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July 2026

  A few weeks ago, I signed up for a wine tasting of rare grapes at Wayana in Moda. Wayana regularly does tastings, but this one caught my eye because I love nothing so much as a grape I've never heard of. What was billed as a tasting of eight wines turned into 13. Spoiler alert: it was pretty amazing. But before we dive into tasting notes, and we will get there, let's talk first about the mission to uncover Turkey's rare grapes. [caption id="attachment_14748" align="alignright" width="503"] Kösetevek grapes, Kuzeybağ[/caption] Uncovering Turkey's Rare Grapes I call it a mission, and it is "an important goal or purpose that is accompanied by strong conviction;

  This June saw the launch of Turkey's newest wine route: the Troia Bağ Yolu. Pack your bags, put on some sunscreen, and get ready for an adventure! Troia Bağ Yolu / Troy Wine Route Troy. A name deeply embedded into the minds of every lover of myth and legend, every high school student who had to read Homer, all of us who sat through that truly terrible movie from the early aughts, draws tourists in droves year after year. The founders of the new wine route are hoping to capitalize on that.  The Troia Bağ Yolu (Troy Wine Route) has brought together people from both the wine and tourism industry in

  Another month come and gone. I don't know about you, but for me it was sweaty and borderline icky (no klima here) and crazy busy. It'll be months before I get a chance to write up all the wine activities I attended. Not that I'm complaining! It always surprises me when I get invited to things. I'm generally so flattered, I'd probably go to the opening of an envelope, as the saying goes.  But, speaking of opening

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