Most people, including many wine enthusiasts, have not heard of many (or any) of Turkey’s grape varieties. While Turkey shares some native grapes with
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Located a little over an hour's flight from Istanbul, Cappadocia is the jewel of central Turkey. Its surreal "fairy chimney" rock formations, hot air
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From Çalkarası to Fersun, these emerging grapes should be on your radar. An hour and a half drive from Antalya along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, Likya
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It's December and Christmas is around the corner!! Is your tree up? Mine is and this year it's covered with a new selection of
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While for reasons beyond my ken Karasakız is not more popular in Turkey, it is certainly one of the country's most facile grapes. Also called
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Visitors to volcanic regions often have little doubt about where they are. Volcanic mountains and hills (active or not) make up places like Mount
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It's November and we're fully into Autumn. For some people, cooler weather means a switch to red wine. But much like I will happily
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Hasandede is one of those grapes that doesn't get a lot love. According to 'Wine Grapes', Hasandede makes "very basic-quality white wine." Maybe that
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Today I'm kicking off a new monthly series here
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Discussion around wine influencers and their help or harm to wine writers has been a hot topic in the wine writing world of late.
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I am not a sommelier. I have never trained as one, or worked as one. But recently, I flew to Ankara to sommelier (can
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Not far from Solera is Tarihi Pano Şarap Evi (Pano), an old-school spot that takes you back in time, to when wine and multiculturalism
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One of Turkey’s most popular culinary traditions is that of rakı balık. Literally translated as rakı fish, this is the great tradition that comes
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Some Turkish grape names are very straightforward. Kalecik Karası, for example, means “black from Kalecik.” Very little to argue about there. Others, like Gök,
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I started my wine bar reviews with the most recent wine bar I'd visited, Carafe Istanbul. Now, we go back to the beginning with
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I recently took a quick little holiday on the Urla Bağ Yolu with a friend. I've been before; frankly I cannot even remember how
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Every year the Jancis Robinson hosts a summer wine writing competition. This year, inspired by the Old Vines Conference, writers were invited to submit
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If Turkey has a workhorse grape, this is it. Grown in the abundant vineyards of Denizli in Turkey's Aegean region, Çal Kkarası (chal kah-ra-sih) has
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While I list places to drink wine on my Istanbul Wine Guide page, I realized that I've never done proper reviews of any of
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“Body” strikes one as a strange word to use to describe a liquid. One thinks of a body as something solid. However, one [of
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While Turkish wine is my raison d'etre, over the last few years I have developed deep love, enthusiasm, and respect for wines from other
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Yapıncak (ya-pin-juck) is one of Turkey's great, underappreciated grapes. Capable of producing a wide range of wine styles, from simple and refreshing to traditional
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Over the last few years I have slowly studied for and taken some wine certification exams. Slowly because I'm a terrible procrastinator. I like
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On Bozcaada, Turkey’s third largest island, winds are so strong that only a limited variety of vegetation can withstand them. Olive trees look gnarled
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Narince is perhaps the most ubiquitous of the native white Turkish vitis vinifera. However, its popularity has little to do with wine and more
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My fourth article for Turquazz is now live! What began as a celebration of Turkey's devotion to jazz and its own Anatolian music has
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My third article for Turquazz is now live! What began as a celebration of Turkey's devotion to jazz and its own Anatolian music has
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My second article for Turquazz is now live! What began as a celebration of Turkey's devotion to jazz and its own Anatolian music has
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For April's Wine Paired Weekend event, I've invited the #WinePW group to explore under the radar European wine regions. I challenged everyone to find
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Recently I connected with Jacqueline Coleman from History and Wine. She very kindly asked me to sit down and talk with her on her
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I am thrilled that I was able to put together a piece about some of the amazing women in Turkish Wine for The Vintner
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I am so excited to share that I am a contributing author to the revamped Turquazz! What began as a celebration of Turkey's devotion
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Pronounced: bow-ahz-keh-reh, which means "throat burner" in Turkish, this grape is one of the most formidable in Turkey's vineyards. Get to Know Boğazkere Grown primarily in
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I am so excited to share a guest piece that Moshé Cohen of In The Vineyard With kindly invited me to write! Reviving the Lost
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Meet, Öküzgözü (oh-cooz-goe-zue), the most commonly planted black Turkish grape variety. This tongue-twisting grape meaning "bull's eye" takes its name from its large, round shape
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I am so excited to have my second piece up on The Vintner Project! I'd like to say that I 'sat down with' Seyit Karagözoğlu
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Emir, the lord of grapes and grape of lords! One of Turkey's premier white grape varieties, Emir is thought to have earned its name
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Now one of the most widely known grapes in Turkey, Kalecik Karası was nearly lost to history. The Rebirth of a Grape This grape was nearly
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Misket, the Turkish name for Muscat, not only makes some of best sweet wines in Turkey but is increasingly known for quality dry wines.
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I am so excited to begin collaborating with The Vintner Project as a contributor to their fantastic site. It's an honor to have something
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How do you become a wine writer? Heck if I know. I have a blog; does that make me a wine writer? I'm inches
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I'm a big proselytizer for Turkish wine. If you've ever stopped by my website before or seen my Instagram account then this does not
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Recently I sat down (virtually anyway!) with Lori from Dracaena Wines and Exploring the Wine Glass to talk about Turkish wine. It was such
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In Part One of my Turkish Wine Routes series I covered the Urla Bağ Yolu. Now for Part Two, we're moving east from the
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Turkey, the land of Süleyman the Magnificent, Atatürk, the Bosphorus, the battle at Gallipoli, fezes, fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, ayran, kebab, Turkish coffee, and
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I am so pleased to say that I’ve had my first article on Culinary Backstreets published today! Culinary Backstreets does so much to bring attention
Read MoreTurkish wines really are good. Really they are. Often when I start talking about Turkish wines to people outside the country I’m met with
Read MoreProcrastination is my first, middle, and last name. But I couldn’t wait any longer to write about the Zero Compromises and New Wine Festival
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February 25 and 26 Istanbul hosted the 2017 Sommeliers’ Selection Turkey at the St. Regis hotel. Organized by Gustobar, the event brought together 179 wines
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It has been a busy few days full of wine. On the one hand, my two best friends moved out of Turkey but on
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Yes, it’s Sunday night…well technically I suppose it’s Monday morning which means I’m early for my usual wine post. And I have no pictures
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