Zivania or zivana (greek: ζιβανία, ζιβάνα turkish: zivaniya) is a cypriot pomace brandy produced from the distillation of a mixture of grape pomace and local dry wines made from xynisteri and mavro grapes. the name of zivania is derived from zivana (greek: ζίβανα) which means pomace in the greek dialect of cyprus. zivania is colourless and alcoholic with a light aroma of raisins. its alcohol content varies, with 45% by volume being the typical value. as defined by law, zivania shall not have more than 60% alcohol content. zivania contains no sugars and has no acidity.

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