J. Charpentier Champagne Brut Reserve Review
As much as we love Italian wine, even we can’t deny that there’s something special about Champagne.
For well over a century, it has been the wine of choice...
French
News concerning French wines, their production, their preparation, etc.
Veuve Fourny flying high: great Champagnes from Vertus
Ever since brothers Charles and Emmanuel took over running the family business in Vertus, Veuve Fourny has taken flight.
Their secret : meticulously detaile...
Georges Laval Champagne 1er Cru Rosè Brut Nature Review
A gorgeous Champagne can always transform an important event. Anyone who’s ever celebrated a wedding can tell you that. Champagne is the celebration wine of ch...
Sales of Italian Wine Surpass French Wine (And Three Reasons Why)
In 2017, sales of Italian wine surpassed those of French wine. After much back and forth between the world’s two largest wine industries, the Italians came out...
The Wines, Oils, and Foods of the Montecarlo Region
There are three things that every Italian region takes pride in – its wine, its food, and its olive oil.
We’ve covered all three topics in-depth on the Xtraw...
Common Champagne Mistakes that You Need to Avoid
We all love a nice bottle of bubbly. Champagne is recognised as one of the best wines I the world, with only the Italian sparkling white wine Prosecco providing...
The History of Champagne
For as wonderful as the many examples of Italian wine are, there are perhaps no other wines that are held in such high regard as champagne. Even though the wine...
Kriter Rosè
While we spend most of our time focusing on Italian wine here at Xtrawine, we also recognise the quality of other wines produced around the world. The French, i...
Murè Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives
For so many Italian wine producers, family lies at the heart of everything that they do. If you look at the history of some of the great producers, you’ll find ...
Domaine Gruss & Fils Gewurztraminer Les Roches
The rise of the internet has opened the door for all manner of Italian wine entrepreneurs. No longer shackled by the need to create physical marketing networks,...