Winery · Rabat

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.

What to do there

TourSt. Paul's CatacombsUnderground Roman and early Christian burial complex. Agape tables where early Christians held funeral feasts with wine. Where faith and wine intersected.

Wineries nearby

Winery 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.
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.