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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 JUNE 2021 15 COMMERCIAL Marsovin releases new vintage of their 'Artist Edition' wine THE Marsovin Winery released it's the 2020 vintage of its 'Artist Edition' wine range, 1919. The wines are branded as 1919 as it is the year when the founder of Marsovin, Chevalier Anthony Cassar, established his roots in the wine business. Marsovin has a long-stand- ing reputation as a winery that firmly supports the Maltese art scene. The concept of 1919 is to combine the culture of wine with art, through the means of a wine which represents the marriage and long history be- tween Marsovin and the local arts. Every year a Maltese artist is commissioned to create three paintings, which are used as the main feature on the labels of the 1919 white, rosé and red wines. This is the 17th vintage which the winery has released, having featured paintings of re- nowned Maltese artists by: Debbie Caruana Dingli, Ken- neth Zammit Tabona, Andrew Diacono, Gabriel Caruana, James Vella Clark, Andrew Micallef, Celia Borg Cardona, Denis Borg Milo, Selina Scerri, Mark Mallia, Catherine Caval- lo, Rupert Cefai, Richard Sali- ba, Victoria Tonna and Mark England. The 2020 vintage labels fea- ture paintings from Andrew Borg, who after visiting the Marsovin Estates, has taken in- spiration from the landscapes and colours at different times of the day, naming the paint- ings Żerniq, Nofsinhar and Għabex for the rosé, white and red, respectively. Marso- vin CEO, Jeremy Cassar said "Every vintage is a new discov- ery with the creation of a new vintage and a set of paintings specifically designed and paint- ed by our artist of choice. This year we are delighted to have Andrew Borg with us to adorn the 1919 labels with his art. His style, passion and appreciation for the arts and the culture of wine made him a perfect choice for our 1919 labels", on the other hand Maltese artist Andrew Borg said "I have tried to blend the ingredients which Marsovin 1919 wine descents from to achieve its individual- ity, so I have chosen a typical Maltese terrain backdrop, cou- pled with our climate colours that nourish the grapes, and time of day I associate with each of the red, rose and white wines. It has been an honour to be associated with this initia- tive by Marsovin". The winery has also released a new video featuring the 1919 concept which can be viewed on their social media channels or here - HYPERLINK "https:// y o u t u . b e / o 7 - q G s _ E F 0 8 " https://youtu.be/o7-qGs_EF08 The 1919 white is produced from a blend of three grape varieties, the indigenous grape Girgentina, Chardonnay and Moscato, displaying fruity aromas of apples, limes and a floral hint of orange blossom. The rosé is made from the in- digenous Ġellewża, Grenache and Shiraz varieties displaying a clear and vibrant colour with fresh aromas of rose petals, ripe cherries and light miner- al, herbaceous undertones. On the other hand, the 1919 red is made from 100% Ġellewża. The harvested Ġellewża, bunches are laid down to dry in the sun for a number of days before being vinified, resulting in a concentration of the Ġellewża grape's natural sugars, acidity and flavours. The 1919 range is available on HYPERLINK "http://www. marsovinwinery.com" www. marsovinwinery.com and se- lected restaurants in Malta and Gozo. New internet offers from Melita MELITA is increasing home internet speeds across its Flexi bundle portfolio of packages and launching a special offer which includes 1,000Mbps download speeds and two StellarWiFi pods at €25 per month for the first three months. This pack- age which thereafter costs only €39.99, includes television and fixed telephony services. 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More information is availa- ble at https://www.melita.com/ bundles/flexi/ With Melita's Flexi bundle offering, customers can combine their internet service with other services from Melita in a way which meets their specific needs HSBC Malta Foundation sponsors online educational STEM event The HSBC Malta Foundation sponsored the second edition of The Hunt: Kids' Virtual Sci- ence Quest, which is an initia- tive to develop problem-solving skills and the online research competences of primary school students. The Foundation has supported the event for the second consecutive year, which attracted a total of 2300 stu- dents this year. The Science Centre (Pem- broke) within the Ministry of Education's Directorate for Learning and Assessment Pro- grammes, launched this STEM [science, technology, engineer- ing and mathematics] initia- tive, which targeted primary students in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. The virtual treasure hunt has been designed to en- gage students in an exciting science quest with clues related to scientific skills and compe- tencies. Glenn Bugeja, Manager Cor- porate Sustainability at HSBC Malta, said, "Today, in the age of digitalisation, it is impossi- ble to know what the workplace of the future will look like. In this context, via sponsorship and support, the HSBC Malta Foundation is supporting chil- dren to develop digital skills and competences for lifelong learning." Desiree Scicluna Bugeja, As- sistant Director at the Ministry of Education's Science Centre in Pembroke, said: "The Hunt is one of the STEM populari- sation initiatives targeting pri- mary students, fostering their digital and scientific literacies. The Science Centre's collabo- ration with HSBC Malta Foun- dation is positively contribut- ing towards sustained quality STEM Education in Malta." The winners of The Hunt: Kids' Virtual Science Quest, held on Friday 28th May 2021 will be announced on Friday 11th June 2021 on the Science Centre Pembroke – Malta Facebook page. Winners will be presented with science kits sponsored by the HSBC Malta Foundation on Tuesday 15th June 2021 at the HSBC Head- quarters, Qormi.