You say varietal, I say variety

September 30, 2016By Georges MeekersGrapes, Malta

Rummaging through the pages of a keepsake wine list of a long-forgotten Maltese restaurant with a three-colour charcoal drawing on the cover of a bottle of Pommard next to a pair of vermouth glasses, I realise how wine preferences have changed. Judging by the vintages and prices, the faded list must be about 50 years … Read More

Support our heritage vines

September 28, 2016By Georges MeekersGrapes, Malta, Wine

Recently, Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes was quoted saying that the unusual prolonged dry weather this year has not only caused a smaller than average grape crop but unfortunately even ruined several grape vine plants. His announcement of future government assistance in the replanting of vines and in particular the indigenous Girgentina and Ġellewża varieties seems … Read More

Eliademy: our new home!

September 5, 2016By Georges MeekersNews, Wine Campus

Wine Campus has got itself a new site (this one: www.winecampus.net) and, more importantly, we have moved all our online courses to a new platform. Read here in this post why the great people at Eliademy now take good care of your virtual classrooom.