1st Pancyprian Symposium on Cyprus Wines 24th & 25th November

A two-day event at the Cyprus University of Technology

The event will be held at the University’s Tassos Papadopoulos building (Amphitheatre 1). It starts at 5.30 pm on Friday the 24^th and finishes at 3pm on the following Saturday. People are welcome to attend either or both days.

Cyprus wine has moved a long way from the days when governmental organisations were encouraging farmers to uproot their National Treasures of Maratheftiko wines. Today quality plays a far more important role than quantity.

For those connected in some way with the wine industry and for Greek-speaking aficionados, the programme covers many interesting topics. The first day is perhaps the most practical one, starting with a talk by Dimitris Koutalas on how tradition, history and civilisation can become Marketing tools. There follows a brief talk on the basics of food and wine pairing by Marrianna Makrygiannaki. We finish the evening with a wine-tasting provided by the most well-known wineries of Cyprus.

The following morning promises a number of interesting talks including one on vine matters in Byzantine techniques another on how the Wineries in the Koilani area have followed on from a long tradition of home wine-making. There is also an interesting talk on current trends in wine tourism….and much more.