with-them/...
Wine and Kebab? It Works Better Than You Think
For those living in the United Kingdom, the kebab isn’t exactly the sort of food that you’d think to pair with wine. In fact, many in that country see it as a l...
A Great Wine Sauce Recipe And Some Italian Wines to Pair it With
https://blog.xtrawine.com/en/the-city-of-wine-where-should-you-go-to-enjoy-great-wine-in-2019/...
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...