While on visit in Malta, Japanese star actor Mokomichi Hayami also had the opportunity to visit Meridiana Wine Estate to film part of a promotional feature for a popular Japanese Travel television program hosted by Mokomichi himself. We had the time to taste some wines and also talk about Maltese wine culture in general. More photos here.

Meridiana Wine Estate and our wines featured in the April/May edition of Japanese Luxury Lifestyle magazine ACT4. The article talks about our company and the various wines we produce. It come just I time before the upcoming presentation of our wines in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district. For more pictures from the feature please click here.

Meridiana Wine Estate was mentioned on Meghan Markle’s blog ‘The Tig’ … we would like to thank Meghan once again, for visiting us and for her positive comments on our wines, comments which are much appreciated, especially from somebody who’s favourite wine is the world famous Tignanello !!! To view the full article click here

Recently we had the great pleasure to host American actress and United Nations Women Advocate Meghan Markle at Meridiana Wine Estate for a winery show around and some wine tasting. Meghan is most known for her role as Rachel Zane on the popular TV Series SUITS. Thank You Meghan for spending the afternoon with us, and a special thanks also to the Malta Tourism Authority for arranging her visit, and for the lovely photos too !!! To view photos click here

Meridiana Wine Estate has teamed up with celebrity Chef Sean Gravina and Fino to be part of the Sean Gravina’s Cooking Experience. At the end of each day of every cooking course, while the participants are enjoying the food they cooked together, they will also be enjoying some of our fine wines paired especially with the dish of the day. Photos will be uploaded soon on our Facebook page.

Meridiana Wine Estate’s Premium Red Melqart DOK is now also available in a 1500ml bottle. Produced from hand picked Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, Melqart has a deep, ruby-red colour; an aroma of ripe berry fruits with spiced notes; and a rich, blackberry flavour with silky tannins and a long finish. Only 140 numbered Magnum bottles of the 2011 vintage were made and they each come in a wooden presentation box.

Recently we had the pleasure to host the Honourable Roderick Galdes, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture at Meridiana, for a short show around of the estate. We would like to thank the Honourable Galdes for having found the time and for accepting our invitation, and also for his support to the wine production sector in Malta. Parliament Secretary Galdes was welcomed and shown around the estate by Meridiana Chairman Mark Miceli Farrugia and General Manager Karl Chetcuti.

A selection of Meridiana’s wines were served during a ‘Taste of Malta & its’ Fine Wines’ event held at the Maltese High Commission in New Delhi, India. The event was hosted by HE the High Commissioner John Aquilina in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority and Blue Marble Destination Services. The wines served were the Astarte DOK (Vermentino), the Fenici Rose DOK (Cab Sauv/Syrah) and the Bel DOK (Syrah). To see a few of the event photos please click here.

The 27th September marked the 18th and last day of this year’s harvest. Like every year we finished with the harvest 2014 with the picking of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. We would like to wholeheartedly thank our amazing employees and the group of dedicated pickers, without whom this year’s harvest wouldn’t have been such a success. You can follow a chronology of events and the various photos taken on a daily basis, on our Facebook page.

We would to thank the US Ambassador to Malta, Her Excellency Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley for the kind message of greetings to the Maltese people. We would also like to thank the Ambassador for choosing Meridiana Wine Estate as one of the sites to film part her message. It was really a pleasure and an honour having her here, thank you !!! To see the message please click here.