Wine and the Gods – The Story of Dionysus of Olympus
The gods of Olympus may no longer be worshipped. However, their legends live on through the mythological tales that we tell of the beliefs of those who came ce...
History
News concerning historical information on the world of wines, as the origins of a wine, its history.
The Strangest Wines in the World
We all know the basics about how Italian wine gets made, right.
Producers spend months tending to their vines to grow the best grapes possible. Those grapes...
Angoris Collio Bianco Riserva Giulio Locatelli 2015 Review
Are you looking for an amazing Italian white wine?
Your instinct is probably to go for the classics. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. They’re ...
Preserving Wine in Clay – Is the Past Now the Future?
We’ve come a long way in the last 8,000 years.
That goes especially for the winemaking industry. Way back when, Italian wine was barely a concept. There cer...
The 4 Rarest Wine Grapes That Every Wine Fan Should Know About
It’s so easy to place our focus on the most famous Italian wines and grapes when we’re looking at what the industry has to offer. After all, the grapes that co...
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...
Fattoria Villa Papiano Probi di Papiano 2015 – A Review
If you’ve read out last two reviews, you’ve probably noticed something of a theme emerging with the wines that we’ve looked at this week.
Every single one c...
Tenuta Ulisse Nativae Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2016 – A Review
As Italian wine lovers, there’s always a risk of us focusing a little too intently on the classics. When it comes to wines, we immediately divert to the likes ...
Le Casematte Faro 2016 – A Review
One of the great things about the Italian wine industry is that there are so many regions that the DOC offers classification to. For those who aren’t deeply en...
Ancient Wine Press Discovered in Korazim National Park
At Xtrawine, we have a deep respect for the history of wine in all of its guises. While we talk most often about Italian wine and the many producers that have ...