Dec 30, 20192 min read

Wine Production in Cyprus - Filming, Exploring, Documenting the Ktima Vassiliades “Oenou Yi” Winery

Activity - Wine Production in Cyprus - Filming, Exploring, Documenting the Ktima Vassiliades “Oenou Yi” Winery at Omodos Village

Climate change will inevitably transform the way farmers produce wine grapes which is a sensitive crop. Farming traditions and practices used for centuries may have to change due to climate change. Wine grape producers need to practice new methods and experiment with grape varieties which are more adaptable to hotter summers and warmer winters as well as droughts and unexpected weather events like hailstorms, spring frosts, flooding, and extreme heatwaves.

Erasmus Teachers and students from Regional Gymnasium of Livadia who were working on the Erasmus Plus project: Enocultura 2018-1-ES01-KA201-049936, had the opportunity to work together with the European Teachers during the TPM meeting which was organized in Cyprus (December 2019) to meet the requirements of the Erasmus Plus Project: Let's be Eco-sustainAble, towards 2030 2019-1-IT02-KA229-062748_2. The purpose was to learn about Wine Production in Cyprus and how climate change will affect the production of wine in the island. Teachers and students had the opportunity to exchange ideas and share good practices. Most importantly they had the opportunity to discuss how the two Erasmus projects can help students to become more aware about climate change and how this will affect the wine production.

Cypriot Wine

The Cypriot wine industry ranks 50th in the world in terms of total production quantity (10,302 tonnes)., and much higher on a per capita basis. Although, chronologically, Cyprus belongs to the Old World of wine-producing countries, the industry has gone through changes that place it more on par with the New World. The wine industry is a significant contributor to the Cypriot economy through cultivation, production, employment, export and tourism.

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