Hospitality All The Way at Delicata’s Classic Wine Festival
“Roll out the red carpet whenever you can” the Delicata team must have been thinking as this year’s 17th edition of the winery’s Classic Wine Festival sees the introduction of a priority lane facility for festival revellers. Indeed, whilst the cash stands outside the gardens remain open as usual, this time you can also purchase […]
Delicata Wines Shine Bright Under a Sicilian Sky
Recently a selection of four wines by Malta’s award-winning Delicata winery was showcased at the Scirocco Wine Fest in Gibellina, Sicily. Gibellina is a town in the Belice valley east of Marsala, dotted with outdoor avant-garde art installations yet encircled by ancient and vine-upholstered hills. It was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1968 and […]
The Wine Festival of the Year is Back
One of the biggest highlights on the wine enthusiast’s calendar, the Delicata Classic Wine Festival organised by Malta’s foremost and award-winning Delicata winery, is back. The island’s greatest wine event will once again take place at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, from Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 August 2018, every evening from 7pm until […]
World-Class Syrah from Malta
I know I’ve mentioned wine awards before. Forgive me for bringing this up once more. Though, word has it that yet again a Maltese wine has been granted another noteworthy medal, or actually two to be precise. Awards may not matter that much anymore. But, you see, it was not all that long ago that […]
It’s All In The Wine
“That which costs little is less valued”, Spanish novelist Miguel De Cervantes once penned. In less than a dozen words, he wittily summarised the point made in pages upon pages written centuries later which proof that even subconsciously we deeply believe that price is an indicator of quality. In the case of wine, too, academic […]