Herbs and fresh greens flourish in Cyprus
A whole roomful of green! Verdantly fresh. Leafy, fibrous, fine-stemmed, woody; loose and tied into bunches. Grass and jade colours, lime green, frog green. The...
Food and Drink
What’s eaten where: Togo
Togo is a country known, officially, as the Togolese Republic. At just 57,000 square kilometres it’s one of the smallest nations on the continent –...
A family of meat smokers
The smoked pork and goat’s meat products from the Pitsilia region were already regarded as delicacies in pre-Venetian times Chrisostomos, Niki and Georgia Kafkalia are...
Ktima Gerolemo: at the heart of the island’s wine industry
Undisputedly, Omodos village is the wine capital of Cyprus, surrounded by several wineries and their vineyards covering the mountain tops such as Afames and Kremnos...
What’s eaten where: Cape Verde
Cachupa. Sounds like a lollipop, doesn’t it, or a video game character by way of Japan? And yet it’s actually neither of these things; rather,...
One million trees
By Rita Henss “Several hundred years,” the young man replies, when we ask him how old the gnarled olive trees are behind his parents’ house....
What’s eaten where: Cornwall
Brown Willy. Cocks. Booby Bay. No, we haven’t developed Tourette’s, we just want to introduce you gently to the wild and wonderful world of Cornwall,...
What’s Eaten Where: New York City
With over eight million people crushed into 300 square miles, New York is the most densely populated city in the States. Loosen the net a...
What’s eaten where: Estonia
This is the swinging capital of the world. No, not that kind. There are no keys in bowls here: this is the healthy, kids in...
What’s eaten where: The Bahamas
Like us, it’s an island paradise. Where we wax lyrical about golden sands, they talk about pink beaches (seriously, check out Harbour Island). We laud...
The mission at Oenou Yi winery is to produce bottles of quality that reflect the area
Omodhos is 36km northwest of Limassol and part of Krasochoria wine region, built near the western bank of Ha Potami at an average altitude of...
Makarounas, the new kid on the block
Boutique winery in Letymbou produces some great bottles by combining old and new techniques Letymbou is a small village of about 290 inhabitants, situated 12km...
Cyprus Wine festival deserves a place at the table
With Easter coming up some of the wines awarded at the recent Cyprus Wine Festival deserve a place at the table. Orthodox Easter will be...
News podcast: Minister pledges support for local wine industry
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international...
Cyprus wines excel at Thessaloniki International Wines and Spirit competition
It is always exciting when you are invited to be a judge in an international wine competition. This was my third time participating at the...
Stay inside and enjoy a robust wine that warms the soul
Rain, snow, wind, dust and some cold nights – this is how you could describe our winter this year. It looks like it will continue...
The Tselepos experience
Delightful wines made in the Peloponnese by a winemaker from Paphos It’s the time of the year where many winemakers from abroad visit the island,...
Indigenous wines of character
Micro-vinification at the Vouni Panayia winery is producing some wines that are not just uniquely Cypriot, but to the area the grapes are grown Micro-vinification...
Wine: Greek Easter Reds
Of all the dinners in the entire world, lamb is one of the most joyful to eat with red wine, especially at Easter. Its classic...