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By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Seyit Karagözoğlu’s path to becoming a winemaker began in the early 90s when he started importing wine and beer to Turkey. While his career as an importer has made him a successful man, his interest has always lain with wine. He figured since Turkey was the 5th largest grape producer; more wine should be made here and he should be doing it. Thus Paşaeli was born. In 2002 Karagözoğlu planted his first vineyards in Kaynaklar, 20 kilometers away from Izmir. Since then he has acquired or planted vineyards in four other locations and cultivates nearly a dozen grape varieties. Of those grapes about half are not only native Turkish varieties but extremely rare

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Cenap And founded Kavaklidere in 1929 in the Turkish capitol Ankara. What started as a winelover’s dream to promote Turkish grape varietals has grown to become one of Turkey’s largest wine producers and exporters. Kavaklidere vineyards  encompass more than 650 hectares in seven locations: Aykurt, Côtes d’Avanos, Pendore, Kirşehir, Elazığ, Güney, and Kalecik and with a production capacity of nearly 20 million liters annually, it is not surprising that the company requires multiple production facilities. The main winery is still located in Ankara with smaller facilities in the north Aegean (Pendore) and Cappadocia (Côtes d’Avanos). Nearly 90 years after Cenap And began his journey to promote indigenous Anatolian grape varieties the winery continues

By 0American Wines, Rest of the World, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I don’t often have the chance to drink American wine. While I’ve bought probably every California Zinfandel in Istanbul’s duty free shop (there are like three) that’s about the extent of what I get here in Turkey. So when I’m in the US I like to try as many as possible; like this Cardwell Hill Cellars Pinot Gris. Cardwell Hill Cellars Cardwell Hill Cellars in Oregon’s Willamette Valley was founded in 2000 by Dan and Nancy Chapel. They believe that good wine comes from good fruit and make every effort in their vineyards to ensure they get good fruit. To that end they practice a number of organic and biodynamic farming practices including dry

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  To the surprise of many, there are over 100 wineries in Turkey. Some of them produce wine on a colossal scale and are known domestically and abroad. One of those wineries people don’t often know about (even here in Istanbul) is Claros. Claros Wines The Yavaş family first planted their vineyards in 2006. Five years later they produced their first vintage, really “just to see how it would turn out.” Initially they enjoyed their wine among friends and family. However, they soon realized that they had too much wine to drink themselves – as if that’s a thing! So in 2017, they founded Claros Wines. Claros is a Merlot-only vineyard and winery.

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Nif Vineyards might look slick and modern – in fact it’s one of the prettiest wineries here I’ve visited – but at its heart it’s a small, family venture. Started in the mid aughts by the Özcan family, the story of Nif Vineyards really belongs Gaye Özcan. She is the driving force behind the winery. Bottled Happiness Gaye grew up in Istanbul but her father’s family is from Izmir. Tired of the frenetic city and wanted to connect more to nature she chose to study agriculture at Izmir’s Ege University. While at school she decided she wanted to restart her grandfather’s farm (now planted with vineyards). As no one in the family had

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  I first learned about Saranta Vineyards at the 2017 Sommeliers’ Selection Turkey event. Then for some six months after said event I waited on tenterhooks for Istanbul shops to start carrying the wines. Since then I’ve visited the winery twice, interviewed their winemaker, and become an even bigger fan of the wines than started out being. Not one to ignore the importance of the visual appeal of a bottle, I fully admit that sometime I buy wine based on how much I like the label. And how do you not love Saranta’s Chateau Murou line labels? The style is the same for all but each grape is designated with

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  For 90 years the Kutman family has been at the forefront of the Turkish wine industry. When Nihat Ahmet Kutman founded Doluca in 1926 he also debuted wines made with international grape varieties. He brought cuttings from Europe and introduced Turkey to Riesling, Cinsault, Semillon, and Gamay. In 1989 Nihat’s son Ahmet, now the second generation in charge of the winery, released Doluca’s Sarafin series. This series, made with grapes sourced from vineyards in Turkey’s southern Thrace, was an important step forward for the industry as it put focus on high-quality wine production. Continuing a Family Legacy Doluca has scores upon scores of awards and high scores for its wines.