More reason than ever to choose Maltese wine
While we vote in favor of the planet one bite, one sip at a time, there is more reason than ever to prefer local products like our own wines. A look at the good practices in Malta’s Delicate wine shows how some actions are intended to help bring about a positive change, literally from the vine to the glass.
First of all, choosing a local bottle has environmental benefits. As the creator of an area of more than 190 hectares of new plantings over the last two decades, Delicata has contributed to the Maltese ecosystem with green vines that escape carbon sequestration and reduce soil erosion. if it had not worked.
The purchase of quality wine made in Malta also reduces greenhouse gas emissions as it is not shipped from distant locations. And Delicata bottles are also reused many times, thanks to the unique system of environmentally friendly reusable glass bottles.
The mantra of wine is to effectively reduce, reuse and recycle, not only glass but also other materials, and to conserve energy by making buildings and production processes energy-efficient wine with energy-saving technology and renewable solar energy.
Taken as a whole, such conscious measures reduce the environmental impact of wine and, rightly, of every consumer who cares to choose Delicata.
By buying locally grown wine, it also stimulates the economy. After all, spending that would otherwise go abroad is kept here, which generates a strong multiplier effect on the Maltese economy.
Delicata is a 100 percent Maltese owned winery located in the heart of Malta and produces certified Maltese and Gozitan quality wines while working hand in hand with around 200 affiliated families growing grapes and parts. other local stakeholders. Jobs are maintained and created, and wine acts socially responsible by giving back to the community.
Another compelling reason for every wine lover to ‘drink local’ is that the wines grown in Malta are unique as they are drops of our history and heritage. Only wines made in Malta by a Maltese winemaker can ever take a look at the local culture and show what the Maltese land and its people can bring.
But almost no one will support something made in Malta just for the sake of being local. First and foremost, quality must be there. The good news is that when it comes to Maltese wine, so be it.
Maltese wines from Delicata, the most award-winning wine internationally in Malta, are praised by wine critics and loved by many wine lovers. Expert recognition and repeated custom can only convey the unambiguous message that Maltese wines are equal to those of the rest of the world.
Never before has there been such a good reason to drink wines grown in Malta: the quality and choice of all different styles and varieties of wine have become better, greener and more sustainable.
Georges Meekers is Delicata’s head of marketing and a winning wine writer.
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