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By 4Red Wine, Sweet Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  My adventures with Turkish wine importer, Fine Turkish Wine, continue! Well at least the writing of them does, the adventures themselves ended in November. And it's taking ever so much longer to write about these visits than it took to make them! After two days in Trakya (aka Thrace), visiting first Arcadia, then Arda and Gürbüz Winery we headed for the Aegean. In this region, our first stop was Kuzubağ,  next to Heraki, then Kastro Tireli for a multi-winery tasting, and finally for our last stop in the Aegean, we made it to Akberg.  So, buckle up, you're in for another long post.  Akberg [caption id="attachment_22721" align="alignright" width="328"] Güney & Rob

By 3Greek Wine, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I am continuously delighted by Cretan wine. Even before my first (and to date only) visit to the island, did I love the wine. Crete really exemplifies what I love about lesser explored wine countries. Granted it's not a small island, but it is responsible for a rather large chunk of Greece's native grapes, including Liatiko, aka Turkey's Çal Karası. Aside from Liatiko though, the majority of the native grapes cultivated on Crete are rare and only recently re-emerging on the market. [easy-image-collage id=22695] Crete's wineries are pouring so much heart and effort into bringing back these varieties through more sustainable agricultural practices and innovative winemaking, including new to me

By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I'm actually gearing up to write another lengthy post about a winery visit I made with Fine Turkish Wine back in November. It's taking me rather forever to get through these. But before I dive into another of those, I want to take a sec for a wine I keep meaning to talk about. The HUS Bornova Misketi.  HUS Şarapçılık HUS Şarapçılık has seen more than its fair share of tumult and tragedy for a young winery.  Ceylan Ertörer Diaz Leon and Juan Pablo Diaz Leon met while studying in Canada. While neither ever thought about having a life in wine, during a visit to Ceyaln's family in Urla, they both felt struck

By 3Amber Wine, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  My adventures with Turkish wine importer, Fine Turkish Wine, continue! Well at least the writing of them does, the adventures themselves ended in November. And it's taking ever so much longer to write about these visits than it took to make them! After two days in Trakya (aka Thrace), visiting first Arcadia, then Arda and Gürbüz Winery we headed for the Aegean. In this region, our first stop was Kuzubağ, then we went on to Heraki, and then on to Kastro Tireli which hosted a mega tasting for us.  Kastro Tireli It's been many years since I last visited Kastro Tireli, and I'm glad we were following José. I vividly recall

By 2Articles, Travel, Turkish Wine

  The Lidya Antik Bağ Rotası, the newest of Turkey's wine route, has really come out of the gate at full speed with thoughtful branding, a slick website, an active social media presence, and special events. A couple weeks ago I attended a dinner hosted by the wine route. The guests were a quirky mix of winery owners and winemakers, marketing specialists, wine bar owners, social media wine influences, journalists, and somehow, me. [easy-image-collage id=22576] The evening began with an introduction to the wine route; its origin story, the inspiration, and the opportunity to taste some of the wines. We were then treated to a fantastic and not at all creepy puppet

By 10Articles, Turkish Wine

  Has spring finally sprung? Based on the latest weather and the forecast, it's hard to tell. However, Easter is just around the corner, flowers seem to be blooming, and the few sunny days lately have given me hope. They say that spring is not for the faint of heart. It's a time of (re)birth when the earth heals from the scars of winter, birthing and healing are not comfortable situations. While everything may look pretty on the surface, remember what effort goes on to get those bud bursts to happen.  If the earth can come back from winter trauma year after year, we can all have hope that we'll

By 3European Wines, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I don't usually write about French wine. There are more than enough people already doing so. However, I do like to make exceptions when I find something weird and/or wonderful. The Albert Boxler Chasselas very much falls into that 'wonderful' category. Chasselas is one of those grapes I've read about but never thought to be able to taste. Until, that is, I found myself in Colmar in France's Alsace. Buried among the bottles of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir were a few grapes that often fall into the "other" category. Including this Chasselas. It was probably the least expensive bottle I bought on that trip. But

By 0American Wines, Articles, Travel

  Another piece published on Food Wine Travel Magazine! How to Spend a Day in Michigan's Smallest AVA I’ve been a proud Michigangster my whole life. But it wasn’t until I left the U.S. over 12 years ago that I really began to explore the state. What changed? Maybe a little homesickness, but more than that, I discovered wine. Now, my annual visits to Michigan involve learning more about its wine scene. On my most recent visit, my favorite cousin and I spent a day getting to know Michigan’s smallest AVA (American Viticultural Area): the absolute gem, Fennville. Fennville AVA I’d heard of Fennville AVA, but I’d never visited. Not only is it one