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43 Events maltatoday SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2017 FBIC adds Gozo's Tal-Massar to its portfolio FARSONS Beverage Imports Compa- ny (FBIC) Limited have recently been entrusted to distribute Tal-Massar wines in Malta. Anthony Hili and his wife Marisa are the driving force be- hind this award-winning winery, set up back in March 2005. Although Tal- Massar Winery started off in 2005, the family boast a very long tradition in winemaking dating back to 1934. From the very beginning their goal was to do what very few winemakers considered possible; to put the beauty and the power of our sunshine into a bottle of wine. The Hilis wanted to produce a wine which is so unique that it would reflect the climate, the soil and finally the human hand. To do this they chose grape varietals which had a natural resistance to the ex- tremities of the local microclimate of Għarb, the westernmost point of the island of Gozo. In a terroir which is exposed to salty sea spray, highly calcareous and sandy soil, their good judgment led them to three grape varietals: the Tuscan Sangiovese, renowned to prevail in a chalky soil; Sardinian Vermentino, the coastal grape resistant to salt; and the Sicilian Nero d'Avola, or as it is lo- cally known, the Sirkusian grape re- sistant to very dry weather conditions. These three varietals have provided Tal-Massar with the white Tanit, the red San Mitri and a unique Imqadded produced from late harvested Sirku- sian, named Garb. Tal-Massar wines are available in selected restaurants, wine boutiques and Farsonsdirect's The Wine Shop in Mriehel (www.farsonsdirect.com). HSBC Malta kids experience the magic of the festive season THE festive season came early for hun- dreds of kids of HSBC Bank Malta em- ployees when they got to spend a day at the Eden Superbowl. The excited young ones were greeted by their favourite cartoon characters who of- fered them free drinks and popcorn. The full day of fun featured movies, such as The Star and Paddington 2, bowling and plenty of selfies. The greatest moment, however, came when Santa Claus himself brought out the presents for all the children. Public transport special services during New Year's Eve M ALTA Public Transport announces that it will be once again operating special ser- vices to facilitate travel during New Year's eve. The following special routes shall be available to all commuters: S10: departure time from Valletta Bay A2 at 23:30, 00:30 and 01:30 S20: departure time from Valletta Bay A3 at 23:30 and from 00:15 to 01:45 every 30 minutes S30: departure from Valletta Bay A4 at 23:30 and every 20 minutes from 00:15 to 01:55 S40: departure from Valletta Bay A11 at 23:30, 00:30 and 01:30 S41: departure from Valletta Bay A5 at 23:30, 00:30, 01:00 and at 01:30 S50: departure from Valletta Bay A6 at 23:30 and every 30 minutes from 00:15 to 01:45 S60: departure from Valletta Bay A7 at 23:30, 00:30 and at 01:30 S70: departure from Valletta Bay A8 at 23:30 and every 30 minutes from 00:15 to 01:45 S80: departure from Valletta Bay A9 at 23:30, 00:30 and at 01:30 S90: departure from Valletta Bay A10 at 23:30 and every 30 minutes from 00:15 to 02:15 N13: buses will be operating according to the demand, plus the normal service scheduled, from Bays A12, A13 For more information about the above listed special services and/or New Year's day reduced service, customers may visit publictransport.com.mt. Customers may access real time bus information from any bus stop in Malta and Gozo by download- ing the Tallinja App from the App Store or Google Play Store.