Cyprus Flashcards
1
Q
Year Cyprus gained independence
A
1960
- NE under Turkish occupation since 1974
2
Q
World’s oldest continually produced named wine
A
Commandaria
- documented in 800 BCE
3
Q
What was Commandaria originally referred as?
A
nama
- meaning “sweet wine”
4
Q
Commandaria is made from what native red and white varietals?
A
- Mavro: red
- Xynisteri: white
- sun-dried for about two weeks, often adjacent to the vineyards
5
Q
How are Mavro and Xynisteri trained?
A
bush vines
6
Q
Four large beverage companies that dominated Commandaria production throughout the 20th century.
A
- KEO
- Etko
- Sodap
- Loel
7
Q
Cyprus
Number of PDOs
A
7 (nearly completely unused)
- Commandaria
- Pitsilia
- Krasochoria Lemesou (the Winemaking Villages of Limassol)
- Krasochoria Lemesou-Laona
- Krasochoria Lemesou-Afames
- Vouni Panayia-Ampelitis
- Laona Akama
8
Q
Cyprus
4 PGIs
(more common)
A
- Larnaka
- Lemesos (Limassol)
- Lefkosia (Nicosia)
- Pafos
9
Q
Cyprus
most widely planted grape
A
Mavro, “black”: red
10
Q
Cyprus
most planted white grape
A
Xynisteri
- “lacking acidity”, although aging potential and complexity
11
Q
Two other native white grapes bottled varietally from Cyprus
A
- Promara
- Morokanella
12
Q
Two other native reds bottled varietally from Cyprus
A
- Maratheftiko
- Yiannoudin
