I've just received a mail from the Westin Dragonara in St Julians about a forthcoming wine evening.
Apparently you buy a glass for 2.50 and can then enjoy unlimited wine from MonteKristo (local producer). As well as this there seems to be a wide selection of food and nibbles available as well as ice cream for the kids!
Date 17th til 20th August, Westin Dragonara Sunken Gardens, 1900 until 2300.
Free admission and free parking.
This sounds like a great opportunity to get to know some more Maltese wines!
Ciao
Susan
Hello Susan
Sounds good to me.
I have just emailed a friend who is chief engineer at the Westin for more info. I will let you know anything he replies.
Have you tried Marsovin 100 per cent Gozitan rose, Odyssey ? take a look here http://www.marsovin.com/marsovin/news_details.asp?newsID=96
I bought 2 bottles last year, it is a limited edition and all bottles are numbered. I gave one to a Maltese friend and drank the other. Beautiful. Hope there is still some left for me in September
Allan
Sounds good to me.
I have just emailed a friend who is chief engineer at the Westin for more info. I will let you know anything he replies.
Have you tried Marsovin 100 per cent Gozitan rose, Odyssey ? take a look here http://www.marsovin.com/marsovin/news_details.asp?newsID=96
I bought 2 bottles last year, it is a limited edition and all bottles are numbered. I gave one to a Maltese friend and drank the other. Beautiful. Hope there is still some left for me in September
Allan
That sounds great, thanks Allan. I couldn't find any info on the Westin website and don't know if I can link to my email?
Maltese wine is generally very good indeed and very reasonably priced too. Lucky you with the limited edition! We like the Delicata and the Marsovin very much.
I do have a bottle of Cherry wine which I picked up from Popeye Village, haven't tried it yet and haven't a clue where it came from but the sample was really tasty!
Ciao
Susan
Maltese wine is generally very good indeed and very reasonably priced too. Lucky you with the limited edition! We like the Delicata and the Marsovin very much.
I do have a bottle of Cherry wine which I picked up from Popeye Village, haven't tried it yet and haven't a clue where it came from but the sample was really tasty!
Ciao
Susan
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sdwill
2006-08-11 18:14:44
Bajtra.
This is a liqueur not wine but is a 'must taste' for everyone in Malta.
Take a look here....> http://www.bajtra.com/
This is a liqueur not wine but is a 'must taste' for everyone in Malta.
Take a look here....> http://www.bajtra.com/
Great website!
I've bought many bottles of this for friends in the UK, I love the honey liquer best of all!
Ciao
Susan
I've bought many bottles of this for friends in the UK, I love the honey liquer best of all!
Ciao
Susan
Hi Susan.
I tried the Cherry Wine at Popeye Village,last week,very nice.I also tried their full bodied homemade red,very good.
Enjoy.
Not sure when it finishes,but there was a Wine Festival going on in the Upper Baracca Gardens this week
I tried the Cherry Wine at Popeye Village,last week,very nice.I also tried their full bodied homemade red,very good.
Enjoy.
Not sure when it finishes,but there was a Wine Festival going on in the Upper Baracca Gardens this week
Well that's reassuring, malta b! I've drunk a few fruit wines in the past and ended up with absolutely stonking hangovers, particularly peach (if I remember rightly).
I think the wine festival in Valletta is the Delicata one and signifies the start of the grape harvesting season. Apparently it moves over to Gozo later in August sometime.
Ciao
Susan
I think the wine festival in Valletta is the Delicata one and signifies the start of the grape harvesting season. Apparently it moves over to Gozo later in August sometime.
Ciao
Susan
Can't beat The Black Eagle Annisette, we have ample supplies at home about 10 bottles at the last stock take, The Mgarr village red wine is also fantastic, simple yet robust and full of flavour, try it in Sunny Bar next to the church it's fabulous with there delicious fenek, Wistin we will be back up to see you in September yum yum and yum again.
Regards
Sliema2
Regards
Sliema2
Found a bit more info about the Gozo Delicata wine festival!
Aug 19th til Aug 21st
7.00pm until 11.30pm
50c entrance for non-drinkers LM3.00 buys a commemorative glass and as much wine as you can drink!
Venue: Promenade, Nadur, Gozo.
Tel: 21825199
Cheers!
Susan
Aug 19th til Aug 21st
7.00pm until 11.30pm
50c entrance for non-drinkers LM3.00 buys a commemorative glass and as much wine as you can drink!
Venue: Promenade, Nadur, Gozo.
Tel: 21825199
Cheers!
Susan
Have just read somewhere that Maltese wine might be a rare commodity soon! Apparently EU regulations state that only wine produced with grapes actually grown in Malta can be labelled Maltese. Those made with imported grapes can no longer claim that privilege.
I understand that Malta also have a special concession from the EU to increase the area of vineyards in order to supply more home grown grapes.
Ciao
Susan
I understand that Malta also have a special concession from the EU to increase the area of vineyards in order to supply more home grown grapes.
Ciao
Susan
Hi Susan, this is actually very good news, when we come to Malta we only want to drink Maltese wines not something that is labled up pretending to be Maltese.
Caw
Sliema2
Caw
Sliema2
Well, from what I read at the moment about 99% of wines labelled 'Maltese' are actually produced using imported grapes.
Ciao
Susan
Ciao
Susan
This has become a bit of an issue for me over the years so much so that I often refrain from drinking labled wines and have actually reverted yet again to drinking the simplest of village wines that I have been assured are made from grapes grown in SPB, and very nice and simple they are aswell, I hate fuss and pretention in wine drinking as people often don't know what they are talking about and are often swayed by fancy labels and prices, in fact only this morning on BBC breakfast news they set out to prove this very point.
Sahha
Sliema2
Sahha
Sliema2
Very true, I think wine preference is literally a matter of taste and nothing else. Some of the most pleasant wines are often those that are drunk everyday on the continent and have a price tag to match.
Ciao
Susan
Ciao
Susan
I coudn't agree more, people like Jilly Goulden and Oz Clarke in there campaign to educate us so called uneducated masses probably did more harm than good with the rubbish they used to come out with, if anything was designed to turn the average Joe in the street away from wine
Sahha
Sliema2
Sahha
Sliema2
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