The Delicata Privilege Card
Delicata is taking all the bother, formalities and purchase obligations out of the concept of the wine club as you know it and introducing a suaver kind of wine lovers’ privilege card plan. The plan is aimed at all those who wish to share in Delicata’s love for wine, food and gracious hospitality. “We would […]
Delicata Wins Gold In France
Delicata’s 2014, Gran Cavalier Merlot, DOK Malta, has been awarded a Gold medal at the 40th Challenge International du Vin held recently in Bourg, on the outskirts of Bordeaux in France. Here, each spring more than 4000 wines from 37 countries are tasted by 700 wine professionals and connoisseurs from over 20 different nationalities to […]
A Chapter On Maltese Vermentino
Ten years ago, we had a hard time even spelling Vermentino. Yet today it’s one of the most promising white wine grapes in Malta. I can hardly believe that I didn’t even give Vermentino as much as a mention or a footnote in my guide to the wines of Malta at the time. I wasn’t […]
Winter Drought in Maltese Vineyards
As a wine enthusiast, you might have been speculating about the possible consequences of what has been recorded as the driest winter spell in Malta in the last 50 years on this year’s grape harvest and the yet to come 2016 vintage wines. The 76.3mm of rain measured during the three months since the start […]
The First Self-Opening Wine Bottle
Unveiled to much excitement at a press conference this morning, Avrilpuleg 1.4 is the revolutionary wine bottle closure that is self-opening. No corkscrew or other gadget is required since as soon as a wine glass is waved in front of it – as if it were a magic wand – the wine bottle opens itself […]
