Cyprus wine guides
Background on the island's wine regions, grapes and history — and practical advice for planning a visit.
The Krasochoria: Limassol's Wine Villages
The dense cluster of wine villages on the southern Troodos slopes holds more wineries than anywhere else in Cyprus. Here's how the region fits together.
Read guide →Commandaria: The World's Oldest Named Wine
Still made in fourteen designated villages from sun-dried Mavro and Xynisteri, Commandaria has a documented history stretching back to the Crusades.
Read guide →The Indigenous Grapes of Cyprus
Xynisteri, Mavro, Maratheftiko and a handful of rare varieties being brought back from near-extinction — a guide to what actually grows on the island.
Read guide →A Day in Omodos
The most visited of the Krasochoria packs several wineries, a medieval monastery and a cobbled square into a village you can cross on foot.
Read guide →High-Altitude Wines of Pitsilia
Some of the highest commercial vineyards in the Mediterranean sit on the eastern Troodos slopes, where altitude does the work that latitude cannot.
Read guide →Paphos Wine Country
From the Laona plateau above the Akamas to the mountain villages around Panagia, the west of the island has a wine culture distinct from Limassol's.
Read guide →The Monastery Wineries of Cyprus
Orthodox monasteries kept viticulture alive on the island for centuries, and several still make wine commercially today.
Read guide →Planning Your First Winery Visit in Cyprus
Cypriot wineries are mostly small family operations, not staffed visitor centres. Knowing that changes how you should plan a trip.
Read guide →Nicosia and the Northern Troodos
Less visited than Limassol or Paphos, the villages inland from Nicosia hold a cluster of young, ambitious wineries at serious altitude.
Read guide →Larnaca and the Lefkara Hills
The island's smallest wine district is also its least explored — a handful of boutique producers in the hills above the Lefkara valley.
Read guide →