Marsovin kicks off 2013 grape harvest

Around 1,250 tonnes of grapes are expected to be harvested from vineyards across Malta and Gozo, Maltese wine producer Marsovin has announced.

As he accompanied parliamentary secretary for agriculture Roderick Galdes on a tour of the Marnisi Estate, Marsovin CEO Jeremy Cassar explained that despite the dry winter, a good harvest both in quantity and quality was being expected.

"We are expecting to harvest around 1,250 tonnes of grapes which means that Marsovin will be self sufficient for the 5^th year running," Cassar said.

Since the 2009 harvest, Marsovin has been using grapes grown on Maltese soil to produce its wines.

It went on to urge government to  keep up the rigid controls on the production of Maltese Quality wines.

"It is only through the commitment of the producers and controls upheld of the Government that the Maltese wine sector will continue to grow," Cassar said.

Marsovin encouraged all wine consumers to check their labels correctly to make sure that the wines have been certified as either D.O.K or I.G.T wines.

"Without the support of local consumers wineries such as Marsovin could not continue to invest in producing Maltese products of such high quality."