This episode is called Cyprus but it really should be called Cyprus AKA Commandaria, the story of the worlds oldest wine still made today. We cover a lot in 23 minutes with this one - The Crusades, Monks, PDO laws, native grapes but I think that the real take away here is that if you come across wine from Cyprus drink it, because every time someone has a wine from Cyprus you are having a wine from one of the first places in the world to ever make wine, and that is f***ing cool.
I used some great resources here:
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition by Jancis Robinson
https://www.winemag.com/2010/05/05/wines-of-cyprus-nectar-of-the-gods/
https://www.decanter.com/premium/wines-from-cyprus-current-trends-plus-top-bottles-to-seek-out-473948/
I mentioned some wineries:
Kalamos:
https://www.kalamoswinery.com/
KEO:
https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-wineries/keo-winery-mallia
EKTO:
http://www.etkowines.com/listcategories.asp?parid=11&idcategory=49&ID=&menuid=162
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Until next week, I hope you drink something delicious!
Music Credit:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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