Commandaria marks 800 award-winning years

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has praised the 800-year-old history of Cyprus’ famed commandaria referencing the sweet wine’s very first award all the way back in 1224.

She was addressing the Cyprus Wine Event at the 45th World Congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), which is taking place until Friday in Dijon, France.

“Wine has the ability to bring people together,” she said.

“It is more than a natural product, but a cultural link...