Commandaria
Sign in to saveCommandaria (also called Commanderia and Coumadarka; , and Cypriot Greek κουμανταρκά) is an amber-coloured sweet dessert wine made in the Commandaria region of Cyprus on the foothills of the Troödos Mountains. Commandaria is made from sun-dried grapes of the varieties Xynisteri and Mavro. While often a fortified wine, through its production method it often reaches high alcohol levels, around 15%, already before fortification. It represents an ancient wine style documented in Cyprus back to 800 BC and has the distinction of being the world's oldest named wine still in production, with the name
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Within Vinony's link graph, Commandaria is referenced by 56 other articles, and connects out to winemaking, pressing and Must weight.
Vinony files it under Appellations, Byzantine cuisine and Cypriot wine.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Wine Region.name
- Commandaria wine
- Wine Region.image
- Commandaria_St._ Nicholas.jpg
- Wine Region.caption
- Close-up of a Saint Nicholas Commandaria wine bottle
- Wine Region.type
- Protected designation of origin
- Wine Region.country
- Cyprus
- Wine Region.varietals
- Xynisteri and Mavro
- Intangible heritage.Name
- Commandaria wine
- Intangible heritage.Country
- Cyprus
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 02288
- Intangible heritage.Region
- ENA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2025
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 20th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Commandaria St. Nicholas.jpg
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- inception
- 2004-00-00
- Commons category
- Commandaria
- native label
- Κουμανδαρία
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Commandaria, ook wel Commanderia of Coumadarka genoemd (Grieks: κουμανδαρία, κουμανταρία; : κουμανταρκά) is een traditionele zoete wijn uit Cyprus die een lange geschiedenis in de wijnwereld heeft.
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