Marsovin summer wine festival

Marsovin will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its summer wine festival on Friday, Saturday and next Sunday from 8pm to 1am at Hastings gardens in Valletta. The location alone lends itself perfectly to a walk through the gardens while enjoying majestic views from the Valletta bastions, overlooking the Yacht Marina and Sliema harbour. The event plans to have a highly cultural and entertaining concept. Myriad musicians will be performing daily, while offering a selection of over 30 certified DOK and IĠT quality wines from grapes grown around Malta and Gozo. All of these wines can be enjoyed by visiting the different wine bars, carefully spread around the gardens. The event has always adopted a token system in exchange for wine, as this encourages patrons to taste and enjoy the large variety of quality wines made available, without over-consuming. A fusion of good wine, food and music, the artists in this year’s line-up include Airport Impressions and The Travellers, two of the most successful bands to have emerged locally; Vinyl Paradise, a cutting-edge blues band; Swing Nuages, a fun-loving gypsy swing and manouche jazz band; The Busker, a band blending 1960s pop/rock with...