A Bluffer’s Wine Festival Guide

A Bluffer’s Wine Festival Guide

Posted by on Jul 29, 2016 in The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

This weekend, the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta will turn into a little heaven for lovers of wine and good cheer. The Delicata Classic Wine Festival starts next Thursday and is held until Sunday 7 August, every evening from 7pm until midnight While there’s absolutely no need for encyclopaedic wine knowledge to revel in the […]

Grasping Girgentina

Grasping Girgentina

Just say ‘Girgentina’. The soft sibilance, the internal alliteration, the jovial completion, whether you give it the sharp English pronunciation or slowly ease off the word in Maltese, it’s a sound suggestive of heritage and, of course, wine. Nobody knows for sure where the name of Malta’s very own green-skinned grape variety comes from. It […]

Salute! The Grand Wine And Dine Experience

Salute! The Grand Wine And Dine Experience

Posted by on Jul 15, 2016 in Events, The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

A unique wine and fine dining experience named Salute! promises to satiate many wine and food lovers’ appetite for ultimate al fresco dining. Taking place over three nights only at the world-class venue that is Valletta’s Saluting Battery, with magnificent views of the Grand Harbour, this event sets out to be a true highlight in […]

Fast Track at Wine Festival

Fast Track at Wine Festival

Posted by on Jul 12, 2016 in Events, The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

Wine enthusiasts that hold a Delicata Privilege Card and plan on visiting this year’s Delicata Classic Wine Festival at Valletta’s Upper Barrakka Gardens on 4, 5, 6, and 7 August will be delighted to learn that the winery is providing them with a fast track hospitality desk. The Delicata Privilege Card, launched last May, was […]

The 15th Delicata Classic Wine Festival

The 15th Delicata Classic Wine Festival

Posted by on Jul 1, 2016 in The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

Malta’s greatest wine event of the year is back for its 15th consecutive edition, at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th August 2016, every evening from 7pm until midnight, and it promises to be grander than ever. Balmy, starlit Maltese summer nights, delectable wines, great music and friendly hospitality, […]