Micro-wineries in Cyprus hope to give the world’s oldest named wine a comeback

A bottle of Cyprus’ famous Commandaria wine sits next to three glasses at the Karseras Winery in the mountain village of Doros on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) NICOSIA, Cyprus — Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus' Commandaria is the world's oldest recorded and named wine. Despite its rich heritage, the sweet wine has struggled to find its niche in the global market. Now a number of micro-wineries in this east Mediterranean island nation are reviving traditional wine-making techniques and giving Commandaria a chance at a…