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Commandaria

Commandaria wine guide: the wine region in Cyprus, its Mavro, the sweet wine and fortified wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Cyprus
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Mavro
Styles
sweet · fortified
2
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Commandaria is a wine region in Cyprus.

Mavro leads the plantings, with Xynisteri alongside it.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as mountains.

Sweet wine and fortified wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows creating a rich and intense flavor.

Pour them alongside cheese, desserts, nuts and seafood.

Serve chilled.

Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
Mountains
Styles
sweetfortified

In the glass.

Fortified: Creating a rich, Intense flavor.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Aes Ambelis Commandaria, Cyprus
  • Alasia Commandaria, Cyprus
  • Etko Winery Grand Commandaria, Cyprus
  • Etko Winery St. Nicholas Commandaria, Cyprus
  • Keo St. George Commandaria, Cyprus
  • Keo St. John Commandaria Vintage, Cyprus
  • Keo St. John Commandaria, Cyprus
  • Kyperounda Commandaria, Cyprus

At the table.

  • cheese
  • desserts
  • nuts
  • seafood

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Commandaria: common questions

01.
What grapes is Commandaria known for?
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Mavro is the signature grape of Commandaria. Xynisteri are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Commandaria make?
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Commandaria produces sweet wine and fortified wine.
03.
Where is Commandaria?
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Commandaria is a wine region in Cyprus.
04.
What food goes with Commandaria wine?
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Try cheese, desserts, nuts and seafood.

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