Backend Engineer Mystery Quiz – Xynisteri Edition

Inspired by Google’s tech edge and Cyprus’ winemaking roots.
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🍷 Whether you're a bold visionary, quiet thinker, or playful problem-solver—there’s a wine here that matches your unique spark. Let’s find it.👇

Take the quiz below. Match your answers to discover your wine. It’s quick, personal, and delicious. Let’s find your perfect pour!

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Q1. Debugging Style 🐛

When you hit a critical bug in production, your first instinct is to:

Xinisteri --Fresh, calm, and balanced

Mavro Ambelisimo -- Layered, clear, and reflective

Sweet Base Wine -- A touch of sweetness and whimsy

Commandaria -- nurturing and warm

Q2. Version Control Habits 📂

Your Git history looks like:

Xinisteri --Fresh, calm, and balanced

Mavro Ambelisimo -- Layered, clear, and reflective

Sweet Base Wine -- A touch of sweetness and whimsy

Commandaria -- nurturing and warm

Q3. Database Preferences 🗄️

If you could design the perfect storage for wine tasting notes, it would be:

Xinisteri --Fresh, calm, and balanced

Mavro Ambelisimo -- Layered, clear, and reflective

Sweet Base Wine -- A touch of sweetness and whimsy

Commandaria -- nurturing and warm

Q4. Scaling Up ⚖️

Your app suddenly goes viral. To handle the traffic, you:

Xinisteri --Fresh, calm, and balanced

Mavro Ambelisimo -- Layered, clear, and reflective

Sweet Base Wine -- A touch of sweetness and whimsy

Commandaria -- nurturing and warm

Q5. Hidden Features 🥚

Your teammates love when you:

Xinisteri --Fresh, calm, and balanced

Mavro Ambelisimo -- Layered, clear, and reflective

Sweet Base Wine -- A touch of sweetness and whimsy

Commandaria -- nurturing and warm

reveal your wine persona

Based on your answers or wine preference, here’s a summary of the wine that best reflects your personality:

🥂 Your Wine Personality Revealed

The Connector (Head of Recruitment)

Bright, bubbly, and always the first to spark energy in a room—just like this wine. A natural at making things happen and people feel seen.

The Visionary (Startup Founder / CEO)

Clear, crisp thinking with a forward gaze. A wine for those who chase clarity and possibility with every move they make.

The Creative Builder (Product Innovator)

Fresh ideas, grounded execution. This wine fits the mind that can dream up solutions and bring them to life—elegantly.

The Evolutionary (Tech Entrepreneur)

Driven by growth, learning, and refining. A wine for the ones who are always evolving—and helping others grow too.

Backend Engineer Mystery Quiz – Xynisteri Edition

Celebrating Cypriot Craft

We have curated a collection of exceptional Cypriot wines, each reflecting the island’s unique viticultural heritage. From ancient traditions to modern innovations, these bottles tell the story of Cyprus wine evolution.

Sparkling (reception) Wine:
1. Eddial, Vlassides
White Wines:
2. Aeries, Macarounas
3. Alates, Vlassides
4. Exelixis, Tsiakkas
Red Wines:
5. Oroman, Vlassides
6. Vamvakada, Tsiakkas
Dessert Wine:
7. Commandaria, Tsiakkas

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Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay
Eddial

Eddial sparkles our land. 

Named after one of the ancient Nine Kingdoms of Cyprus, known as Eddial, meaning “I saw the sun.”

This sparkling wine embodies the modern renaissance of Cypriot winemaking, showcasing a sophisticated approach to “method traditionel”. Its crisp freshness and delicate bubbles offer a bright, contemporary welcome, reflecting the exciting new directions winemakers are taking on the island.

Tip: Perfect for toasts to long-term achievements and enduring success.

Innovation

Xinisteri
Aerides
Vegan friendly

Reflecting innovation and fresh perspective.

The name Aerides means ‘winds’ in Cypriot, referring to the cool breezes from Troodos peaks that help the grapes relax after a hot day, enhancing the wine’s character.

This Makarounas creation showcases the refined elegance of Cypriot whites, with bright citrus and stone fruit notes, and a crisp finish, reflecting the care and techniques raising indigenous varieties to international acclaim.

Roots & Wings

Xinisteri, Vieilles Vignes
Αlátes
PDO Afames

The delightful charm of Cypriot wine that’s ready to dance onto the global stage!

In Cypriot, Alates means ‘wings,’ and this wine truly embodies that vision. Produced solely from old vines of Xinisteri, the dominant local white grape variety, Alates is Vlassides’ way of giving wings to the aspiration of introducing a fine, representative Cypriot white wine to the world.

It showcases a wonderful balance of richness and vibrant acidity, often with subtle mineral undertones, expertly crafting a wine that expresses the island’s unique geographical signature while aiming for global recognition.

Evolution

Promara, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Xynisteri
Exelixis
Vegan Friendly

The blend of indigenous and alien grapes in our vineyards!

The name Exelixis means ‘evolution’ – a movement towards a higher state. This wine narrates Cyprus’s viticultural journey. Until the 1980s, Cypriot winemakers focused on indigenous grape varieties, before introducing ‘alien’ varieties like Chardonnay. In the 2000s, there was a shift back to native grapes due to market demand and a rediscovery of heritage.

When Exelixis launched five years ago, it included mostly international varieties. Each vintage showcases a new chapter: the incorporation of native Cypriot grapes is increasing. This reflects the wine-making culture of Cyprus, evolving from international trends to celebrating its indigenous heritage. It’s a wine of ongoing progress.

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Backend Engineer Mystery Quiz – Xynisteri Edition

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