Marsala – The Perfect Sipping Wine
What’s the first thought that comes to mind when we say the word Marsala.
You’ve probably started off with Italian wine, which it is of course. But from the...
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Can You Make Wine At Home?
You’ve spent years building up a fine collection of Italian wine…
Well, let’s be honest. You don’t exactly have an active collection. It’s more like a list ...
The Marchesi di Barolo Moscato d’Asti Zagara 2018 Review
You’ve seen the word “Barolo” in this review and you’re probably thinking that this is going to be an article about the legendary king of wines.
But then yo...
The Olivier Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 2017 Review
At Xtrawine, we absolutely adore talking about Italian wines and all of the wonderful things that they bring to the industry.
But that doesn’t mean that we ...
The Planeta Cerasuolo di Vittoria Dorilli 2017 Review
For the longest time, the wines from the Sicilian isles didn’t get the respect that many of the top producers in the region felt that they should.
On one ha...
Explaining the Wine Spectator’s 100-Point Scale
For those who like to keep track of the global wine industry, The Wine Spectator, may be one of the most important magazines in the world. Started in the ...
Ballabio Farfalla Metodo Classico Extra Brut Review
Sometimes, an Italian wine comes along that’s so good that it almost literally knocks your socks off. These are the wines that go beyond being good quality. Th...
Marchiopolo Tocià Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2014 Review
The majority of winemakers tend to restrict themselves to a single region. This makes sense in most cases. Many a wine company grows from the love that a famil...
Barbaresco 2016 Review
Barbaresco is one of those Italian red wines that often goes underappreciated. Despite the many qualities that a good Barbaresco has, there will always be some...
The City of Asti – Why do People Call it the Wine Capital of Italy?
We can already feel the controversy boiling.
With Italy having such a huge and diverse array of wine regions, singling any single one out as the “wine capit...