Cyprus’s Vineyard Treasure Trove – by Dr. Jose Vouillamoz A very interesting article by Dr. Jose Vouillamoz (co- author of Wine Grapes) on a recent visit to Cyprus about indigenous varieties, where Marcos invited him to see our ‘Margelina’ vineyard from 1921. The article can be accessed online at: http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/cypruss-vineyard-treasure-trove Or read the full article here in PDF: jancis robinson
Jancis Robinson – ‘The Cyprus Wine Revolution’ Article with tasting notes and rates by Jancis Robinson, including our wines, following a tasting in London. Access in PDF here:Jancis Robinson Tasting London Or on Jancisrobinson.com (member access only)
We were included in a travel story published by well known Swiss Newspaper ‘Schweizer Illustrierte’ together with TUI Travel group. A lovely article showing Cyprus’ true nature and tradition as well as its modern vibe! PDF in German:Schweisser Illustrierte & TUI – Travel story
We received 2 silver medals at the 10th Cyprus Wine Competition, held from 3-5 May in Paphos. Over 140 samples of Cyprus’ wines were tasted by an international jury panel. Our Shiraz-Lafkada 2015 and our Xynisteri 2016 both received a silver medal.
We were delighted to find out that our Rose 2016 received a Bronze Medal at the first edition of the International Rose Championship 2017, held under the auspices of Rose expert Elizabeth Gabay MW. With more than 180 samples entered from varied countries such as France, Australia, Spain, Italy and Israel, we are very happy that our Rose was one of the 50 wines that got awarded a medal. Rated with over 84 points, it
An article about Cyprus wines in the respected wine magazine Vinum in Switzerland by Rudolf Trefzer. (In German) VINUM_1711_Reportage_Zypern
A lovely write up and high tasting scores in one of Switzerland’s most serious wine magazines! Open in PDF: Schweizerische Wein Zeitung March 2018 – (In German)
We are delighted to see that our wines performed well again in this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards! We are especially excited that our Shiraz-Lefkada 2013 received 91 points; the patience to age this wine a bit longer in our cellar was rewarded. Our 2017 competition results are as follows: Shiraz- Lefkada 2013 – Silver – 91 Points Xynisteri 2016 – Bronze – 88 Points Rose 2016 – Bronze – 87 Points Maratheftiko 2015 – Bronze – 86 Points For
Our Zambartas Rose 2017 was awarded with a Silver Medal at the 2018 edition of the International Rose Championship held in Krakow in March, under the auspices Mrs. Elisabeth Gabay MW and Amorim Group. Over 200 Rose wines from 15 different countries participated and only 30% of the the contestants received a medal. The Jury consisted of a variety of very experienced people in the wine industry, such as Masters of Wine, journalists, enologists and
‘Message in a Bottle’ – Wine Talk by Adam Montefiore in the Jerusalem Post Magazine, 30 November 2018. Featuring Zambartas and Vlassides Wineries, exporting to Israel. Online version: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Wine-Talk-Message-in-a-bottle-573147 For PDF:Message in a bottle – Jerusalem Post November 2018
‘Die Wiege des Weins’ by Ivan barbic MW, in Schweiz am Wochenende, 24 November 2018. A write up by Master of Wine Ivan Barbic. In German PDF here: AZ_E-Paper_Zypern-die Wiege des Weins_Nov_2018 (002)
Our Zambartas Rosé 2018 has been awarded with a Gold Medal in the International Rose Championship 2019. Our Rose ended 4th in the Competition, with a overal score of 89.5 and was one of the only 6 Gold Medals. We are very proud that our deeply couloured signature Rosé was judged to be among the very top in a competition with entries from all over the world, representing different Rosé styles. The high level 15 member