June 22, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –
SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants, the family-run wine and spirit house established in 1997, has drawn attention to its specialist wine cellaring service as the warmest months of the year approach. The company has described correct storage as a decisive factor in how fine wine ages, and has set out the conditions its dedicated cellaring facility maintains to protect bottles held over the long term.
The company operates a dedicated underground cellaring facility, equipped to hold wine at controlled temperature and humidity. According to the company, the facility houses what it describes as the largest mechanical wine cellaring unit in the country, and the service allows customers to store fine wines under stable conditions until those wines reach their best. Visits to the facility are arranged by appointment.
The company has linked the service to the local climate. It has noted that the island’s long, hot summers place particular strain on wine kept in ordinary domestic conditions, where fluctuating heat can accelerate ageing and diminish a bottle long before it is opened. The stated aim of the cellaring service is to remove that risk for collectors and for customers who buy wine to keep, including bottles reserved in advance through the company’s En Primeur service.
The company has framed cellaring as part of the wider expertise that distinguishes a specialist merchant. It has stated that wine is a living product, sensitive to its surroundings and capable of improving with age only when stored correctly, and that poor conditions can undo the work of the producer. On this basis, the company presents controlled cellaring as a service that protects both the quality of a wine and the investment a customer has made in it.
George Hadjikyriacos, founder and managing director of SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants, said the service reflected a long-held principle. “Storage is one of the most overlooked stages in the life of a fine wine, and it is also one of the easiest to get wrong,” he said. “A facility built for the purpose protects what the winemaker created, so that a bottle kept for years is ready to be enjoyed rather than quietly spoiled.”
The company has stated that the cellaring service complements its other specialist activity, from the curated wine range and the En Primeur service to the educational programme of the SPECTUS Wine School. It has presented these as connected parts of a single approach, in which the same knowledge that guides selection also informs how wine is kept once purchased.
The company has set the service against its record. SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants was named Best SME in Cyprus at the 2018 InBusiness Awards, following a process that combined a committee assessment with a public vote, and founder George Hadjikyriacos received the Premio MASI Giorgio Boscaini Award, an international recognition within the wine sector. The company employs around 25 people across its two shops and delivery operation, and will reach its 30th year of trading in 2027.
Further information about the cellaring service, including how to arrange access and storage, is available through the company’s website.
SPECTUS Wine & Spirit Merchants is a family-run wine and spirit house founded in 1997. The company operates two shops and delivers across the country, offering a curated selection of wines, spirits, chocolates and delicacies, and is home to the SPECTUS Wine School. The business was named Best SME in Cyprus at the 2018 InBusiness Awards, and its founder, George Hadjikyriacos, received the Premio MASI Giorgio Boscaini Award.
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For more information about Spectus Wines & Spirits, contact the company here:
Spectus
Nicole
+357 22511521
info@spectus.com.cy
2 Kypseli Street, Strovolos
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