Cypriot Grape Varieties

The Indigenous and Imported Grape Varieties of the Cypriot Vinyard
In the 1960’s one of the main characteristics of the Cypriot vineyard was its absolute dominance by two indigenous, winemaking v... more

Mavro (9,500 hectares)
A red variety that dominates the Cypriot vineyard, it thrives in all soils, from the most fertile to the most barren. As a rule it... more

Xynisteri (2,600 Hectares) ΞΥΝΙΣΤΕΡΙ
This is the prevailing white grape variety of the Cypriot vineyard. It produces excellent light-coloured white wines, with low alc... more

Malaga or Muscat of Alexandria (450 hectares)
White, aromatic variety, brought to the island in the 3rd century BC, spread widely across the islands wine-producing regions, but... more

Ofthalmo (150 hectares)
Red variety cultivated in small quantities along length and breadth of the entire Cypriot vineyard, but predominately in certain c... more

Maratheftiko or Vamvakada (50 Hectares) ΜΑΡΑΘΕΥΤΙΚΟ
Another variety of red scattered around the islands vineyards, most densely concentrated through the mountainous region of Paphos ... more

Lefkada (50ha)
Red variety, brought to the island in the Byzantine era, mostly found in the Paphos area (Stroumbi, Polemi) and in the wine villag... more

Statistics
There are around 50 wineries in the Limassol and Paphos regions, aside from the 4 industrial wineries, over the last 20 years ther... more

Imported Winemaking Varieties
Carignan Noir (900 ha)Very productive red grape variety of Spanish origin cultivated mainly in Spain, the South of France and Nort... more