Caves à vin- Maisons des vins Cyprus

Created in 2003 by Constantinides Michalis, originally from Kannaviou and passionate about wine. After studying chemistry in Athens and a beginning of career in the administration, he took over the vineyards of his family. He himself has 4 ha, and buys the rest of his grapes to three local winemakers for a total production of 54 000 bottles per year. It mainly produces wines based on Cypriot grape varieties, a white xynisteri, rewarded in 2006, and maratheftiko in rosé (best) and red. Constantinides Michalis offers visits to its cellar, sheltered in a modern house, with tasting.

With Nikos, this is the third generation of the Nikolaids family to make wine in Anogyra. He welcomes you in French (he has done his ennology in France) to make you taste his red based on local Maratheftiko grape, a white chardonnay or even his version of the muscat. Its small domain produces 100,000 bottles/year. You're gonna take one for (after) the road, right?

The name of this winery (Γαία Οινοτεχνική) means "winemaking of Gaia," referring to the Earth goddess of Greek mythology. Here, no pesticides or fertilizers since 1992. Ioanna Papanyiotou inherited the 6-hectare estate from her family and was the first winemaker in Cyprus to have her production certified organic: about 100,000 bottles a year with Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah as the main grape varieties. This gives interesting reds that are both fruity and powerful. The small estate also produces organic whites and rosés.