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A DELVE INTO THE WINE PRODUCTION PROCESS WITH A PROFESSIONAL WINERY OWNER
MARCOS ZAMBARTAS Legend has it that wine originated from Cyprus when the Goddess of love, Aphrodite, was taught by her besotted lover Dionysus how to vinify grapes. Indeed, Cyprus’s iconic port-like Commandaria is in fact the world’s oldest regionally identified wine still in production and still made from the same indigenous grape varieties, Mavro and Xynisteri. Marcos Zambartas is a young and energetic Cypriot winemaker and the owner of Zambartas wineries. His business is located in the scenic Krasochoria region, more specifically in the village of Agios Amvrosios, where one can visit and experience the art of winemaking up close and personal. Marcos runs the winery together with his wife Marleen and their dedicated team.
