Bridging Passions The Violin Lab is the Internet’s first and most comprehensive online violin course designed specifically for adult learners, offering an affordable, step-by-step path from the very beginning to violin mastery by Beth Blackerby, a professional violinist. But this is not about violin classes, though, or is it? It’s about learning how to appreciate … Read More
Author: Georges Meekers
Cracking bottles and eggs
The egg measure of skill White wine is to a winemaker what the egg, one of the most finicky but essential staples of cooking, is to a chef: a telling gauge of ability and skill. Making white wine is easy but hard to master. Requiring a delicate touch, an exact sense of timing and an [...]
Bordeaux adopts grapes from other countries
Wine revolution in Bordeaux The current wine revolution in Bordeaux is not a history lesson. But it reminds anyone in Malta concerned about the future of our grapes and wines, that history, as long as it continues to happen, gives us always another chance to do what’s right. Before we come to the state of [...]
The Shiraz Cabernet blend of home
what are the characteristics of shiraz Cabernet blend of wine? Wonderful things happen when great varieties collide. Shiraz (or Syrah to francophile wine lovers) and Cabernet Sauvignon are two grapes that go hand in glove and fit perfectly together as a red wine blend. Just take the wine in my glass. Its palate is strapping [...]
Malta’s little-known Sangiovese
Malta is thirsting for more wine made from locally-grown varieties. Of the many dark-skinned possibilities, Sangiovese is one of the least explored grapes and yet it has a lot to offer. Sangiovese was shyly introduced to the archipelago’s vineyards at the turn of the century together with other international varieties. But, as far as red [...]