According to an ancient Persian fable, wine was the accidental discovery of a princess seeking to end her life with what she thought was poison. Instead, she experienced the elixir’s intoxicating effects as it released her from the anxieties of royal court life.

To celebrate the love for food and wine and its Collection of Grand Maitre, Marsovin, in collaboration with award-winning de Mondion Restaurant at The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux will be hosting an exquisite gastronomical experience prepared by Executive Chef Kevin Bonello and his Brigade who have recently brought home a Runners-Up Award for the Best Boutique Dining Hotel in the World. The team has put together a lot of their traditional enthusiasm to create a signature menu for the event. Dinner starts with a mouth-watering lobster mousse on dill scone with coconut jelly and ends in style with valhrona bitter chocolate coulant; tyhme roasted peach and an orange and praline ice-cream.

The Collection of Grand Maitre Wines comes from the private single estate, Ghajn Rihana, with the fruit of each vintage being dedicated to one of the noble Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc generally produces very concentrated, full bodied wines of an intense, fruity, aromatic character. The aromas are of intense concentration of a black fruit character showing ripe, integrated, astringent tannins with an animal complexity of tar and leather combined with an oaky spicy character of cinnamon and liquorice. This wine can age further and is also a collector’s item reaching high prices.

The Grand Maitre Gastronomy Experience is being held on Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December and starts with a pre-dinner drink at 8pm.  For more information and bookings, kindly contact The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux on 21 450560 or [email protected]