Decanter Awards Silver Lining for Cyprus Wine with Commandaria

The silver lining at the Decanter Awards 2013 for Cyprus Wine participation

The results are in,  Decanter Annual Awards of 2013 have been discerned and Cyprus Wines participating may have been the highest in recent years, if it hadn’t been for some significant wineries not participating among the 23 wines being judged in this 2013 edition.  Nonetheless, this year’s participating wines  do carry the spirit for Cyprus Wines and the constancy in the pursuit of further excellence.  Congratulations to the new wineries participating and to Sodap and 2002 vintage of St. Barnabas Commandaria – still carrying the flag for the absolute taste of Cyprus in Wine.

Below you may find a summary of the participating wines and wineries.

Silver	Bronze	Commended
Sodap Saint Barnabas 2002	Aes Ambelis Aes Ambelis Omiros 2010	Aes Ambelis Ektor 2010
	K&K Vasilikon Winery Ayios Onoufrios 2010	Aes Ambelis Xinisteri-Semillon 2012
	K&K Vasilikon Winery Methy 2009	Makkas Winery Gold, Chardonnay 2011
	Prophet Elias Winery Gerolemo Muscat 2012	Makkas Winery Gold, Merlot 2010
	Sodap Kamanterena Xynisteri 2012	Makkas Winery Gold, Rodostafylo 2012
	Sodap Stroumbeli Maratheftiko Rosé 2012	Makkas Winery Syrah 2010
	The Anama Concept Anama 2010	Prophet Elias Winery Gerolemo Riesling 2012
		Prophet Elias Winery Gerolemo Roze Maratheftiko 2012
		Sodap Kamanterena Rhine Riesling 2012
		Sodap Mountain Vines Semillon 2012
		Sodap Mountain Vines, Cabernet Sauvignon-Maratheftiko 2009
		Sodap Stroumbeli Chardonnay 2012
		Sodap Stroumbeli Shiraz 2009
		The Anama Concept Anama 2009
		Vouni Panayia Winery Barba Yiannis 2009

Vouni Panayia Winery New Visual Identity

Capturing a time and a place in Panayia.

The passing of generations of winemaking in Panayia has bred life for a new generation with passion, great care and enthusiasm inspired by Andreas Kyriakides and family which have place with relentless faith in indigenous grapes cultivated exclusively in the winery’s vineyards carrying all distinctiveness of the Panayia region.

The Mouflon still plays a prominent role on the label, standing prominently, a clear reflection of mountain viticulture. Although a much younger stylized icon with the letter V as a unique element common to the newly designed labels symbolizing the new generation of Kyriakides family that play an active part nowadays in running the winery.

A newly redesign of it’s visual identity, Vouni Panayia Winery opens itself to a renewal with the launch of new labels that unveil the past, focus on the present and looks towards the future as a reflection of the foundations and vision of the family winery incorporates younger winemaking generation. All wines from Vouni Panayia Winery will incorporate new label design.

Mondial du Rosé, a natural habitat for Maratheftiko

Honor to Rosés and honor to the Mondial du Rosé competition with Cyprus Wine.

Recent participation of Sodap Wines in this 10th edition of the international competition Le Mondial du Rosé evokes not only the constancy of a Rosé winemaking in Cyprus but also the natural adequacy which the endemic Maratheftiko has for making splendid rosés. The question remains as to why there aren’t more wineries participating in this annual event organised by the French Union of Oenologues.

Rosé owes this achievement to the ambition and determination of winegrowers and producers to master the highly complex technical and wine-making specifics these wines require.

Indeed, a category of wines that has legitimately outgrown clichés of summer  and picture perfect vacation wines. It is thus that not only we celebrate the Silver Medal for Stroumbeli Maratheftiko Rosé but also our most sincere congratulations to the organisers for reaching such a significant milestone.