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September 2026

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By 0Articles, European Wines, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  It's been a while since I've done one of these Turkey versus Country X Taste Offs. As you can tell from the title though, this one's going to be a little different. This isn't really a taste-off, more of a 'reveal'. The Question of Kolorko Kolorko is a nearly extinct variety that hails from the shores of the Sea of Marmara. Small, disconnected plots of old bush (or goblet as they're called in Turkey) vines grow scattered around the villages of Hoşköy, Güzelköy, Kirazlı, Iğdebağları, and Şarköy. It's a low-yielding and late ripening grape that has thick skins containing high levels of catechins—an antioxidant phenol that requires gentle pressing to avoid bitter

By 0Articles, Travel, Turkish Wine

  Everyone is going so crazy over the new Odyssey movie. Granted, I haven't seen it yet. I still can't forgive the people behind Troy for robbing me of two hours and 43 minutes of my life that I hesitate to jump into another Hollywoodized telling of Greek mythology.  I am not, however, above taking advantage of all the hype. Especially given the real Turkish connection to Homer and his writings.  Homer, Tenedos, and the Trouble You Get into Leaving an Island of Wine First, let's all get on the same page about about names. Tenedos is an Aegean island off the Turkish coast near Çanakkale. Tenedos was once upon a time

By 11Articles, Turkish Wine

  Well. August sure was eventful. Advertising alcohol has been banned in Turkey for over 10 years. At the time of the initial ban, social media platforms like Instagram were still very new and not so popular. As such, the law really only accounted for websites as online platforms and for years now, Instagram has been a bit of a loophole. July saw that that language tightened specifically stating that alcohol producers and sales points (shops, bars, restaurants, etc) could no longer post images of branded alcohol as that would be considered "advertising."  Beginning August first, that ban was extended to private individuals. Anyone reported violating the ban faces heavy

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