Malta
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCarignanCarmenèreChardonnayChenin BlancGellewzaGirgentinaGracianoGrenache (Garnacha Tinta)Insolia (Ansonica)Lambrusco Marani N. — Lambrusco (Lambrusco Marani)Malbec (Cot)MerlotMontepulcianoMoscato D’Alessandria (Muscat Of Alexandria)Moscato Bianco (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Moscato GialloMourvèdre (Monastrell)Negro Amaro N. — NegroamaroNero D’Avola (Calabrese)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot Bianco (Pinot Blanc)Pinot NoirPrimitivo (Primitivo N. -- Zinfadel)SangioveseSauvignon BlancSyrahTempranilloTrebbiano (Trebbiano Toscano)VermentinoViognier
Terroir
Human factors
- Maltese viticulture traces back 2,000+ years to Phoenicians; modern era anchored by Delicata (1907) and Marsovin (1919). (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- After EU accession in 2004, protective levies were lifted, spurring a quality shift with new plantings in the 2000s. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-MT-A1630
- Official trade body site — Wines of Malta