Celebrating Merlot Day
Secretly I’m longing for someone to finally proclaim a national day in honour of Malta’s Ġellewża and Girgentina varieties. Until then, I gladly revel in International Merlot Day, which is celebrated by oenophiles around the world on 7 November. If you follow this wine column, you know I keep Merlot close to my heart and […]
Great whites to fall for
Autumn is making itself felt at the table and in the glass. The fresh produce and ingredients of the season are beckoning; the cooking goes into a higher gear and the cooler evenings bring with them an appetite for hearty, flavoursome wines. On rainy days we might crave uncorking reds but most of the time […]
Malta’s Merlot Crus in the Making
I’m neither a fool nor a dead man, and yet I’m unlikely to change my mind: presently Malta doesn’t have one lone grape variety but fortunately possesses a posse of many grape varieties that could be signed off as Malta’s vinous mark on the world map of wine. Malta’s wine industry can gain attention with […]
Double Gold for Delicata
Two gold medals were added to Delicata’s roll of honour at the 10th International Oenological Competition ‘Emozioni dal Mondo: Merlot e Cabernet Insieme’ competition, which was held in Bergamo last week. Delicata’s premium red wine Gran Cavalier Merlot D.O.K. Superior Malta of the 2012 vintage as well as the Medina Cabernet Franc D.O.K. Superior Malta […]
