Over 380 grape growers, one exceptional harvest.
The very last grapes to be pressed this year by Delicata rolled into the winery by the crate-full last week, exactly seven weeks after the 2013 harvest started on 2nd August. It has been one exceptional harvest as one can see from the photo reportage picturing this year’s harvest by Malta’s most awarded winery day-by-day. […]
The Perfect Shade of Pink
Last week the very first hand-picked Malta-grown Syrah grapes from the 2013 vintage rolled into the Delicata winery. Syrah or Shiraz is one of Malta’s most widely grown international black-skinned grape varieties. However, they were not destined for the making of red wine as one would expect but for the vinification of pink wine. In […]
Delicata’s free-run hit with Archer
English wine tutor and international wine challenge judge Graham Archer visited the Delicata premises earlier this week. His call coincided with the pressing of around 30000 kilos of Maltese Sauvignon Blanc grapes, all hand-picked and crushed on Tuesday 6 August 2013 at the Delicata winery. Mr. Archer was noticeably impressed with the transformation the Delicata […]
Raising Racy Sauvignon Blanc
Delicata recently completed plantations of just over 25000 new vines. The grape varieties planted were Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Moscato – three white grape varieties that the Delicata winery requires more of thanks to the success of the wines made from them, particularly the Gran Cavalier Sauvignon Blanc and Grand Vin de Hauteville Viognier and […]
Delicata’s Maltese Moscato Wins Medal
Delicata’s 2010 vintage Grand Vin de Hauteville Moscato D.O.K. Malta Liqueur Wine has just been awarded a Bronze medal at The Challenge International du Vin held recently in Bordeaux, France. The medal winning wine is a relative newcomer to the Delicata wine portfolio and has only been around for less than two years. This is […]
