EP 596 Wines from the island of Cyprus

Achilleas Georgiou a great friend of the Thunder Show sends Gary some wines and he tries them live on the Thunder Show!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Tsangarides Xinisteri
2006 Tsangarides Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Tsangarides Mataro

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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Luca Bercelli

89/100

line of the day – ‘I’m shockingly handsome and outrageously humourous’

Includes a minor rant about trying new things (which is always a winner with me). Great to see an oddball wine producing country given airtime

Tags: cabernet, Cyprus, Mataro, red, review, Video, white, wine, wines, Xinisteri

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  • Scottie P

    QOTD: I’m sure it’s a broken record by now, but Cypress Hill… Gone insane got no brain!

  • Scottie P

    QOTD: I’m sure it’s a broken record by now, but Cypress Hill… Gone insane got no brain!

  • Andrew Hall

    Nice show, Gary.

    I am fairly familar with the wines of Cyprus. My wife’s family is there and I have tasted through the wines extensively last winter and summer. My notes can be found here :

    http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=4174
    http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5219

    Sorry the reds were so uninspiring. Most of the attempts at International varieties are not so successful. A couple of smaller wineries hit the mark, but there is a lot of work to be done with understanding the sites and waiting for the vines to fully mature.

    The most exciting reds come from a native variety called Maratheftiko (also known as Vamvakada.) It is annoying to work with since budding is irregular, but it does make a distinctive wine. I had the privilege of having one from 100yr old vines which was a unique wine.

    Andrew Hall

  • Andrew Hall

    Nice show, Gary.

    I am fairly familar with the wines of Cyprus. My wife’s family is there and I have tasted through the wines extensively last winter and summer. My notes can be found here :

    http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=4174
    http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5219

    Sorry the reds were so uninspiring. Most of the attempts at International varieties are not so successful. A couple of smaller wineries hit the mark, but there is a lot of work to be done with understanding the sites and waiting for the vines to fully mature.

    The most exciting reds come from a native variety called Maratheftiko (also known as Vamvakada.) It is annoying to work with since budding is irregular, but it does make a distinctive wine. I had the privilege of having one from 100yr old vines which was a unique wine.

    Andrew Hall

  • LauraG

    QOTD: Privacy Fence.

  • LauraG

    QOTD: Privacy Fence.

  • Hido53

    Gary –

    Hope you’re feeling better today! Not sure what your reaction will be to your Jets’ win yesterday . . . My Niners, couldn’t pull off another win, but at least they’re somewhat competitive and watchable now.
    QOTD: “green-ness”- not the Pacific Northwest cold wet grassy-green-ness, but a hot dry, Mediterannean herbal-green-ness

  • Hido53

    Gary –

    Hope you’re feeling better today! Not sure what your reaction will be to your Jets’ win yesterday . . . My Niners, couldn’t pull off another win, but at least they’re somewhat competitive and watchable now.
    QOTD: “green-ness”- not the Pacific Northwest cold wet grassy-green-ness, but a hot dry, Mediterannean herbal-green-ness

  • Jayhitek

    QOTD: Greece
    2nd choice: Some guy I sat next to at a U2 concert. When he told me he lived in Cypress.. I really said to him, “That’s really a place? I thought that was only in Greek Mythology??”
    He looked at me like I was a huge asshole.
    Oh well. It’s funny now.

  • Jayhitek

    QOTD: Greece
    2nd choice: Some guy I sat next to at a U2 concert. When he told me he lived in Cypress.. I really said to him, “That’s really a place? I thought that was only in Greek Mythology??”
    He looked at me like I was a huge asshole.
    Oh well. It’s funny now.

  • Andy

    QOTD……… Swamp

  • Andy

    QOTD……… Swamp

  • Great episode Gary the white did sound good.

    QOTD:
    -A tree

  • Great episode Gary the white did sound good.

    QOTD:
    -A tree

  • Jay

    QOTD: World Rally Championship (WRC)

  • Jay

    QOTD: World Rally Championship (WRC)

  • Wine PT

    QOTD: Cyprus…Hill, How I could just kill a man

  • Wine PT

    QOTD: Cyprus…Hill, How I could just kill a man

  • RonD

    QOTD: two things:
    WRC
    the tree in my back yard

  • RonD

    QOTD: two things:
    WRC
    the tree in my back yard

  • Achilleas in Cyprus

    QOTD: My Home 🙂

  • Achilleas in Cyprus

    QOTD: My Home 🙂

  • QOTD: The kind of tree.

  • QOTD: The kind of tree.

  • MattUD

    QOTD: Hill, as in Cypress Hill

  • MattUD

    QOTD: Hill, as in Cypress Hill

  • danseng

    QOTD: Point Golf Club.

  • danseng

    QOTD: Point Golf Club.

  • JayZee

    Interesting show – I sure haven’t ever had wine from Cyprus.

    QOTD: Tree (I know, not very imaginative)

  • JayZee

    Interesting show – I sure haven’t ever had wine from Cyprus.

    QOTD: Tree (I know, not very imaginative)

  • Dan Manu

    QOTD: Eurovision 🙂

  • Dan Manu

    QOTD: Eurovision 🙂

  • Excellent how! Cheers

  • Excellent how! Cheers

  • ” ‘Hey, did you know Cyprus is the 37th largest producer of wine in the world?’ If that doesn’t get you the ladies, I don’t know what will ”
    now that’s a pick-up line and a half

  • ” ‘Hey, did you know Cyprus is the 37th largest producer of wine in the world?’ If that doesn’t get you the ladies, I don’t know what will ”
    now that’s a pick-up line and a half

  • Benj

    Awesome episode. I’m going to Cyprus in March to look at the rocks so will be seeking out some wine while I’m there and will definitely try a xinisteri – thanks for the education!

    QOTD: Hot

  • Benj

    Awesome episode. I’m going to Cyprus in March to look at the rocks so will be seeking out some wine while I’m there and will definitely try a xinisteri – thanks for the education!

    QOTD: Hot

  • You keep bringing the thunder! Sweet.

    QOTD: Hill.

  • You keep bringing the thunder! Sweet.

    QOTD: Hill.

  • pawncop

    Good episode.

    QOTD – Knights of Malta

  • pawncop

    Good episode.

    QOTD – Knights of Malta

  • Cypress – Either the name of a golf course, or trees commonly found on golf courses.

  • Cypress – Either the name of a golf course, or trees commonly found on golf courses.

  • QOTD: You say Cypress, I say Hill,

  • QOTD: You say Cypress, I say Hill,

  • DCaseyLee

    MOTT! LINK IT UP….

  • DCaseyLee

    MOTT! LINK IT UP….

  • DCaseyLee

    wine

  • DCaseyLee

    wine

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