A grape variety cultivated in Cyprus.
Name - Origin
A variety of grapes cultivated in Cyprus to this day (Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus, vol. 3, entry άσπρο ντόπιο 25).
winemaking, production of raisins (Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus , vol. 3, entry άσπρο ντόπιο, 25)
Additional information and bibliography
Pavlides A. (ed.) (1985), Great Encyclopedia of Cyprus, vol. 3, Filokypros, Nicosia.
Kyriaki Panteli, Argyro Xenophontos
Foods
Cypriot wine: A 5500 year old tradition
The grapes intended for wine production are picked from vines of selected varieties.
Foods
Cyprus wine in the 21st c.
Cyprus wine varieties: Maratheftiko, Opthalmo, Lefkada, Giannoudi, Morokanella, Xynisteri and others.
Traditional Recipes
Raisins
"Boil the water, add the soda and a bit of oil to give a gloss to the raisins. When the water boils, add the raisins..." (Marina Kiliari, Kyperounda)
Foods
Stafili - grapes
Grapes were consumed as a fruit and were used to produce sweet wine, especially Commandaria, dry wine (mostly red), zivania and vinegar.
Foods
Votrys (grape) and oenos (wine)
Since early antiquity there are indications of wine production and consumption in Cyprus.
Traditional Recipes
Wine
"We leave the wine in the barrel for forty days and then pour it again through the strainer into a wooden barrel or pot. It will stay there for another three months or so, at which point it's ready…
Foods
Wine - 4,000 years of tradition
An attached study on the cultivation of vines, the production, distribution and trade of wine and its cultural significance in Cyprus.