Acidity in Italian Wine – How Can You Control the Acid Levels?
In an absolutely perfect world, winemakers would always take great measures to control the acidity levels of their wines. After all, acidity is often one of th...
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Italian and foreign sweet and / or savory culinary preparations concerning typical products, or enogastronomic pairings.
The Most Desired Flavours in Italian Wine
Let’s start this one off with a little bit of a disclaimer…
There are so many flavours and notes that you’ll experience as you explore the world of Italian ...
Buying Wine in 2020 – Why Going Online Has to Be the Right Choice
The New Year is well and truly underway. We hope that you had a wonderful time celebrating both the festive period and the passing of 2019.
The beginning of...
The Best Champagnes of 2020
By the time you’re reading this, it’s likely that Christmas will have come and gone. We sincerely hope that you had a wonderful day filled with friends, family...
A Brief History of the Wine Advocate
In the recent history of the wine industry, a host of publications have sprouted up to allow experts to give their opinions on the various vintages released fr...
Is it Possible to Make Wine Without Using Grapes?
It there on indisputable truth about wine, it is this…
It’s made using grapes.
It doesn’t matter if its Italian wine, French wine, or wine from any other...
Fine Wine and Common Wine – The Key Differences That Will Help You Make Your Purchase
At xtraWine, we’re always quick to point out that the best wine for you is always the wine that you enjoy the most. Arguments about what separates a fine wine ...
Anselmi I Capitelli 2015 Review
As anyone who browses xtraWine on a regular basis knows, it’s not often that we sell anything smaller than a full-sized bottle of wine.
Of course, part of t...
Thiénot Champagne Brut Review
We’ve waxed lyrical about Champagne more than enough times at this point for us to go over it all again. And we’re sure that you’ve bought more than enough bot...
How Much Italian Wine Should You Drink Per Week – The Shocking Results of a Cambridge University Study
How much is too much?
It’s a question that’s plagued wine lovers for years. On one hand, it’s easy to know when you’ve gone a little bit overboard. The drea...