Vindication for Commandaria at this week in Thessaloniki’s International Wine Competition.
Already back to the 12th edition, when Grand Gold medals were still awarded did St. Barnabas Commandaria vintage 2002 produced by Sodap, was already stealing the show only to be rivaled only by Ktima Tselepos Kokkinomilos – both of these wines winning Grand Gold awards in this 12th edition and the 2002 Vintage achieved unrivaled Best Sweet Wine in the 19th Edition of the competition.
So upon seeing Kamanterena Commandaria among gold award wining wines in the 25th Edition of the Thessaloniki International Wine Competition, it is a revelation that we may have before us a new wining vintage that will continue to defend and uphold quality for Cyprus wines.
Top results at TIWC 2025
Thessaloniki Wine & Spirits Trophy truly has for long been an opportunity to shine for emerging Cyprus Wine in the East Med.
+91 pts Fikardos Winery Xynisteri 2024 P.G.I. Paphos
+91 pts Kamanteren Saint Barnabas Commandaria 2017 P.D.O. Commandaria
+91 pts Artion Vlassides 2019 Artion P.G.I. Lemesos
Past Participating Vintage Commandarias from Kamanterena
Commandaria St. Barnabas 2002 a blend from a 15-25 years old vines of Xynisteri produced in the Agios Konstantinos, part of the AOC of Commandaria region in Cyprus.
Congratulations the winemaking team at the Kamanterena Winery
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