Cyprus makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 9 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
8 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Lemesos
Lemesos makes wines that taste of sun-warmed stone and leather—reds with grip, whites that age into something honeyed and complex. The…
Paphos
Paphos trades in generous reds and mineral whites drawn from limestone slopes where sea air tempers the Cypriot heat, yielding wines…
Lefkosia
Lefkosia's inland heat forces winemakers to chase altitude and cool nights, pulling stone-dry whites and lean reds from land that resists…
Wine of Cyprus
Cyprus reds swing between earthy restraint and dark fruit intensity, caught between old-vine traditions and growers willing to push…
Commandaria
Commandaria's wines grip the palate with the warmth of sun-dried fruit and earth—reds built for depth, whites and rosés that balance…
Pitsilia
Pitsilia's high elevation pulls white wines tight and mineral, while its reds develop in cooler air that preserves acidity over…
Troodos South
The southern slopes of Troodos yield wines caught between Mediterranean heat and mountain cool—reds that arrive ripe but retain grip,…
Vouni Panayias
The steep limestone slopes above Paphos yield whites of mineral grip and reds that bristle with garrigue—a study in how altitude and…
The country’s house grammar.
The 3 styles Cyprus makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of cyprus’s production.
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Cyprus Commandaria Fortified — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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The houses that keep showing up.
9 Cyprus estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Cyprus our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Nest
Modern · Mediterranean — Limassol
82
Seahorse Seafood Restaurant
Seafood · Grill · Mediterranean — Ayia Napa
82
Protaras. Cyprus. Κύπρος.
Grill · Mediterranean — Paralimni
40
𝐋𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐥 🇨🇾
Grill · Mediterranean · Traditional — Agios Tychonos
40
Cafe Plateia | Central Perk
Mediterranean — Paphos
40
King’s Restaurant 🍽
Street Food · Rotisserie · Traditional — Paphos
40
Pinolo • Italian Restaurant
Pasta · Mediterranean · Italian Style — Agioi Omologites
40
Underground Fish Restaurant
Seafood · Traditional · Mediterranean — Kyrenia
40
Glasshouse | Lounge, Restaurant by Adams Beach
Grill · Seafood · European — Ayia Napa
40
Fiji Polynesian Cuisine
Street Food · Mediterranean · Traditional — Ayia Napa
40
Serena Beach Restaurant
Seafood · Grill · Mediterranean — Paralimni
40
Private events & Venue rental
Street Food · Mediterranean · Traditional — Prastio Kellakiou
40
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