Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A bottle of Cyprus’ famous Commandaria wine sits next to three ...

Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named wine. Despite its rich heritage, the sweet wine has struggled to find its niche in the global market. Now a number of micro ...

The island’s Orthodox Church later adopted Commandaria as its communion wine during Byzantine times. Production peaked when Venice ruled Cyprus in the 15th and 16th centuries and prized the wine ...

Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named wine. Despite its rich heritage, the sweet wine has struggled to find its niche in the global market. Now a number of micro ...

A man points to Cyprus' Commandaria region on an ancient map of the east Mediterranean island, where the famed wine originates, at Doros village on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Credit: AP/Petros ...

And 14th century Mayor of London Henry Picard reputedly indulged the leaders of England, France, Scotland, Denmark and Cyprus in the Feast of the Five Kings. The wine, known as “nama” in ...

A bottle of Cyprus' famous Commandaria wine sits next to three glasses at the Karseras Winery in the mountain village of Doros on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP ...

Makers hope to tap rich legends around the ruby red wine. A bottle of Cyprus' famous Commandaria wine sits next to three glasses at the Karseras Winery in the mountain village of Doros on Friday ...