Does Maltese Wine Age?
For a bottle-aged Maltese red, it was priceless. Its vintage was 1999, making it almost 20 years old, and although it looked a bit frail, the wine in my glass had remained so unharmed from the ravages of time that I was reluctant to believe in its age until I read the four digits out […]
Delicata for Good – the winery’s benevolent initiative
Purists will tell you that you should never mix anything with your wine. But why not put charity in the blend? Going above and beyond, Emmanuel Delicata Winemaker has launched the winery’s charitable initiative called ‘Delicata for Good’ with one vision in mind and that is to help build a better community by giving back. […]
Delicata’s world-class Syrah from Malta wins again
Delicata’s Gran Cavalier Syrah D.O.K. Malta, Superior consistently wins awards and has yet again landed a bronze medal. This time, the 2017 vintage was praised at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) in London, which is accepted as one of the world’s most meticulously judged wine competitions. Sarah Abbott MW, Tim Atkin MW, Peter McCombie MW, […]
Where Wine and Science Meet
Science can be a wonderful thing, but it surely doesn’t evoke that spontaneous, emotional response which typifies how we react to the divine nectar – unless, of course, science and wine meet in your glass. That unusual blend was presented by the Delicata winery in collaboration with sciANTific last week at their first ever Wine […]
Marrying wine and sweet delights
Now that the nip is still in the air, taste buds crave something intense and there’s nothing quite as comforting as a nice glass of sweet wine with a scrumptious dessert. Finding the right combination isn’t too difficult as long as you follow a few basic directions or, easier still, heed the sommelier’s recommendation when […]
