Commandoria
Commandoria is Cypriots’ pride. It is a wine that has been produced since centuries, is was even the reason of some historical maelstroms, jostling of rulers, or a tourist lure.
A special recipe contributes to the impression that this drink makes the senses become inflamed. Commandoria is appreciated by enthusiasts of sweet but strong beverages.
The grapevine used to produce Commandoria is grown on the south slope of Troodos, and what is more, the entitlement to crop and wine production belongs only to 20 mountain villages. Lovers of the royal, desiring to have a rest, should go to Limassol – the area famous for the easiness to get this wine.
Brief history
Europeans from the Continent discovered Commandoria just in the twelfth century thanks to the king Richard the Lion-hearted. The king visited the island just by accident, because of the storm that contributed to the shipwreck. The ship had king’s sister Joanna and his fiancée Berengaria on its board. Both women became slaves of the Cypriot ruler. Richard the Lion-hearted, coming to their rescue, was given so worm welcome that he not only decided to spend some time on the island but also married with his fiancée in Limassol and indulged in sumptuous feasts dripping with the admirable Commandoria.
In the subsequent years the island belonged to to many different people, however, no one who had the opportunity to govern the island denied oneself the pleasure of drinking Commandoria. The wine was handed round the European aristocrats and became a symbol of both excellent taste and high culture.
Nowadays the wine is produced only in the Troodos Mountains, but it is available everywhere on the island. Nevertheless, the best flavours and original bottles are sold on the stalls in mountain villages. They are produced in housing conditions, and while following the recipe they taste the best. In shops two kinds of Commandoria dominate, namely St. John and Alasia.
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