PM to open wine festival

The Marsovin Summer Wine Festival will be uncorked this evening by the Prime Minister at Hastings Gardens in Valletta.

The festival will run over three days up to Sunday.

Jeremy Cassar, director of marketing, said its purpose was not only to promote genuine Maltese D.O.K. wines but also to promote the culture art, wine and food together.

Visitors will be able to taste a variety of wines. from both Maltese and Gozitan vineyards, accompanied by a selection of Mediterranean cuisine from Morocco, Malta, Italy and Spain prepared by the expert chefs of the Corinthia.

Mr Cassar said the event would promote safe drinking. He said Marsovin was doing away with the open bar philosophy. People will pay a €4 entrance fee and be offered one glass of wine. More wine and food can then be bought at the various stands.

Leading entertainers will be present throughout the festival. Opening times are between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.