The Cyprus Comprehensive Wine Guide is: Unlike any other wine book about Cyprus, offering a crisp and the most recent picture of the Cypriot modern wine era featuring 39 wineries and over 200 wines; Based on personal research and tastings; Following international wine-guide standards for wine tasting notes and ratings; Illustrated with many photographs, maps, useful charts and diagrams. Valuable for all wine enthusiasts wishing to explore the Cypriot wine region. The Cyprus Comprehensive Wine Guide is an ideal companion for organizing weekend outings in the Cypriot countryside by: Offering a description of the Cyprus official wine routes and the wineries; it is an excellent compliment to the official CTO brochures as it is describing each winery and wines; Suggesting how to organize your excursion. The guide is arranged in three main sections: Section 1 describes the Cyprus Wine Country: Wine History, “terroir”, viniculture, viticulture, local and international grape varieties, the Cyprus Wine Routes, Commandaria and Zivania; Section 2 explains in a lively and practical fashion all the things someone needs to know for enjoying wine (how to buy, transport, store, taste, serve, order wine in a restaurant, which glass goes with which wine pair and enjoy wine and food); Section 3 presents each Cypriot winery with a short winery presentation, some technical notes and wine making techniques, names, phone numbers and opening hours. Each of the winery’s wines are featured with a picture of the wine label, tasting notes and rating, grape varieties, winery retail price, where to buy it in Cyprus and abroad and suggested food pairing with Cypriot and International Dishes for enhancing the wine’s qualities. Written by Xenia Theodotou Schneider, a non-resident of Cyprus, certified sommelier, with an international background, who has professionally tasted, commented and rated all featured wines. She can be contacted at xeniaschneider@wine2discover.com.