Diplomacy by the Bottle
Diplomacy was on the top of the agenda throughout November in Malta and Maltese wine played its role in representing the country when being served at several functions at the highest level. Malta-grown wines are unique in that they are a droplet of our history and heritage; only wines made in Malta by a Maltese […]
Festive Wine Choices Made Easy
The wonderful festive season is soon upon us. Christmas dinners and New Year parties present a prime occasion to try new wines with favourite recipes of old. Put less enchantingly, it’s that time of year some of us find ourselves lost playing vinous Russian roulette in front of seemingly endless shelves of wine wondering what […]
Definitely Syrah
Predictions are a dangerous business. You start off trying to be like Nostradamus and end up more like Nosferatu, giving the kiss of death. But sometimes a wine’s potential is plain to see, especially when heaps of soul and character jump right at you. Take a glass of Delicata’s 2014 Gran Cavalier Syrah of Malta […]
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 […]
Malta’s Signature Wines
Many wine countries and regions are known for a particular grape variety or wine which conveniently serves as its vinous signature luring customers to the wider national wine category on overcrowded retail shelves. Classic examples are Champagne from France, Riesling from Germany, Pinot Grigio from Italy, Rioja from Spain. More recently, other portmanteau varieties have […]
