Insights Archivi

An xtraWine exclusive: Pian di Seta

xtraWine12 July 2022

xtraWine presents an exclusive on its line of organic wines: Pian di Seta Vermentino di Toscana IGT Bio 2021. from July 12th to September 12th xtraWine will be the only online wine shop in Europe to offer this organic wine. xtraWine's endless dedication to sustainability continues, in collaboration with Tenuta di Monterufoli....

3 Wines for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Redazione17 March 2022

Spring is a time of celebration and long weekends. Spring is also the time of celebration of mothers and fathers around the globe. Find out about three amazing Prosecco wines you can buy to celebrate Mother's Day, Father's Day and Spring!...

A chat with Barbara Widmer, Brancaia

Redazione8 October 2021

Harvest time is already over in the Brancaia estates in Chianti and Maremma and Barbara Widmer, winemaker at the winery for the last 20 years, takes some time to answer some questions....

MALFY: AN UNIQUE AND QUALITY GIN

Redazione1 September 2021

In the eleventh century, a group of Italian monks began to infuse juniper berries in alcohol for the first time to create a liqueur with a medicinal function as well. This is how gin was born, right along the Amalfi coast. Inspired by this story, Malfy honors the origins of this distillate by offering a surprising gin which, together with Italian juniper, makes the Amalfi Coast lemon its main botanist. ...

Finding Defective Italian Wine – The Characteristic Smells to Look Out For

Ilenia B.4 July 2019

We all know that smelling the bouquet of an Italian wine is all part of the experience. You’re looking to take in all of the interesting notes that the wine pr...

The Secrets to Storing an Opened Bottle of Italian Wine

Ilenia B.27 June 2019

So you have a friend around and you decide to open a nice bottle of Italian wine. You assume that you’re going to get through the entire bottle together. Af...

High Blood Pressure – Can Italian Red Wine Help You Lower it?

Ilenia B.25 June 2019

Your blood pressure is always one of those things that your doctor talks about. They’ll tell you that you need to get a handle on it. If it goes too high, y...

How Much Italian Wine Should You Drink Per Week – The Shocking Results of a Cambridge University Study

Ilenia B.18 May 2019

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...

The 4 Rarest Wine Grapes That Every Wine Fan Should Know About

Ilenia B.16 May 2019

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...

Why do the Italians Prefer DOC Wine?

Ilenia B.18 April 2019

To the new wine lover, the world of Italian wine can seem intimidating. There’s just so much information to unpack. You have hundreds of varieties of wine a...

Categories