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Minthis Hills Property in Cyprus – Reviews wines in Cyprus – 23 September 2010 – Cyprus Property Developer.

Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.com) is in the heart of the wine producing area around Pafos, where many excellent red, white and rose wines are produced.  Owners will be able to rent vineyards on the resort to make their own wine and large areas have been set aside for this purpose. 

For those of you wishing to sample some of the wines in the area, the closest to Minthis, Tsalapatis has a lovely Sauvignon Blanc, as well as a number of good reds and rose wines that merit a trip to the winery for a wine tasting.  Another winery, currently growing organic as well as traditional wines which is growing in reputation is Tsangarides Winery in Lemona village, slightly further away.  The Cyprus Tourist Board has created a number of wine routes for those of you wishing to do a complete wine tour, though we would advise not driving yourselves!

Cyprus has the oldest wine in the world that is still in production, Commanderia or Commandaria.  It’s not one for purists and is really more akin to a fortified wine – excellent for cooking, but it has a long history going back supposedly around 4000 years, when Homer mentions a sweet wine produced in Cyprus.

It is made from the local Cyprus mavro and xinisteri grapes and its name derives from the Gran Commanderie, an area surrounding Kolossi Castle which can be found just west of Limassol.  The Castle was the Commanderia  or headquarters of the Knights Templars in the 12th Century. The wine was consumed locally, supposedly by the Knights and also exported to many European Royal Courts.  Legend has it that, during his Marriage with Berengaria, in the 12th century Richard the Lionheart pronounced Commandaria to be the “wine of the kings and the king of the wines”

A round of golf at Minthis Hills

An active golf club with plenty of opportunities for competitive golf is very important for players and Cyprus golf alike and at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.com), we hold regular competitions.  Yesterday, 19^th September was a Texas Scramble Competition and we are very pleased to announce the winners:

Winners      J. Holland           B. Martin          M. Holland        64.9

2^nd                  J. McBeth           D. Griffiths        L. Jones             65.1

3^rd                   M. Anderton     Graham Lee     Pat Copp            65.3

A Texas Scramble is a variation of a scramble, which involves teams of 4 people playing four balls, with each shot coming from the same spot.  The best of the four drives is chosen from which the four team members then hit from that spot.  With a Texas Scramble, at least four drives of each member of the team must be used during the course of the round, allowing even the weakest driver on the team to play a key role.

We’d like to thank everyone for taking part and to congratulate the winners!

A year round destination for golf, Cyprus is experiencing a beautiful September, which will allow you to combine the best of two worlds – golf and relaxing in the sun.  In September, it is hot, but not too hot, so you can indulge in your favourite sport at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.com), stretch out on the beach, swim in the sparkling blue sea, eat at your favourite restaurant al fresco and enjoy a romantic glass of champagne on a balcony watching the sun set.  And later on, you will see thousands of stars in the sky, shining brighter and more clearly than you usually see back home.

Villa Harmonia, just one of the stunning villa designs at Minthis Hills

Minthis Hills is well on the way to becoming a top flight golf course with all the upgrades that have been done and the golf properties that are available have already been awarded No 1 in Europe for architecture.  These designs by Woods Bagot,stand out from the crowd and have all the small luxurious touches you would expect from what is a very exclusive resort.

Cyprus property is gaining new momentum and Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.com) is making good progress.  The golf course has undergone many improvements and we hope it is making the course even more enjoyable to play.  Its height of 560m above sea level also makes it more pleasant during the Summer months and sometimes it feels like you could quite literally touch the sky.

Making a putt near the monastery

 On Wednesday, Minthis Hills Golf Club held a Stableford Competition in the bright sunshine and the winners were:

Division 1

Winner – G. Turton          38

2^nd          – J. McBeth         36

Division 2

Winner – G. Jackson       37

 2^nd          – G. Bell                36

 3^rd           – P. Jones             34

Ladies

Winner – E. Wall               37

 2^nd          – S. Talbot            34

 3^rd           – M. Lourier        33