Veraison: Grapes in Full Colour
Malta’s vineyards are spattered with brightly coloured dots in new shades of yellow and red hues peeping through leafy vine canopies ready to have their ripe crop picked. The vivid transformation from small green berries to fully coloured grapes known as véraison (pronounced VEH-ray-zoh) has come to an end. Adopted into English use, veraison is […]
A Bluffer’s Wine Festival Guide
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
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
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
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 […]
