2015 Vermentino Pressed

2015 Vermentino Pressed

Earlier this week here at the Delicata winery we pressed approximately 54,000 kilos of Vermentino, one of the last international white grapes to be picked in Malta from the 2015 harvest. This outstanding white grape variety is used in our award winning Classic Collection Landini Vermentino and in our Medina D.O.K. Malta range where we […]

Lampuki and Wine Suggestions

Posted by on Sep 4, 2015 in Gourmet, The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

The fish of many names, known as mahi-mahi, dorado, lampuga, rakingo, calitos, maverikos or dolphin fish, is fondly known in Malta as lampuka; and with the lampuki season well under way, we are entering that time of the month when the fish start to get bigger and traditional dishes like lampuki pie and aljotta will […]

We are all ‘In the Pink’ Here at Delicata

We are all ‘In the Pink’ Here at Delicata

Posted by on Aug 28, 2015 in Releases, The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

Last week the very first Malta grown red grapes hand harvested from the 2015 vintage rolled into the Delicata winery; not for red wine making, but for rose. Normally the Maltese Merlot and Tempranillo grapes would be harvested in a few weeks’ time, if our winemaker Matthew Delicata wanted to make a robust, concentrated, full […]

Delicata Customises New Refrigerated Fermentation Hall

Delicata Customises New Refrigerated Fermentation Hall

The 2015 grape harvest began in spectacular fashion last week as we pressed the very first Chardonnay grapes, which were then passed through to our brand new, customised, refrigerated, white wine fermentation unit, which has just been constructed. Delicata can now proudly boast two fermentation halls. Our state-of-the-art Main fermentation hall with its ‘cathedral’ of […]

New Red Ġellewża Hits Home

New Red Ġellewża Hits Home

Posted by on Jul 24, 2015 in Releases, The Winemaker's Journal | No Comments

Delicata’s popular Medina range now embraces also a new red wine made from the rare Ġellewża grape variety which is unique to the Maltese Islands. The name Ġellewża, a red-skinned grape variety which is naturally packed with all the necessary ripe fruit flavours to produce great pink wines, is usually associated by wine enthusiasts with […]