Wine To Go With Truck Food
The democratisation of wine? We’re not quite there yet – wine is still more difficult to buy, and consume than it needs to be. My nose gets rubbed in it each time I take out lunch from one of the trendy mobile food trucks that park along the Ta’ Xbiex seafront. Burger & chips […]
The Delicata Privilege Card
Delicata is taking all the bother, formalities and purchase obligations out of the concept of the wine club as you know it and introducing a suaver kind of wine lovers’ privilege card plan. The plan is aimed at all those who wish to share in Delicata’s love for wine, food and gracious hospitality. “We would […]
Delicata Wins Gold In France
Delicata’s 2014, Gran Cavalier Merlot, DOK Malta, has been awarded a Gold medal at the 40th Challenge International du Vin held recently in Bourg, on the outskirts of Bordeaux in France. Here, each spring more than 4000 wines from 37 countries are tasted by 700 wine professionals and connoisseurs from over 20 different nationalities to […]
A Chapter On Maltese Vermentino
Ten years ago, we had a hard time even spelling Vermentino. Yet today it’s one of the most promising white wine grapes in Malta. I can hardly believe that I didn’t even give Vermentino as much as a mention or a footnote in my guide to the wines of Malta at the time. I wasn’t […]
Winter Drought in Maltese Vineyards
As a wine enthusiast, you might have been speculating about the possible consequences of what has been recorded as the driest winter spell in Malta in the last 50 years on this year’s grape harvest and the yet to come 2016 vintage wines. The 76.3mm of rain measured during the three months since the start […]
