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  Sultaniye (sool-tan-ee-yeh) is possibly the most commonly grown grape in Turkey. While a perfectly viable vitis vinifera variety, Sultaniye has such high sugar levels that it also works well as a table grape. Turkey stands as one of the world's leading producers of table grapes and raisins but Sultaniye grapes also are used in pekmez (molasses) and rakı production.  Despite not being a popular wine grape, wineries do use it in wine production. This mid-season ripening grape grows primarily in the Aegean region (Denizli and Manisa) and prefers hot climates and clay loam or chalky soils. Berries grow to a medium size, are round, have a bright green color,

By 0Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  It may not seem like it with all the rain and cold days, but spring is just around the corner. Lent starts tomorrow (what are you sacrificing this year?), and soon Easter will come. What else is around the corner? What does your horoscope say you should try drinking in March? Read on and find out! Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Introspection is your word of the month. Take some time this month to focus on the deeper emotional needs in your life that you don't usually allow yourself to think about or even acknowledge. You needn't confront anyone with anything this month if you're not ready. It's perfectly fine to

By 0Articles, Turkish Wine

  Many are shocked to discover the high percentage of women who work in the Turkish wine industry. Something like 65% are women including winery owners, viticulturalists, winemakers and oenologists, and especially, harvest technicians. Last March, I wrote a piece for The Vintner Project about women in the Turkish wine industry. My friend and colleague in wine, if you will, Tûba de Wilde has gone beyond just writing and takes a different approach to highlighting women in the industry. Vinatuu Wine Explorer & Event Maker After completing her bachelor of Tourism and Event Management in Bruges, Belgium, Tûba worked in tourism and communications around Europe while continuously training via courses and seminars

By 0Articles, Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  Did you participate in dry January? I surely did not! If you did though, I'll be you're really ready for a little tipple! In which case, I've got you covered. What does your horoscope say you should try drinking in February? Read on and find out! Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) When was the last time you felt entirely like yourself? Do you even remember what that feels like? Use this month to try to reconnect to that feeling. Maybe it means changing up your style, hunting down a friend you haven't seen in years, or resurrecting a childhood dream. You may also find this month that you're having difficulty finding

By 0Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  Foça Karası, a nearly extinct grape from Izmir’s Foça district, is currently championed by only a few wineries, namely Öküzgözü Şarapçılık. Foça Karası (foe-cha ka-ra-sih) berries are small to medium in size and slightly elongated with thick skin. They grow in kind of loose, single-lobed, medium-sized bunches. It’s a mid-ripening grape that makes aromatic wines full of sour cherry, strawberry, prune, clove, black pepper, dill, black currant leaf, and licorice. While in Turkey this grape follows the "black of" naming pattern, this grape also goes by another name: Fokiano. While we know it as Foça Karası in Turkey, in Greece Fokiano (Φωκιανό) grows mainly on the Aegean islands (and a

By 0Articles, Red Wine, Turkish Wine

  One of the world’s first empires, the Assyrian Empire (circa 2500 BC - 609 BC) spanned the periods of the Early to Middle Bronze Age through to the late Iron Age. Their empire covered vast territory including areas of modern day Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. In addition to being a great military power, the Assyrians were talented artists (particularly sculpture and jewelry making), astronomers, and were believed to use technology like telescopes and magnifying glasses. They were also great lovers of wine. [caption id="attachment_16265" align="alignright" width="352"] 60+ year old Kerküş vine[/caption] During their heyday, records from their time show the expansive planting of vines, especially around Nineveh in Turkey’s

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  Katarina Andersson of Grapevine Adventures wears many hats. She is a historian (Ph.D. in history from EUs European University Institute in Florence!), wine writer, wine educator, live streamer, content writer, digital marketing strategist for wineries, and a translator. I knew Katarina through her blog and Twitter. Then last year she reached out to ask if I'd be interested in taking part in Radici del Sud. Unfortunately, in the end I wasn't able to go due to pandemic travel restrictions. And enviously followed Katarina's posts about the event! Happily, when she reached out to ask if I'd like to appear on her livestream to talk about my new book, we

By 0Articles, White Wine

  In September Lori Budd of Exploring the Wineglass and Dracaena Wines reached out to me and asked if I'd be interested in being a guest on her podcast Winefabet Street. Obviously! Lori shares the Winefabet Street podcast with Debbie Gioquindo, the Hudson Valley Wine Goddess. I'd "met" Lori before. She's kindly had me as a guest on her her Exploring the Wineglass podcast previously. I've also done a guest post for her blog about Natural Wine in Turkey. But this was my first time meeting Debbie and as a long-time follower of her blog I was thrilled to get to talk with her. Even if it was at 2

By 0Articles, Turkish Wine

  I've been a little neglectful of my wine bar reviews of late. November and December were insane! Hopefully with the new year things will calm down a bit and I can really dig back into things. I'm starting the year with a wine bar review of Beyoğlu Şaraphanesi. Tucked away in the warren of bars that is Asmalı Mescit, Beyoğlu Şaraphanesi is like a calm oasis of class and excellent wine. The French bistro-style façade opens into a long gallery warm, exposed brick walls and warm lighting gleaming off shining glassware. One of the things I love about the place is the mix of brick, stone, stained glass, and