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By 1Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  "I gave the vineyard of the Soul. I bought the barrel where grapes are crushed. I wrote the deed of this transaction On a glass of wine." - Divan-e Shams by Rumi The Poetry of Grapes in Konya If you've heard of Konya, you might know it as the resting place of Sufi mystic poet Rumi. Or, along the same lines, as one of the most religiously conservative cities in Turkey. It is not the first place you think of for wine. And yet, here we are.  Konya is actually an ancient region. It's been inhabited since the third millennium BC and has seen the rule of many civilizations including the Hittites, Phrygians, Greeks, Persians,

By 1Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  The lack of a car and, frankly, funds, means I don't get to visit wineries around Turkey as much as I'd like. So, it's a real treat whenever I can make it happen. I was really lucky last November when Fine Turkish Wine was in country and I got to visit all their partner wineries with the founder. That included Arda, where Yavuz took us to see the Papazkarası vineyards he works with, opened pretty much every bottle the winery produces, and treated us to a couple new experiments

By 1European Wines, Rest of the World, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm invited our wine writers group to explore any (wine) topics that tickle our interest for 2025. We know I like wine from underappreciated and often unexpected countries, so I decided to use some newly acquired wine and explore Albanian wine.  I've yet to actually visit Albania, although it is pretty high on my list; and not just for wine! I spent years working on projects in Kosovo during which I visited Pristina many times and became rather enamored of Albanian music and literature. My Kosovar friends and colleagues tried to teach me some Albanian, all of which I've totally

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 0Rest of the World, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  At least their wine industries do. While I haven't had the chance to deeply explore Mexican wine, a little research has turned up some parallels between their industry and Turkey's. They do say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, hopefully I don't do too much harm here.  Mexico and Turkey: Cut From the Same Vine Appellations Let's start by looking at rules, regulations, appellations, and so on. Many countries around the world have some sort of wine appellation system in place: AVAs in the US, PDO/PGI (broadly) in Europe, GI in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, WO in South Africa, etc. Mexico has no such system. Neither (with one

By 3Amber Wine, Articles, Orange Wine, Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  A few weeks ago, I signed up for a wine tasting of rare grapes at Wayana in Moda. Wayana regularly does tastings, but this one caught my eye because I love nothing so much as a grape I've never heard of. What was billed as a tasting of eight wines turned into 13. Spoiler alert: it was pretty amazing. But before we dive into tasting notes, and we will get there, let's talk first about the mission to uncover Turkey's rare grapes. [caption id="attachment_14748" align="alignright" width="503"] Kösetevek grapes, Kuzeybağ[/caption] Uncovering Turkey's Rare Grapes I call it a mission, and it is "an important goal or purpose that is accompanied by strong conviction;

By 3European Wines, Greek Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  The Turkish wine import market is kind of arid in terms of volume and variety. Imported wines also cost about as a much as would ice water in the depths of the Sahara. I am therefore very selective about the few wines I'm allowed to bring home. And because there are so many wines to try, only rarely do I buy a wine more than once. The Akriotou Wild Mountaineer is one of those.  I first encountered it one year at Oenorama in Athens and was just so struck by it. Of course we all know that I love a grape comeback story, and the Wild Mountaineer features one

By 3Greek Wine, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I am continuously delighted by Cretan wine. Even before my first (and to date only) visit to the island, did I love the wine. Crete really exemplifies what I love about lesser explored wine countries. Granted it's not a small island, but it is responsible for a rather large chunk of Greece's native grapes, including Liatiko, aka Turkey's Çal Karası. Aside from Liatiko though, the majority of the native grapes cultivated on Crete are rare and only recently re-emerging on the market. [easy-image-collage id=22695] Crete's wineries are pouring so much heart and effort into bringing back these varieties through more sustainable agricultural practices and innovative winemaking, including new to me

By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I'm actually gearing up to write another lengthy post about a winery visit I made with Fine Turkish Wine back in November. It's taking me rather forever to get through these. But before I dive into another of those, I want to take a sec for a wine I keep meaning to talk about. The HUS Bornova Misketi.  HUS Şarapçılık HUS Şarapçılık has seen more than its fair share of tumult and tragedy for a young winery.  Ceylan Ertörer Diaz Leon and Juan Pablo Diaz Leon met while studying in Canada. While neither ever thought about having a life in wine, during a visit to Ceyaln's family in Urla, they both felt struck

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