Delicata Family Invests in Winery for World-Class Quality
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the Delicata winery is forging ahead with its latest investment project, namely a new bottling hall complete with top-notch equipment for the washing, filling and packaging of the company’s wine bottles. “World-class quality is our winery’s bedrock and the governing principle that spurs any investment we make. Besides, as…
Delicata proclaims Malta’s Girgentina and Gellewza Day!
The Delicata winery, the country’s foremost advocate of its two native and endemic grape varieties, is proclaiming the 20th of March henceforth as Malta’s National Girgentina and Ġellewża Day. After all, with this ultra-local grape tandem, impossible to find anywhere else in the world, Malta has a unique story to tell. If widespread varieties like…
Delicata crushes more rare grapes
They do it in Bordeaux, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rioja, Tuscany, Douro and many of the world’s renowned wine regions in search of consistency, complexity and longevity. What are winemakers in these classic red wine areas and appellations doing to improve their wares? Blending of course! The Delicata’s portfolio of award-winning labels, too, includes red wines that owe…
2020 Delicata Classic Wine Festivals Cancelled
We are sorry to announce that the 19th Delicata Classic Wine Festival in Malta, scheduled for 2 to 5 July 2020 at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, will have to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 situation. The Gozo edition of Delicata’s wine festival in Nadur, planned for 21, 22 and 23 August 2020,…
Cracking bottles and eggs
White wine is to a winemaker what the egg, one of the most finicky but essential staples of cooking, is to a chef: a telling gauge of ability and skill. Making white wine is easy but hard to master. Requiring a delicate touch, an exact sense of timing and an almost intuitive feel, many winemakers…
