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Xynisteri (also
spelled xinisteri; Gr****: ξυνιστέρι) is an
indigenous white grape grown on Cyprus.
According to some estimates, 33% of
Cypriot vineyards...
- Mountains.
Commandaria is made from sun-dried
grapes of the
varieties Xynisteri and Mavro.
While often a
fortified wine,
through its
production method...
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distillation of a
mixture of
grape pomace and
local dry
wines made from
Xynisteri and
Mavro grapes. The name of
zivania is
derived from
zivana (Gr****: ζίβανα)...
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unique AOC
region north of Lim****ol from high-altitude
vines of
Mavro and
Xynisteri, sun-dried and aged in oak barrels.
Recent developments have produced...
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production remains based on a few
varieties of
local grapes such as
Mavro and
Xynisteri (see
table below) The most
planted grape type is Mavro, it has dark color...
- Vinyater, Xarell-Lo,
Xarello and
Xarelo Blanco Spain 8750 (Spain, 2004)
Xynisteri Cyprus 500 Zala Gyöngye
Hungary Zalema Ignobilis, Rebazo, Salemo, Salerno...
- (predominantly red)
local wines. Most
notably however,
Mavro is
blended with the
Xynisteri grape for the
production of Commandaria, a well-known
Cypriot dessert...
- aftertaste.
Cyprus brandy is
typically produced by
double distillation of
xynisteri-based
white wines with
aging in oak barrels.
Cypriot brandy forms the...
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distillation of a
mixture of
grape pomace and
local dry
wines made from
Xynisteri and
Mavro grapes. Gr**** wine (ελληνικό κρασί) The most
common drink in...
- production.
Commandaria is made from two
indigenous grapes, the
white Xynisteri and the red Mavro, an
ancestor of the Négrette
grape known as
Pinot St-George...
