Author: Georges Meekers
You say varietal, I say variety
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
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
Say ‘Ahr’ – new Wine Campus glossary
Next time you don’t need to resort to mumbling when you point to the wine list, bottle or glass. Wine Campus has added a most comprehensive glossary of wine terms to their online wine courses in the virtual classroom complete with a pronounciation guide. One of the most common remarks we get from our students is … Read More
Eliademy: our new home!
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.