The Medieval Origins of Commandaria

Authors

  • William Woys Weaver Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30815

Keywords:

Commandaria, Cypriot wines, history of winemaking, Kingdom of Cyprus, Latin West, Frankish nobility, Templars, Hospitallers, Order of St. John, Fall of Jerusalem, Crusades, pilgrimage meals, sugar, Quillac, wine trade, ageing, transport, Venetian, Ottoman, vinification

Abstract

The author examines the history of Commandaria,  the legendary sweet wine from Cyprus commonly understood to be the denomination with the longest continuous identity of any wine in Europe. 

Author Biography

  • William Woys Weaver, Independent Scholar

    William Woys Weaver has written on Polish food history, Pennsylvania food history and countless other topics. He is a contributing editor to Gourmet and Mother Earth News, and an adjunct professor at Drexel University

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Published

2008-09-01

Issue

PPC 86 (2008)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Weaver, William Woys. 2008. “The Medieval Origins of Commandaria”. Petits Propos Culinaires, September, 15-62. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.30815.