Camilleri Wines launch Gozo produce

Camilleri Wines have launched a new range of wines named Gwl.

Yielded from family vineyards in Gozo, Gwl consists of a Chardonnay and a Syrah and marks another first for Camilleri Wines because it is their first brand fully grown and harvested in Gozo.

The Gwl Chardonnay offers a bouquet laden with a rich pear and peach fruitiness on the nose, whilst its palate is very easy drinking kept fresh by a light citric tone, the wine makers said.

The Gwl Syrah, on the other hand, offers an open fruitiness with hints of new leather towards the end. Its palate shows a basket of forest fruit with tannins of medium presence giving this wine character.

The Phoenicians had given Gozo the name Gwl because, on approaching the island from out at sea, Gozo looked like one of their battleships.

An outline map of Gozo is transposed on the labels and serves as a backdrop to the reproduced Phoenician coin.