Soutzoukakia (Meatballs in tomato sauce) by Granny Despina

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Frying time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

MELITZANOSALATA / EGGPLANT SALAD (Cyprus recipe)

Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Cypriot wine

Cyprus has been a vine-growing and wine-producing country for millennia. Internationally, it is best known for Commandaria wine. Most wine production remains based on a few varieties of local grapes such as Mavro and Xynisteri although international varieties are also cultivated.

History

The history of wine in Cyprus can be broken down into four distinct periods.