Visits to the Delicata winery to witness the pressing of this year’s grapes have been a resounding success according to a Delicata spokesperson.

The groups were kept to a “manageable” size so that explanations by the Press Gang could be heard over the noise of the machinery as it carried out the pressing process.

After a brief introduction, Delicata’s viticultural expert Dione Caruana explained in detail the process of wine pressing from choosing the best quality grapes to harvesting and delivery to the Delicata winery. Dr Edric Bonello, the company’s winemaker then explained the de-stemming, pressing and fermentation processes to the visitors. Depending on the harvesting schedule and the weather over the coming days there is a possibility that another Press Gang “performance” will take place on Tuesday 14 September.

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