Marsovin will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its summer wine festival on Friday, Saturday and next Sunday from 8pm to 1am at Hastings gardens in Valletta.
The location alone lends itself perfectly to a walk through the gardens while enjoying majestic views from the Valletta bastions, overlooking the Yacht Marina and Sliema harbour. The event plans to have a highly cultural and entertaining concept. Myriad musicians will be performing daily, while offering a selection of over 30 certified DOK and IĠT quality wines from grapes grown around Malta and Gozo. All of these wines can be enjoyed by visiting the different wine bars, carefully spread around the gardens. The event has always adopted a token system in exchange for wine, as this encourages patrons to taste and enjoy the large variety of quality wines made available, without over-consuming.
A fusion of good wine, food and music, the artists in this year’s line-up include Airport Impressions and The Travellers, two of the most successful bands to have emerged locally; Vinyl Paradise, a cutting-edge blues band; Swing Nuages, a fun-loving gypsy swing and manouche jazz band; The Busker, a band blending 1960s pop/rock with folk/rock; Novel, a band covering multi-genre songs; rock band Jack’s Fusion; and Analise Cassar & Band, who will be singing along to some popular tunes.
A dedicated Wine Educational Area will offer fun and interactive ways to learn about wine. It will feature a blind tasting of a selection of wines, followed by a detailed explanation of each one, and the opportunity to walk away with a prize. To book a place, one can e-mail cellars@marsovinwinery.com.
Marsovin has engaged various restaurants and caterers to showcase their cuisine, offering a small but enticing selection of dishes at reasonable prices. Renowned Asian fusion restaurant TemptAsian will be manning a sushi bar; Bottegin Palazzo Xara will be setting up for some delicious fresh pasta dishes; Eat Me I’m Famous will be offering freshly made pizza on site; Brass&Knuckle will be present with premium cold cuts and cheese; Fat Louie’s will be bringing some of their signature dishes; and The Pulled Meat Company will be preparing an array of mouthwatering Maltese dishes.
All those attending will have the opportunity to purchase a €16 token package fee, which includes a premium festival wine glass to take home and wine tokens to be exchanged at all wine bars in the form of a taster, by the glass or by the bottle.
Alternatively for those who are not wine drinkers but still want to mingle around and enjoy the live entertainment, non-alcoholic refreshments will also be available for sale.
For more information, visit www.marsovinwinefestival.com, call 2366 2383, 2366 2382 or 2182 4918 or e-mail info@marsovinwinery.com.