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Grape Escape 30/11 - 01/12 Wine lovers, mark your calendars! The Grape Escape event is back on the 30th of November and 1st of December, bringing together five of Cyprus’s finest wineries – Argyrides, Kyperounda, Tsiakkas, Vlassides, and Zambartas – for

We offer our full range of wines and a selection of nuts & chocolates to create your perfect corporate gift! We have gift options for different budgets and can tailor make your gift, based on your requirements.* Please view our catalogue

It is with great satisfaction to mention that our application for European Union subsidies to purchase winemaking equipment has been accepted once more.These subsidies have been pivotal in the creation and the healthy development of Zambartas Wines since the beginning

-- EVENT CANCELLED-- THE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN WEATHER CONDITIONS. REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED THIS WEEK. A NEW DATE FOR THE EVENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED. Join us to celebrate the end of harvest on Saturday 2 November at the winery. We

Our wines have received some excellent reviews by one of the wine industry's opinion leaders, Jancis Robinson. Our wines were presented at the Central and Eastern European Wine Fair in London earlier this year by Marcos. We were delighted with

Two new wines have joined the Single Vineyard Range and are now available exclusively at the winery. Visit us and our hostesses will introduce you to these two lovely wines! We present to you our Single Vineyard Amphitheatro, a wine

Spring Fest! Join us to celebrate the beauty of Spring, on Saturday 18 May at the winery. We have organised an evening to enjoy the mild spring temperatures, flourishing nature and good wine outdoors. Under the vine, we will be hosting

The Cyprus Wine Consortium, representing 14 Cypriot wineries, invites you to its 3rd annual Exhibition, “ANDAMOMA”, which will take place on Saturday, April 20, from 14:00 to 22:00, at the Ajax Hotel in Limassol. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet

On Friday 12 April we invite you for a wine dinner at Elea Estate in Geroskipou, Paphos. Elea Estate, a well-established golf course and excellent restaurant, will host a 5-course dinner, paired with our wines, in their beautiful restaurant and

On Sunday the 4th of February, we welcome you to a Vertical Tasting of our Maratheftiko wines, presented by Marcos Zambartas. Get introduced to Cyprus’ most prominent red grape variety with a presentation about the variety’s history and its characteristics, followed by a tasting of 6 Maratheftiko vintages. This

During the weekend of the 25th and 26th of November 2023, we are back with our communal event ‘The Grape Escape’ for all wine enthusiasts in Cyprus! It is a unique opportunity to visit 5 wineries in one weekend. Vlassides,

We offer our full range of wines, olive oil and a selection of nuts to create your perfect corporate gift! We have gift options for different budgets and can tailor make your gift, based on your requirements. Zambartas Corporate Gift Catalogue

Thank you all that attended our first and very successful End of Harvest Party! We have enjoyed your company a lot. We want to share our gratitude to Mr. Wilson, for putting up an incredible show and getting people on

End Of Harvest Party !SOLD OUT! Thank you for your enthusiasm, see you on the 4th of November.   Join us to celebrate the end of harvest on Saturday 4 November at the winery. We have organised an afternoon to enjoy the autumn

Gastronomos Award for Best White Wine 2023 Our Single Vineyard Xynisteri was awarded by Gastronomos, the culinary magazine of Kathimerini Newspaper, as the best white wine of Cyprus during their 2023 award ceremony, held in Nicosia on 27 June. Every year

**THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED** Saturday 29 July -Live Podcast & Stand Up Comedy (GREEK Language Only) Join us on Saturday 29 July, for an evening under the vine with the estbablished 'Historikon Live'. The legend of Melusine brought to life with

Our Commandaria Melusine 2011 was awarded 92 points and a Silver Medal at Decanter World Wine Awards this year. After many years of absence, we decided to enter our Commandaria to the competition this year. This was immediately rewarded! Jury's tasting

Cyprus – Return of the native grape varieties Cyprus may lay claim to one of the most legendary sweet wines in the world (see Commandaria – a new face for an ancient wine) but Caroline Gilby MW finds that it is

Join us at Larnaca’s new hot spot for wine, for a food and wine pairing dinner. Selected dishes from Vino Fine’s Menu will be paired with our wine for a 5-course feast! It presents a lovely opportunity to taste our wines

We would like to inform our customers and visitors of our adjusted working hours during the Easter Period. The winery will only be closed during the Orthodox Easter: CLOSED: Friday-Monday 14-17 April & Sunday 30 April Our webshop will function, but for orders

We are delighted to team up with Dionysus Mansion in Limassol for an 'All Red' Wine Dinner on 23 March. Join us for a lovely night in their cosy setting, enjoying our red wines paired with the signature dishes of

Commandaria – a new face for an ancient wine Caroline Gilby MW reports that Cyprus’s national treasure has received an elegant update in the hands of three ambitious winemakers, including Marcos Zambartas Written by Caroline Gilby for Jancisrobinson.com - published 20 February 2023 Link

We are happy to announce that we have been awarded with medals during the 23rd Thessaloniki International Wine Competition, held between 14-16 February in Greece. Under the supervision of 5 Master's of Wine and Master Sommelier', 955 Greek and Cypriot

Zambartas Wineries will be present at Prowein 2023, held in Dusseldorf from 19-21 March. We will be located together with other Cypriot wineries at Hall 12/ A37. Marcos Zambartas, owner & enologist, and Charis Evangelou, enologist, will be representing us and

Sunday 12 February A romantic escape to the village of Ayios Amvrosios, where our Zambartas team will host you for a unique wine tasting experience. Wine and canape matching experience & Valentine's Gift. An opportunity to taste 6 of our wines with matching

We are very excited to release our first Commandaria wine. Our Commandaria 'Melusine', is a project that started in 2011 and is close to our heart. One of the last wines produced by Akis, that came of age after 10

We offer our full range of wines as corporate gifts, in gift packaging of different sizes. Simply select the wines of your preference and we will revert to you with an offer, which includes the wines, giftbox, ribbon and tags,

Argyrides, Kyperounda, Tsiakkas, Vlassides, and Zambartas wineries invite you to 'GRAPE ESCAPE 2022' During the weekend of the 26th and 27th of November 2022, we welcome you to a new communal event for all wine enthusiasts from Cyprus and abroad. It

September marks one of the busiest months of the year at Zambartas Wineries. Whilst we start the harvest of the grapes in early August, it is in September that the bulk of the work is done. Grapes that were harvested

ANDAMOMA with the Cyprus Wine Consortium Wines from Cyprus Grape Varieties Cyprus Wine Consortium cordially invites you to its 1st Wine tasting exhibition, ANDAMOMA.  Join us at Ceti Locale in Limassol on Friday 17th June between 16:00 – 20:00 and on Saturday

We welcome you  during the weekend of Kataklismos (Saturday to Monday 11-13 June) for a unique experience to taste all our newly released Single-Vineyard wines! Special offer for our Kataklysmos weekend  20 euro p.p.  (normally 25 euro), valid Saturday the 11th,

With the start of spring, it is time to introduce some new vintages! Join us during the long spring weekends of 25-26-27 March and 1-2-3 April for a tasting of our new vintages in a lovely colourful spring setting! Our hostess

After a succesful introduction of Promara last year, we have now released the second vintage of this indigenous variety. The Zambartas Promara 2021, was produced in a limited number of 1338 bottles and is now available at the winery, in

Zambartas Wineries will be present at Prowein 2022, the international trade fair for wine and spirits. The fair will take place from 15-17 May in Dusseldorf, Germany. We will be part of the Cyprus Wine Pavilion, Hall11, 15A. We are happy

Valentine’s weekend at Zambartas Winery Friday 11 until Monday 14 February A romantic escape to the village of Ayios Amvrosios, where our Zambartas team will host you for a unique wine tasting experience. Wine and canape matching experience An opportunity to taste 6 of

We are very honoured and excited to be included in the 'Live from the Vines' series produced by 67 Pall Mall TV. 67 Pall Mall has become an institute in the world of wine in London, hosting some of the

Cyprus in the spotlight! The 14th ASI contest for the Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa, will be held this year in Limassol from 15-19 November. Sommeliers from all over Europe and Africa will come to Cyprus to compete in this

On Sunday 5 December, we welcome you to a Vertical Tasting of our Maratheftiko wines, presented by Marcos. Get introduced to Cyprus’ most prominent red grape variety with a presentation about the variety’s history and its characteristics, followed by a tasting of

Join us for a lovely Food and Wine Pairing Event at Pier One! Enjoy an exclusive 5-course set menu, with each course perfectly paired with one of our wines, to complement your experience.  Enjoy a glass of Commandaria with dessert, and

As we are nearing the end of an intense harvest period, we would like to share with you some of the main take-aways of this year's season. Each year is marked by new developments and unexpected events. As last year

We are happy to announce that we have the complete Single Vineyard Range available again. A unique range of wines with very limited number of bottles produced of each label. With this range we focus on the vineyards, the local grape

‘Every time I encounter a new wine-producing region or country, I see it as proof of how widely my wonder and excitement are shared’ Our wines were recommended in an article by Jancis Robinson for the Financial Times Magazine on May

The winery is open again for tours & tastings from 10 May onwards. We welcome you to get a real taste of Cyprus and enjoy our wines in a relaxed setting. For the different tasting options we offer, please go

We are excited to announce the release of our first production of Promara; a new addition to our Zambartas range. Promara is a long forgotten white grape variety indigenous to Cyprus, which was re-discovered by Akis Zambartas during his 4 year

We share with you the review & tasting notes of our wines by Jancis Robinson MW, published on 23 April 2021 on her website. She gave an overal high score for all the Zambartas samples that she tasted and we are

Zambartas Wineries is honoured to have received the Sound Industrial Relations 2014 (SIR2014) accreditation by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation. The SIR2014 certification is provided after the successful evaluation of Zambartas Wineries' human resources management procedures in the context

We are pleased to announce two new cooperations, which will bring our wines across Europe and the Atlantic! From March onwards our wines will be represented in the USA by Ambeli LLC, a small specialised wine importer located near New Orleans,

The Cyprus Oenophile Association offers online wine courses delivered by enologist Marcos Zambartas and experienced sommelier Haris Stylianides. Their combined years of experience in the industry and their wealth of knowledge on all aspects of wine, will give you a

We will bottle a limited number of large formats with our Shiraz-Lefkada 2019. A full bodied and complex red wine with brilliant ageing potential, we believe these large formats of Shiraz-Lefkada will satisfy those red wine lovers  that look for

Following the latest Covid-19 measures, the winery remains closed for visits until January 31st inclusive. Would you like to enjoy our wines at home?  We deliver wines at your doorstep for your convenience.* We have our full range of wines available, as

Looking for gifts for your employees or customers to enjoy at home? A friend to surprise for their name day or Christmas? We can take care of that! We have our full range of wines on offer in our webshop and

On Sunday 18 October, we welcome you to a Vertical Tasting of our Maratheftiko wines, presented by Marcos. Get introduced to Cyprus' most prominent red grape variety with a presentation about the variety's history and its characteristics, followed by a

Together with ΑΙΓΑΙΟΝ Fish Bar in Nicosia we welcome you to a unique food & wine dinner on Thursday the 8th of October. During this gastronomic experience, our wines will be paired with flavours of the sea (seafood, seashells and fish)

Purchase Online - 6 bottle tasting case €73 Our own indigenous grape varieties give a unique character to the Cypriot wine regions and produce high quality wines with a character. Honouring our past, we lead them into a promising future. At Zambartas

Join us this Saturday at O'Vrakas Taverna in Pissouri for an evening of wine and Cypriot cuisine. At the picturesque village square of Pissouri village, we welcome you to start the autumn season together with a glass of wine. In a

The winery will be closed for visits on Monday 31 August. The whole Zambartas Team will enjoy a day out in the mountains to relax and re-charge for the remaining weeks of vintage. Thank you for your understanding.  

On August 4 we kicked off the 2020 harvest season with the harvest of our Semillon vineyard. The harvest season will end some time in the middle of October. We expect this year's harvest to be of good  quality and

Lionfish, The need to manage a new invasive species and protect Mediterranean marine life. We are delighted to sponsor the 'Lionfish Culinary Fusion' event on 29 July at Golden Bay Hotel in Larnaca. The event is organised to highlight the promotion

A Mixed Case of 12 Summer Wines We have selected a mix of wines to be enjoyed during your holidays! Whether you enjoy a glass at the veranda, take some bottles to a friend’s house for dinner, or enjoy a BBQ

We are excited to announce a new cooperation with East & Wine, a small wine merchant in Brussels specialised in wines form the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean. We are the first Cypriot winery included in his portfolio and are happy

The winery will be closed for visits from 10-14 July, as we will enjoy our much needed holiday break before we start the harvest season. We do welcome you the rest of the summer for tours & tastings by appointment. Please

20-21 June: Enjoy a journey of Cypriot Flavours! Together with Vlassides and Tsiakkas Wineries, we invite you to a gastronomic weekend on 20th and 21st June 2020. Each winery will offer you to taste wines of limited production that are only available

Welcome to Zambartas Wineries! Our tasting room is open again since  May 21st, following the Government’s health guidelines & regulations.  We will require a reservation for your visit, preferably with 24 hours notice, but same day reservations are accepted too! Reservations can

Cooking a nice dinner for friends? A birthday present to send? Stocking up local wine to enjoy at your beach house? We organise home deliveries for your convenience! Free delivery for orders over €40,-.  For orders below €40,- we charge

We are pleased to announce to open our doors for wine sales from Monday 4 May. If wish to get your wines from the source, stop by and we can stock you up and recommend what type of wine goes

We will continue our online wine tasting sessions the next few weekends, with the aim to cheer up your home-stay and learn something new! The tastings will be held through the application ZOOM which is so easy to use, just

Following government measurements in regards to the Corona (Covid 19) Virus, our tasting room will be closed for tours and tastings until the end of April. We will follow the updates from the Ministry of Health and adjust our opening

We are delighted to have been awarded the award for ‘Best Rosé Wine’ of the island, during the yearly Gastromos Event held on 26 February in Nicosia. With this yearly event, Kathimerini Newspaper pays tribute to local products of excellence. A

We are happy to announce that we will be present at this year’s London Wine Fair, held at Olympia London from 18-20 May. We will be taking part in the ‘Wines Unearthed’ section of the fair, which highlights smaller producers

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until further notice, due to the recent developments and recommendations in regards to the Corona Virus. We will announce a new date once possible and appropriate. Thank you for your understanding and stay healthy.   We

The winery will remain closed for visits on Monday the 2nd of March, as we will celebrate the start of the Greek Orthodox lent. We wish you all a lovely day with family, friends and a glass of wine! The Zambartas

We would like to thank everybody that joined us on Sunday 16 February for a successful tree planting event. Together with residents of Agios Amvrosios, the Community Council an the Communal Police of Pachna, we planted over 100 trees around

VACANT POSITION FOR HOST / HOSTESS AT ZAMBARTAS WINERY Zambartas Winery, located in Agios Amvrosios village in Limassol district, would like to hire a host / hostess to join the hospitality team. The position is for part-time work and the starting

On Sunday 16 February we will be co-organising a tree planting day in Agios Amvrosios. Our community is in need for more trees, especially after the devastating fires of 2015 and 2018.  Bushes and plants have recovered or multiplied again without

On 23 & 24 November and 30 November & 1 December, we will be hosting our annual open doors event again! Along with Vlassides, Argyrides, Tsiakkas and Kyperounta wineries, we invite you for a road trip to discover the flavored composition

From 1 November until 31 March* the winery will be open for visits and tastings during the following days & hours: Monday – Friday 10.00-16.00H Saturday 10.00-16.30H Sunday CLOSED   *During the Christmas Season, we will be closed on the following days: Sunday 22 Dec Tuesday 24 Dec -Thursday 26 Dec Sunday 29 Dec – Wednesday

The winery will remain open for visits normally during the two upcoming public holidays in October. Working hours: Tuesday 1 October: 10.00 – 16.00 H Monday 28 October: 10.00 – 16.00 H We look forward to seeing you! The hospitality team

Our Koukouvagia Range of wines, consisting of a white, rose and red wine, now have a completely new look. The labels were designed by the talented Cypriot designer Myria Konnari, who explains: ‘The concept is modern, yet paying tribute to Cyprus’ culture.

We would like to cordially invite you for a ‘Single Vineyard’ Dinner at Vrakas Restaurant in Pissouri on Saturday 5 October. It will be a unique opportunity to taste our Single Vineyard Range paired with specially selected dishes. The pairing was

On Wednesday the 24th of July the winery will be closed for one day for visitors. The Zambartas team will be enjoying its yearly team building day, ahead of the busy harvest period. Naturally, also our hostesses will be joining us on that day. We

We invite you for a tasting of our newly launched Single Vineyard Range, hosted by Marcos Zambartas. Marcos has been very passionate about developing his Single Vineyard Range and he is excited to share this passion with you. He wil

We are excited to present our full Single Vineyard Range of wines. A unique range of wines with very limited number of bottles produced of each label. With this range we focus on the vineyard and its natural habitat. In

We are delighted to invite you to a summery tasting of our wines at Jamie’s Italian in Nicosia on Thursday 18 July. Enjoy our summer wines in the fully blooming garden of Jamie’s Italian, along with some tasty bites. After the

Zambartas Wineries is looking for an Assistant Winemaker to join our team. Please find position details and requirements here in Greek (PDF): Job Position – Εργοδότηση βοηθού υπεύθυνου παραγωγής

The winery will welcome visitors during the upcoming long weekend of 15-17 June, in which we celebrate the Orthodox Pentecost (Whit Monday). Working hours are as follows: Saturday 15 June 10.00AM -4.30PM Sunday 16 June 10.00AM – 4.30PM Monday 17 June 10.00AM – 4.30PM You

We are very excited to have teamed up with Patio Bar- Restaurant in Nicosia for a unique wine dinner on Wednesday 12 June. Our wines will be paired with flavours of the gastronomical Nikkei cuisine, a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian

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

A winemaker always seeks to make wine that expresses his skills and philosophy. This is however always guided by what nature provides us. The vineyard is the essence and is at the hands of sometimes capricious weather patterns. Small climatic

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

The winery will be open with normal opening hours on monday 1st of October (Independence Day). We welcome you from 11.00AM to 4.00PM for tours & tastings. See you!

We are very excited to announce that our new tasting room is officially open! After a long process of planning and executing the renovation, we have now turned the winery’s top floor in a state-of-the-art modern tasting area. We have

We welcome you to our annual Open Doors event on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 June. We are especially excited this time, as we will be receiving you in our new tastingroom! Participate in a guided tour of the winery and

We would like to announce that our wines are now distributed throughout Cyprus by Vassos Eliades Ltd. We have entered into a longterm partnership, whereby Vassos Eliades Ltd will carry out the distribution and sales of Zambartas Wines to Hotels,

On Monday 12 March we successfully participated in a Cyprus Wine Tasting at Vintners’ Hall in London organised by the Cyprus High Commission in the UK. The tasting showcased 15 Cypriot wine producers and was focussed on people in the

Zambartas Wineries has the full range of wines available for Corporate Christmas Gifts. We offer different size and type of packaging and can deliver the wines within 3 working days to your premises. We invite you to have a look at

We invite you to join us for an evening of culinary delight on Friday 15 December at Vrakas Restaurant in Pissouri. Experience our wines paired with a 5-course dinner, especially designed by the chef and sommelier to match our wines

On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May we open our doors from 11.00 AM until 5.00 PM. We welcome you to visit our winery and experience Cyprus’ wine culture. Get a tour around the winery, taste our full arnge of wines

We have started our harvest season for 2024. Ahead of us we have 10 intense weeks of harvesting our grapes, processing them at the winery and fermenting them into wines. A busy and exciting period with lots of new opportunities

Ceramics Workshop & Wine Tasting Wine and ceramics both date back to the beginning of civilization and early humankind. Come discover your own primary self and connect with history, nature, clay and wine. Make n’ Create and Zambartas Wineries invite you for

Marleen's childhood recipe paired with Commandaria Melusine 2011 I would love to share a classic Dutch recipe with you that I have grown up with; classic apple pie. Both my grandmothers and my mom made this pie when I was little

Today on November 1st, we finally finished our harvest of 2023. It was a long harvest, to be exact, it was the longest harvest we ever did at Zambartas Wineries. Starting in early August with the French varieties, which ripened

Birds in the Vineyard, a sign of a healthy environment. Bird count in our vineyards by Birdlife Cyprus When an ecosystem is healthy, it thrives. This is beneficial for all plants, trees, insects, reptiles, birds and other living creatures that are part

As we often get the question where is a good place to stay in the area of the winery, we would like to share with you our suggestions for accomodation in the wine villages of Limassol. We recommend a mix

Winter at Zambartas Wineries. Pruning season Beating the weather Winter might seem a quiet period at the winery, and this year is definitely quieter than others. Marcos spends time in the cellar, working on the blends and preparing new wines for

Organic Viticulture. A step towards sustainability In 2019 our Xynisteri vineyard in Mandria, from which we produce the Zambartas Xynisteri Single Vineyard and our Margelina vineyard in Agios Nikolaos, were the first two vineyards which received official organic certification. The certification

This blog post was published by Cyprus Mail in their Sunday Newspaper on 17 May 2020 in the 'Opinion' section, see article here Our Island is abundant. Now is the time to support local producers In a time of crisis our first

How to avoid too much of that evil word ‘screen time’. Not so easy these days with two little kids demanding your attention 24/7, while being confined to our own house. We are lucky to be able to walk in

Late 2019 we decided to follow a new direction for our winery. Being urgently aware that nature everywhere is under great pressure, we decided that we want to take action. We came across ‘1% for the Planet’  and immediately got

The Vineyard The vineyard was planted in Spring of 1989; at a moment that I was a young boy, probably not too eager to return to primary school in Nicosia after the Easter holidays. I could have never imagined that skipping

Well, I can speak for myself. I was named Margelina, and my life started in the year 1921, on British soil. The weather that year was as usual, cool and rainy in the winter months and warm and dry in

The season of the stone fruits has arrived to Cyprus and plums, peaches and nectarines can be found in abundance in all local supermarkets and ‘frouterias’.  They are juicy, sweet and very fresh. They are unloaded in high stacks from

Food & Wine Vegetarian Orzo Bake & Mataro Yiannoudi 2017 Weekday dinners can be stressful at the Zambartas Family. Cooking while the kids are tired and hungry from a long day. Having to juggle chopping veggies and be peacekeeper between two stubborn

Climate change is here and instead of waiting for the effects to get worse, pro-active scientific research is needed. Alexander Copper, an old classmate of Marcos at the University of Adelaide back in 2008, is currently doing a PhD research

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

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

If you walk into our cellar during the harvest period, you are entering a happy but noisy place. There is always some machinery working. The press might be finishing it pressing cycle. Pumps can be running. The crushing machine could

A modern and easily distinguishable label. Different from the Zambartas Range, and at the same time in line with our characteristic style. Something that expresses the vineyard. The soil. The vines. The beauty of its age. The typical way it

The season of stonefruits started in Cyprus, a mark for the start of summer! I personally love all stone fruits; apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines… They are a source of antioxidants, the kids adore them and their full sweet taste and

August started and it seems the whole of Europe is on holidays. I receive pictures from all my friends on the beach, sightseeing and relaxing… From the moment I met Marcos, and we decided things would get ‘serious’, I knew

This year our vintage team is joined by Marie Tabar, 3rd year student of Enology at SupAgro Montpellier and Natalia Kataiftsi, who just finished her masters in Viticulture & Enology in Thessaloniki. Marie will be assisting Marcos in the winery, whereas

The visit of our Australian friends last week to Cyprus, threw Marcos and I back in time 10 years (!), to the place where our story started.  Down under, between the vines and kangaroos, Marcos became a winemaker and I

I discovered this salad a few years ago in one of my favorite cooking books* and it quickly became a ‘regular’ on the Zambartas’ family table.  It is a perfect side dish or starter for a bbq party, but also

Today I experienced my first real ‘baptism’ into the tradition of Easter Flaounes. Yes, during my years in Cyprus, I ate them, both homemade and from the bakery. There is no way to escape them during Easter time in Cyprus.

From time to time, we would like to share a recipe with you. An all-time favourite of the Zambartas family, something traditional Cypriot or an exciting new discovery in a cookbook. Today’s recipe, is lamb from the oven. Lamb is a

Sometimes people ask me: ‘Is it not boring to live in a small village in Cyprus as a young and dynamic  person? Doesn’t your world become so small?’ I am very happy that I can give them a fully convinced “NO”

Yes it is the ‘art of winemaking’, that makes a good wine, we all know that. But that is not the type of art that I want to share with you in this story. I would like to write about

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

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

Akis Zambartas, during his career as Oenologist in KEO, re-discovered 12 native Cypriot grape varieties. During the 3 year long pioneering research, Akis discovered, recorded, planted and vinified these varieties. This impressive contribution to the Cyprus viticulture granted Akis the