Commandaria Wine Tasting in Limassol: Stories & Insights

An entertaining wine tasting session with amusing storytelling and lots of anecdotes around the magical world of the Sweet Cyprus Wine with known and unknown historical turning points, the process of Commandaria wine making and the right way to taste and enjoy the world's oldest wine with a designated origin still in production.

** In the 11th Century, King Richard the Lionheart called the sweet wine of Cyprus “the Wine of Kings and the King of Wines”. The Knights of the st John Order created the Grand Commandari de Chypre to command their order and manage their activities around Europe and the rest of the world, when they transferred here from Jerusalem in 1192 and formed the kingdom of Cyprus.
Invasion followed invasion. Lusignan rule was followed by the Venetians and then the Ottomans. In 1878 the island was ceded to Britain and in 1960 Cyprus became an independent republic. In 2004 Cyprus joined the European Union. Yet one thing still remains the same….

Our free-flowing discussion is designed to equip you with the basic knowledge to be a smart wine buyer and a Commandaria wine connoisseur.