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Azienda Agricola Santa Tresa: The rigour of Trentino and the passion of Sicily – a meeting of cultures.

Redazione9 July 2020

In 2002, brother and sister Stefano and Marina Girelli, joined forces to restore Santa Tresa, an historic Sicilian estate, back to its former glory.The “contrada”, or hamlet where the estate is situated was dedicated to Santa Teresa at the end of the seventeenth century...

Uggiano – How 3 ex-employees took over the Company

Redazione12 June 2020

It is in the magnificent Tuscan countryside, between the region of Chianti Colli Fiorentini and Chianti Classico, that Uggiano winery stands out. The winery is already well-known and receives regularly international recognitions thanks to its qualitative perseverance....

Making the Most Out of a Sangiovese Wine – Our Top Tips

Ilenia B.30 April 2020

Simply put, Sangiovese is one of the most popular Italian grape varieties in the world. It’s certainly the most popular red grape. In fact, a full tenth of Ita...

The Key Reasons You Should Buy Your Italian Wine From Xtrawine in Today’s Climate

Ilenia B.14 April 2020

Many of us were guilty of underestimating the effects of COVID-19 when news of the outbreak first started to emerge. We have to admit that we were amo...

Felline Primitivo di Manduria Sinfarosa Zinfandel 2017 Review

Ilenia B.21 January 2020

Over the course of the last few posts on the Xtrawine website, we’ve taken a look at several Italian wines that we believe are worth your attention. We supp...

Ca’ dei Frati Ronchedone 2016 Review

Ilenia B.18 January 2020

Last week, we spoke to you about the Ca' dei Frati wine company and the many wonderful things that they’ve achieved during their time in the wine industry. The...

Giorgi Gran Cuvee Storica 1870 Op Pinot Nero 2014 Review

Ilenia B.16 January 2020

In our last review, we took a closer look at an example of a red sparkling Italian wine. In this one, we’re going to switch our focus to white varieties. We...

Ceci Otello Nero di Lambrusco Review

Ilenia B.14 January 2020

When somebody says the phrase “Italian sparkling wine”, our minds tend to instantly move to the many white varieties of this type of wine. Of course, we have t...

Why Go Generic When You Can Go Prosecco?

Ilenia B.2 January 2020

You’re preparing for a party and you head out to grab a few bottles of Italian wine for the occasion. You land on the sparkling wines seeing as they’re perfect...

Wine Production May Have Declined in 2019 – These are the Vintages That You Should Snap Up Today

Ilenia B.19 December 2019

There’s a bit of an ironic situation in the world of Italian, and indeed global, wine right now. Demand for wine has never been higher. Consumers want more ...

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