Local Winery produces great wines that are Organically Certified

What is organic vinification? How are organic wines different from the others? Do they keep, and do they taste better? Organic wine production is flourishing all over the world. To be awarded a European organic label by an approved certification body, wine must be produced using organic viticulture (cultivation of vines and grapes) and organic vinification (transformation of grape must into alcohol). An organic bottle of wine produced in Europe will have the Euroleaf logo on its label; organic viticulture prohibits the use of synthetic products such as pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and industrial chemical fertilizers in the vineyards. Organic wine is better for the planet and your health but that doesn’t necessarily make it a grand cru or great vintage! Grape varieties, terroirs and minerality, the quality of the grapes harvested, weather conditions, vinification method, blending, maturation are the main factors affecting the quality of wine; it depends on many factors, far beyond organic standards. Some organic wines will keep and improve over the years, while others turn sooner than expected. But this issue applies to non-organic wines. Angelos Tsangarides was among a generation of winemakers that used to be called the ‘young guns’. With over 18 years of experience, he is now considered to be among the distinguished personalities of Cypriot winemaking. The wines that, thanks to him, have fanatical followers over the island ‘speak’ to connoisseurs in the most eloquent way. Mataro Tsangarides or the Single vineyard Xynisteri are emblematic brands of excellent quality. No one argues about the new Angels rosé either. As for the entry line Xynisteri, this is a wine that proves that if a variety ‘finds its master’ it can do miracles. Similarly with the indigenous Vasilissa Maratheftiko or the cosmopolitan Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc. The winery is located in the village of Lemona and is the brainchild of Angelos. He revived the family vineyards and the Tsangarides winery now has just over 20 hectares of organic vineyards, and produces seven labels that are certified organic.


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