Marrying wine and sweet delights
Now that the nip is still in the air, taste buds crave something intense and there’s nothing quite as comforting as a nice glass of sweet wine with a scrumptious dessert. Finding the right combination isn’t too difficult as long as you follow a few basic directions or, easier still, heed the sommelier’s recommendation when […]
BETTIJA’RT – Vote for Your Favourite Bettija’rt
Which bettija’rt is your absolute favourite? Cast your vote by clicking next to its title and then the vote button at the bottom. * Their photos cannot do justice to the art works themselves. Appreciate the artists’ bettija’rts by viewing them at the exhibition venue. “Secret Garden”, Claire Attard Vella “Meditrina […]
Time for a dash of Mourvèdre
Since the mid-1990s a spirit of change has spread through Malta’s vineyards and wineries. Little did we know then that the first modern-styled bottles that rolled out would go on to foster today’s enthusiasm for Malta’s wines. At the time of Malta’s accession to the EU in 2004, people still talked about discovering wines from […]
New Red Medina Ġellewża Release
After much hard work in the winery’s domaine of family-run vineyards and thanks to years of experience with the variety, Delicata has crafted another vintage red wine made entirely from Malta’s very own Ġellewża grape. The 2018 vintage will be released later this week behind the Medina label of quality wines of mono-varietals and blends. […]
Out with the old wood, in with the new wine
“Out with the old”, so it goes! Snip by snip, grape growers start trimming back last year’s wilted wood of dormant vines, stripped of their leaves by the wind and donning only bare cane shoots in their skimpy canopies. Like winemaking, this wood-clipping act is an interplay of reasoning, experience and knowledge that will determine […]
