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By 6Amber Wine, Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  Summer has unmistakably arrived! While it is spring that often gets the lamb or lion heraldic, it's really summer that needs one. Be it climate change or otherwise, the last several years has seen spring limp in weakly. Not meekly like a cute Easter lamb, but like one ravaged by angry wolves that managed to escape and keep going. In Istanbul, I feel like we need a new word to describe how winter and spring seem to be melding into one, indistinguishable season. There is no mistaking summer though which roars in like an angry lion, throwing temperatures into the upper 20s before June has even arrived.  I don't

By 0Amphora, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  While neither new nor lost, Karasakız has long been underappreciated. For a long time, there was only Suvla (which still explores the most expressions of the grape, Paşaeli, and the producers on Bozcaada making wine under the grape's alternate name, Kuntra. Recently, something seems to have changed and love for Karasakız fills the air.  Also called 'Kuntra' the Karasakız (kar-ah-sah-kiz) grape is the oldest grape variety grown on the island of Bozcaada. Records show it growing here for at least 500 years. It likes a warmer climate and, in addition to Bozcaada, also grows on the southern part of the Gallipoli Peninsula, in the Bayramiç District of the Çanakkale

By 6Articles, Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  The beautiful weather of late has brought new energy and excitement to the air! It's hard to not feel happy and upbeat with the sunny days. I don't know about you, but I'm even getting up a little earlier, and less grumpy, than usual.  For many, this weather brings the desire to drink lighter and crisper wines. I know what I'm going to be drinking this month. What about you? Read on to find out! Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) May has something fun but a little scary in store for you, Aquarius! You need to stop being so serious and analytical. Don't be afraid to do something if you

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  It's World Malbec Day! This French grape is a global people pleaser.  While mostly known for the wines produced in Argentina, its popularity knows no bounds. According to Wine-Searcher.com, people happily grow Malbec Argentina and France of course, but also Chile, the US, Australia, South Africa, and "other".  I guess Turkey falls in "other". [easy-image-collage id=20154] Malbec has become very popular here over recent years and I've written about it any number of times, most recently, I think, in this piece. It appears in blends and varietals in quite a few regions including Thrace, Marmara, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean. But this Malbec World Day, it's all about the Marmara regions'

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Nihat Kutman, founder of Doluca Winery, was one of the first in Turkey to revive vineyards and winemaking after phylloxera destroyed many of the country's vineyards. Thanks in large part to that epidemic, many of Turkey's native grapes were lost. As a result, nascent wineries in Turkey's new Republic relied on grapes from Europe to restart vineyards and wine production. In the mid 1930s, Nihat bey returned from Europe with several grapes that would go on to become, if not wide-spread in the country, heritage grapes with which a small handful of wineries still work. One of those varieties was Cinsault. We don't see a lot of Cinsault here

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Surrounded by mountains and the verdant forests of the Black Sea region, the district of Amasya lays about 120 kilometers from the Black Sea. Although near the sea, Amasya sits high above the coast and has an inland, hot summer Mediterranean climate. While tea might be the most famous crop to come out of the region, Amasya is well-known for its apples which grow well here. And maybe soon

By 6Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Sweet Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  We've still got a couple weeks until spring is official by the calendar, but it seems to have arrived in Istanbul early. Although if past winter/spring seasons are prologue, then we could well see snow in the city in March. I'm hoping that is not our future this month, but it's difficult to know what the universe has in store! Slightly less murky than our weather forecast is our drinking forecast! So, which wines will we all be hunting down this month? Read on to find out.  Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Aquarius, this month brings a possibly unique opportunity to turn your creative ideas into passive income streams. We

By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I've written about a couple few wines now from Akberg. This winery emerged from less than savory "fruit wine" origins to create interesting (grape) wines. In cooperation with Gülçin Akçay, one of our best winemakers, Akberg sources native grapes from across the country. Some, like Narince, Bornova Misketi, and Papazkarası are grapes we know well. Others, like Osmanca and Erçis Karası are specific to them/emerging grapes. Only recently had I been able to try the Akberg Büyük Bağ Bornova Misketi. Kind of a funny story about how that happened. If you have no desire to read through my rambling story, feel free to skip down to the notes below! We lose power