Delicata Classic Wine Festival starts today

The Delicata Classic Wine Festival takes place at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta from today until Sunday. As is the case every year, this event inaugurates the beginning of the Maltese grape harvest.

The 9th Delicata Classic Wine Festival, which attracts thousands of people over its four-day period, will be open to the public between 7 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. By buying a glass for €10 at the entrance one may drink and try as many wines as one likes. The last glasses will be sold at 11 p.m., the last wine poured at 11.30 p.m. and the festival closes at midnight. No glasses will be sold or alcohol poured to anyone under the age of 17.

There will be a wide range of D.O.K. Malta and Gozo quality wine brands available to taste, such as Gran Cavalier, Grand vin de Hauteville, Pjazza Regina, Medina, Victoria Heights, the Maltese Falcon and Delicata’s Frizzantes, all produced from a number of locally grown grapes varieties such as Syrah, Chardonnay, Grenache, Merlot, Sangiovese, Vermentino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and of course the two unique indigenous Maltese grapes Girgentina and Gellewza.

Food areas will have a range of international and Maltese dishes to choose from and live entertainment will be provided.

To celebrate the closing of the Maltese grape harvest, on September 3,4 and 5 the event moves to the viticultural heart of Gozo, Nadur, where Delicata’s eighth Gozo Classic Wine Festival will take place at the Nadur promenade overlooking breathtaking views of Comino and Malta.