Her eyes squeezed against the bright sunlight. Her hair was covered with a scarf, her face full of deep lines from age and years of work in the fields. Her hands dirty and rough, holding her pruning scissors. Behind her, her husband was loading their donkey with grapes. Kuria Eleftheria looked at me in a disapproving way and then said: ‘This girl is no good for picking grapes, why did you bring her to the
I have been contemplating for a long while about starting a blog, and decided that with the launch of our new website, the time has come to finally pick up my pen. My next doubt was whether to write under a pen-name or just as me, Marleen. I choose a pen-name; ‘winemaker’s wife’. Not because I just define myself as the ‘the wife of’. That is way too non-feminist for me. Besides that I
We are happy to announce our yearly ‘Open Doors Weekends‘ on 17-18 and 24-25 November. We weclome you from 11.00h until 17.00h for free tours & tastings. Get to sample our full range of wines, including the newly bottled Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc 2018! Tours of the cellar will be held at set times during the day: 11.30, 13.00, 14.30 and 16.00h. On Saturdays we will offer vertical tastings of our Maratheftiko and Shiraz-Lefkada as well. Children are welcome; we provide colouring books, pencils, snacks and baby changing facilities. Bookings in advance are not nessecary. * We hope
This year our vintage team was joined by Morphee Besseau, 2nd year student of Enology & Marketing at Bordeaux University and Jade Godmuse, student of food technology and applicant at SupAgro Montpellier. Two hard working, focussed, but also fun and social French girls. Let’s meet them! So ladies, let’s introduce you first! Where & how did you grow up? Jade I grew up in the western suburb of Paris, close to Versailles. I have one younger brother
During the period of the Christmas Holidays the winery’s opening hours for visits are as follows: Sat – Sunday 22-23 Dec Closed Monday 24 Dec Open (10.00am – 4.00pm) Tues-Wednesday 25-26 Dec Closed Thurs-Friday 27-28 Dec Open (10.00am – 4.00pm) Sat- Sunday 29-30 Dec Closed Monday 31 Dec Open (10.00am – 4.00pm) Tuesday 1 Jan Closed Wed-Friday 2-3-4 Jan Open (10.00am – 4.00pm) Sat-Sunday 5-6 Jan Closed Monday 7 Jan onwards Open normally again during weekdays from 10.00 am to 4.00pm We wish you a lovely holiday period! Cheers!
The winery will be open during the 2 upcoming public holidays on Monday 25 March and Monday 1 April. We welcome you for a tour and tasting from 10.00h-16.30h. We hope to see you!
It takes a village…. Growing up in a small village of less than 800 people, I can say that a lot of the preconceptions about village life are actually true. It is quiet, it can be boring, there is village gossip (a lot of it!), it is a closed community, there is a level of jealousy. But there is also a real sense of community, there is safety, people still greet each other on the
The 2019 season for visits and tastings has started now that Spring is in the air! We are happy to announce that we are open 7 days per week: Monday- Friday 10.00 – 16.00 H Saturday- Sunday 10.00 – 16.30 H We have upgraded our tour and tasting options and invite you to have a look: ‘Experiences’ PDF For bookings, please call +357 25 94 24 24 or email: [email protected] We hope to see you soon! The hospitality team, Adriana, Natalia and
Within the scope of the annual Cyprus Wine Competiton, held in April this year, the ‘Oinophiles’ Associations of Nicosia and Famagusta have organised extensive wine tasting events in both cities for the wider public. Famagusta ‘A Cyprus Wine Expo’ A wine expo where each winery will have a booth and offer their wines for tasting. There will be some cheeses & charcuterie offered. When: Saturday 30 March Where: Agia Napa Adams Hotel Time: 17.00 – 22.00 H Nicosia ‘Wine Flavours
On behalf of the Zambartas family and our winery team, we wish you all a very happy and joyful Easter! After a busy spring, we will all take a short break to recharge and relax. Therefore the winery will be CLOSED for visits from: Saturday 27 April to Wednesday 1 May (Inclusive). We welcome you again from the 2nd of May onwards!
A wine & dine experience with Zambartas Wines Tis event has S O L D O U T! Thank you all for you enthusiasm, we look forward to meet our 50 guests on the 15th! We are very honoured to be the first winery presented in a new Wine & Dine concept at Hillview Restaurant in Pissouri. On May 15, the chef of Hillview Restaurant will present a fantastic 4 course menu, each course matched with
Open Doors! On the 11th-12th of May, we will be hosting the annual Open Doors Weekend ‘Spring Version’ again! Together with 5 other local wineries, we encourage you to take a trip into the hills and discover the magical world of Cypriot wine. You will have the opportunity to go on a guided tour of their premises for free, discover the process of wine making, see the vineyards in person and taste high quality Cypriot wine. We