The best wines of Malta

Discover the best wines of Malta as well as the best winemakers of Malta and estates of Malta to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Malta and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Malta by region

Looking for a good wine of Malta among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Malta. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Malta with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Malta

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Want to buy a red wine of Malta cheap or sell a red wine of Malta at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Malta

Red wines from the region of Malta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or delicious thai chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Malta

On the nose the red wine of the region of Malta. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tobacco or vanilla.

The best vintages in red wine of Malta

  • 2006With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.07/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Malta

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gellewza
  • Carménère

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Malta

A wine route planned in the region of Malta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Malta.

Discovering the wine region of Malta

Malta is a small island (25 miles / 40m Long) located in the CentralTurkey/mediterranean">Mediterranean Sea, 80 km South of Sicily. Wine growing on the island dates back to the early 16th century, when the Knights of St. John of Israel/judean-hills/jerusalem">Jerusalem (or Knights Hospitallers) arrived on the island, bringing with them centuries of wine-making tradition that accompanied them from Jerusalem (in present-day Israel) to Cyprus, via Turkey and Rhodes. In the early 19th century, the arrival of British ships (merchant and military) in Malta led to a decline in the island's wine production.

This was a departure from the precedent set in Porto, Jerez, Madeira and Italy/sicily/marsala">Marsala, all of which experienced a significant increase in their export-oriented viticulture. Many of Malta's vineyards and olive groves were uprooted in favour of cotton, a popular crop at the time. Within a century, however, the pendulum swung back in favour of vines; cotton production took off in the United States, which led to a significant drop in the value of Maltese cotton. Viticulture began to take over again (mainly for table Grapes at first) and continued to prosper despite the arrival of Phylloxera which swept through Europe in the 1860s.

The Maltese Climate is typically Mediterranean: summers are hot and Dry, winters are cool and wet. This allows for prolific yields when vineyards are properly managed (irrigation is necessary to make the most of the summer sunshine), as has been demonstrated in Sicily, just to the North. At 35 degrees south, Malta is, along with Cyprus, Crete and Pantelleria, one of the most southerly wine regions in Europe. Malta's main wine markets are domestic rather than international, so finding a Maltese wine outside of Malta itself can be a challenge.

Great white wines of Malta

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Malta

White wines from the region of Malta go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, tuna and goat cheese pie or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Malta

On the nose the white wine of the region of Malta. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical.

The best vintages in white wine of Malta

  • 2019With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Malta

  • Chardonnay
  • Vermentino
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Girgentina
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Malta

A wine route planned in the region of Malta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Malta.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sparkling wines of Malta

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Malta

Sparkling wines from the region of Malta go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of fricadella, english tuna croque-monsieur or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Malta

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Malta. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Malta

  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Malta

  • Chardonnay
  • Gellewza
  • Girgentina

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Malta

A wine route planned in the region of Malta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Malta.

The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.

Great pink wines of Malta

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Want to buy a pink wine of Malta cheap or sell a pink wine of Malta at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Malta

Pink wines from the region of Malta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, chicken with merguez and tomatoes or curried coral lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Malta

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Malta. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Malta

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.45/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Malta

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Tempranillo
  • Gellewza

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Malta

A wine route planned in the region of Malta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Malta.

Discover the grape variety: Moscato

Great sweet wines of Malta

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Malta cheap or sell a sweet wine of Malta at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Malta

Sweet wines from the region of Malta go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, rice with paprika and merguez or pasta with broccoli.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Malta

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Malta. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Malta

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.63/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Malta

  • Moscato
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Viognier
  • Merlot
  • Zibibbo
  • Girgentina

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Malta

A wine route planned in the region of Malta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Malta.

The word of the wine: Smoked

Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.

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