Dominio Do Bibei Ribeira Sacra Lalama 2014 Review
At Xtrawine, we obviously spend most of our time promoting the Italian wine industry. We want to help you discover some amazing wines that you may have never h...
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Life is too short to drink bad wine. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Important Things That You Need to Know about the Sassicaia Wine
Sassicaia can trace its history back to 1930. It was during this year that Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta and Marchesa Clarice della Gherardesca got mar...
Finding Out a Little Bit More About the Barbera d’Alba Wine
When you think of the classic Italian red wines, Barbera always seems to fall a little by the wayside. People immediately jump to the likes of Chianti and Baro...
Everything That You Need to Know About the Fiano Grape
One of the true joys of Italian wine is the sheer amount of variety that’s available. No matter what your personal preference, you know that you’re going to fi...
Wine to Asia – The Rise of the Asian Wine Trade Shows
If you’re a long-time follower of the xtraWine blog, you’ll know that we’ve written a few articles charting the course of the Italian wine industry in the Asia...
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...
Ernesto Abbona Gets Re-elected as President of Unione Italiana Vini
Throughout Italy, there’s a huge number of organisations that dedicate themselves to the promotion and celebration of Italian wine.
Some of these operate on...
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 ...
Examining the Experts – Who Are Some of the Most Important Names in Wine?
We all know that the world of wine extends far beyond Italy. Almost every major European country has its own wine industry. Beyond that, the United States is o...
Bruno Michel Champagne Assemblée Brut Review
The summer is finally here!
We think that now is as good a time for a celebration as any. The skies are blue, the sun is shining, and you finally get to ven...