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By 1Sparkling Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Every once in a while, you just have to treat yourself. Even if money is a little tight, or you know what you're buying is overpriced. Such was the situation in which I found myself when I learned about the Argos Nahita Dokya Emir Brut. When I first saw this, I was excited! A new sparkling wine! A new EMIR sparkling wine! But then I saw the price.  Wine sticker shock is real here.  But then Christmas came around (yeah, I really don't write as fast as I drink), so I decided to treat myself.  Argos in Cappadocia Over the course of 10 years, Gökşin Ilıcalı transformed a small, neglected neighborhood of

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Every year, wineries in Turkey release new wine vintages (I mean, of course they do). But new wines are much rarer. Finding out about them isn't always easy either given the ban on advertising alcohol. Sometimes, a wine enthusiast such as myself stumbles across a new wine (or even winery) via social media. Or, in a wine shop.  That's exactly how I learned about the latest release from The Wine Experience Project. Wine Experience Project Created by Göknur Gündoğan and Işık Gülçubuk, they launched the Wine Experience Project, aka Wine Ambassadors at the end of 2020. Per the group's mandate, The Wine Experience Project respects vine, wine, and are “winebassadors” who

By 1Red Wine, Rose Wine, Travel, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Disclaimer: I received these wines as samples. All opinions are my own. This article contains affiliate links. A couple years ago, I stumbled across Sagavin's wines, maybe on Instagram. I ordered a few bottles to give them a go, but unfortunately, they soon after fell off my radar. Sagavin has wines in maybe a couple few restaurants in Istanbul, but not in shops. I'd contacted the owner, Uğur, a couple few months ago as I wanted to make sure to include them in edition 2 of The Essential Guide to Turkish Wine (coming soon! - I hope, I feel like I've been saying that for months). He reached back

By 3European Wines, Greek Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  It might be trite, given how many different grapes grow in Greece, but I love Assyrtiko. Love it, love it, love it. And while I've recently started coming around to mainland Assyrtiko, my heart will always be on Santorini. It was my great privilege to work for a time with Vassaltis Vineyards, one of the best wineries on Santorini. I learned so much working with them, and walked away with some of their incredible wines, including the Gramina, Santorini, and the Vassaltis Vineyards Plethora.  Vassaltis Vineyards One of the youngest wineries on the island, Yannis Valambous established Vassaltis Vineyards in 2014. Vassaltis produces a wide range of wines, most of them

By 11Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sweet Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  If August's beautiful weather was anything to go by, we're headed for a cooling down as autumn approaches in September. I even opened a red wine the other night! While September technically still (mostly) belongs to the season of summer, there is something of the promise of the changing season about it that is delightful.  Changing seasons, and hopefully the accompanying cooler weather, also add a sense of energy to the world. Energy brings both good and bad vibes though. Fingers crossed we're all in for good vibes - and good wines! - this month. Read on to find out what is in store for you. As always, "the universe"