Ungrafted – Cyprus Heritage Vineyards

True wine-growing sanctuaries of Indigenous Grapes for Cypriot Fine Wine styles and tastes.

The encouraging resurgence of modern Cyprus Wines feeds on the foundational wine culture borne out the eastern Mediterranean and first civilization winemaking. Steeped in history and characterized by its unique indigenous grape varieties, ungrafted vineyards across the island thrive, producing quality wines from predominant varieties like white Xynisteri and red Mavro, while resurfacing extinct quality grapes like Promara, Morokanella, Lefkada, Vasilissa, Maratheftiko, and Yiannoudi.

The availability of phylloxera-free vines has allowed Cypriot winemakers to nurture traditional bush vine cultivation of these grapes, to create distinctive wines that tell the story of their land.

In the most remote hillsides of the islands, a handful of pioneers have in the last decades focussed their energies on local varieties and have made made it possible for the resurgence of differentiated winemaking. Their efforts have highlighted the quality and appeal, prompting a transition of producers with permanent return to vineyard regions.

Today, as more people experience Cyprus wines, it has been the heightened appreciation by locals and visitors of the country’s own wines that has helped to restore interest in Cyprus as a notable wine-producing region.