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By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  As my wine tastings wind down, sometimes a few of my regulars stick around for a chat. More often than not when that happens, I'll take a break from cleaning and open another bottle to share. One night, I reached for a bottle of Shiraz made by a new winery none of us knew much of anything about, Bodrum Winery. I've written about Bodrum Winery a couple few times already, but never about my first experience with their wine. The very first of their wines I tried was the VinBodrum 2014 Shiraz and it was one of those wines I wish I'd saved for myself! Bodrum Winery VinBodrum 2014 Shiraz

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Vinolus Winery makes possibly my favorite Kalecik Karası wine. Therefore, it came as a great surprise to me whenI realized that I hadn't posted about it yet! A boutique producer in Kayseri, near Cappadocia, Vinolus makes unique wines from organically grown grapes. Oluş Molu and her brother Aziz took over the family farm in the early aughts to create the first ecological farm in Turkey. The project includes 50 acres (20 ha) planted to  native Kalecik Karası and Narince as well as international varieties: Chardonnay, Roussanne, Shiraz, and Tempranillo. Here grapes planted on native rootstock grow on a combination of head and trellis trained vines. Oluş keeps production

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Barel Vineyards was founded in 1997 with the aim of adding a little bit more taste to the life by the Akın family. While Barel’s name comes from the names of two siblings Elif and Barkın Akın brothers; the winery is in the hands of youngest of the Akıns, Barkın. The Akın family was making wine on their land for family and friends years before the winery was officially founded. Barkın, who always had a dream to open a restaurant in his home town, studied gastronomy before settling on his family’s land in Trakya. As a wine lover he believes that you should be able to put a bottle

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  There's some argument here whether or not the grape Karalahna means 'black pumpkin' (per Wine Grapes) or if it's a derivative of the Turkish word for 'kale', karalahana (with an extra 'a'). Regardless, this native Turkish grape a variety rarely seen of its home island Bozcaada. Even on the island only two producers really feature it, Corvus and Çamlıbağ. Bozcaada based winery Corvus is one of the most recognized names in wine in Turkey. When Reşit Söley decided to give up architecture for winemaking, he did it with a meticulousness and considerable energy. Söley threw himself into regenerating old island vineyards and planting new plots. Now, nearly 20 years after

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  At the end of November during Turkey's annual Sommeliers' Selection event, I had the chance to participate in a vertical tasting of two wines from Doluca: the Karma Cabernet Sauvignon Öküzgözü and the Karma Shiraz Boğazkere presented by the winery's Education and International Marketing Manager, Ebru Günaçan.  Circa 2000, Doluca owner Ahmet Kutman decided to make the Karma line to show that Turkish grapes could blend well with recognized, European varieties. Blending Turkish and international varieties isn't new (well maybe it was in 2000, that was before I got here).  Now, at least, such blends are not uncommon as a) many of the grapes really do work well together; and

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Wine writer turned winery owner Şeyla Ergenekon and winemaker husband Çağatay cultivate organic grapes on the Gallipoli Peninsula. There they concentrate on French varieties including two of the most popular and widely planted grapes in Turkey: Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Ergenekon produces varietal wines of each of these grapes under the label Singularis. The Regius brings together these two grapes for the winery’s trifecta of premium labels. Ergenekon Singularis Syrah 2013 Tasting Notes The Ergenekon Singularis Syrah is limited edition wine (1,115 bottles). As with all their wines, Ergenekon used only organic grapes for this Syrah. Aged for 16 months in French barriques, they then bottled it unfiltered; creating a wine

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Taking its name from the Syriac word for “peace,” Shiluh is Turkey's largest commercial Assyrian-style winery. Based in Midyat about 100 km from Mardin in the extreme southeast of Turkey, Shiluh (which also goes by Süryani Şarabı) carries on the winemaking tradition of Christian Assyrians. But in a modernized way. Until recently, Assyrian wine remained largely a family by family project. People sourced grapes from home gardens and made traditional wines at home to share with friends and family. Then in 2008, wishing to share this part of their culture outside the community, members of three Assyrian families: Gabriel, Aktaş, and Aslan, created a commercial winery to produce such wine. Shiluh

By 2Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Architect and musician (respectively) turned winemakers Bilge Benisü Öğünlü and Reha Öğünlü make wine they way they like it. After spending more than 15 years in America, they admit their palate was shaped by the many American and European wines they had during those years. So when they returned to Turkey to start their own vineyard in Urla, it felt natural to plant French varieties. Friends of the slow food movement, they take their time with their wine and attribute its ability to age well to a combination of this care and good cellaring practices. Their wine is always a little bit of a surprise to people I know. One

By 0Articles, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Recently I sat down (virtually anyway!) with Lori from Dracaena Wines and Exploring the Wine Glass to talk about Turkish wine. It was such a delight and an honor to talk to have the opportunity!  Exploring the Wine Glass: Turkish Wine 101 When I went through the WSET L2 class, at no point was Turkish wine brought into the conversation. Quite some time ago, I came across a person on Twitter that I decided to follow because she was always talking about Turkish wine.  Through each post, her enthusiasm and passion for the wine showed through and anyone who knows me knows I love to share someone’s passion for wine. Andrea