Examples of using Commandaria in English and their translations into Russian
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Let's start with the«Queen of Cypriot Wines», Commandaria 3.
Commandaria' is a sweet wine with a special taste and unique scent.
Meet my guest for today- Francis Guy- a composer and conductor of Commandaria Orchestra.
That is how"Commandaria" evolved as the name for the wine.
Regardless of who was first to make wine, Commandaria goes back a long way.
First of all, commandaria is now produced not only in its«motherland».
PDO status is also held by another Cypriot product,the famous desert wine Commandaria.
Cyprus: Commandaria is a dessert wine made from two grape varieties Mavro and Xynisteri.
In particular, they mainly produce dry dark wine,as well as the famous sweet wine‘commandaria'.
Commandaria was once again the victor among other competitors produced in different countries.
It was England's King Richard the 1 st who was responsible for it becoming known as"Commandaria.
Commandaria is either served over ice as an aperitif, or slightly chilled 9-14⁰С.
The sweet dessert wine from the vineyards there basically evolved from Cypriot Commandaria.
Nowadays Commandaria is very much a wine appellation of controlled origin with very strict conditions for the way it is produced.
Some of the recent pieces include«In Vino Venus»,«The Commandaria Courtyards»,«The Wine Trails»,«Kinyras»,«King of Paphos».
Soon, Commandaria became exclusively available to the rich and noble, ceasing to be an everyday drink for ordinary Cypriots.
Even if you are not a habitual drinker of dessert wines, when you come to Cyprus,you should try Commandaria at least once!
Today's wineries that produce commandaria are located in the following villages: Kalo, Chorio, Zoopigi and Aios Constantinos.
The name of the famous wine is linked to the military administration of the Hospitaller Knights that was known as Commanderie or Commandaria.
An interesting fact: Commandaria is often produced using grapes harvested from the same vineyards that were used centuries ago.
Alongside numerous other events, the museum hosts«Commandaria Orchestra and Friends, Chamber Music Series».
Red, white, rose and strong wines are made on the island, andthe most popular type of Cypriot wine is called«Commandaria».
Today there is not a single Cypriot wine that would be known better than Commandaria- a sweet dessert wine, which is considered to be one of the oldest wines in the world.
Today, Commandaria wine is one of the island's traditional wines and one of the oldest named wines in the world, having had the same name for eight centuries.
No introduction to Cyprus wines would be complete without highlighting its world-famous Commandaria, a wine whose history goes far back in time.
This fermentation, for the wine to be called Commandaria, can only take place in an area contained within fourteen specific villages in the Limassol district.
In modern times, ten days is the amount of time the grapes are left to dry in the sun andit is this process that is one of the essential characteristics of Commandaria-this process about which Hessiod wrote some 2800 years ago.
Connoisseurs assert that Commandaria is ideally suited as both an aperitif but can also be enjoyed with fruit, cheese and various desserts thanks to its rich bouquet and mild taste.
You can have wine that to all intents and purposes tastes like Commandaria, butdoes not follow the rules and cannot be called Commandaria.
So famed was Commandaria that it even won in the first recorded wine tasting competition- the‘Battle of the Wines'- which took place in the 13th century, and was held by the French king Philip Augustus.