Winery · Rabat
Domus Romana
1st century BC Roman aristocratic townhouse (Melite period): accidentally excavated 1881, now museum showcasing Hellenistic polychrome mosaics, wine vessels, and 3000-year Mediterranean wine ritual artifacts.
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Wineries nearby
- Winery St. Paul's Catacombs 3rd century BC Roman burial complex with triclinia (dining couches): families held commemoration feasts with wine to honor deceased, pouring libations into stone repositories—wine as sacred duty across 6 centuries.
- Winery · Mdina Mdina: Roman Melita Mdina's ancient Melita: Roman administrative center (218 BC), site of 1st century townhouses like Domus Romana where wine was status and ritual, now embraced in medieval Silent City wine tours.
- Winery · Ta' Qali Meridiana Boutique estate (1987): 140,000 bottles annually from 91,000 drip-irrigated vines on Malta's iconic limestone, inspired by Marquis Piero Antinori of Tuscany, producing world-class Mediterranean blends.