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By 0Sparkling Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Paşaeli, that great pioneer and champion of rare native Turkish grapes has done it again. The winery, never content to rescue a grape and make just one wine before moving onto the next, often does small batch experiments to see what some of these grapes can, and cannot, do.  Years ago, the winery debuted its first wine with Çakal. The grape's character is such that, black grape though it technically is, even extended maceration gives only a dark-ish rosé. Paşaeli made two wines with the grape, one pale, and one dark rosé. Now, the winery that brought pét-nats to the Turkish market, has added one more: the Paşaeli Çakal

By 0American Wines, Red Wine, Rest of the World, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  It's been an age since I've done one of these! Weirdly, I have a bunch of Turkish candidates for various wines (Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino, Merlot, and more) but can't source the international versions. Thanks to a recent visit to the US and a gift from my cousin, Ginger, I am finally able to pair up a Turkish Zinfandel! Zinfandel If Shakespeare was right about "

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I recently had the chance to re-visit Arcadia Bağları in Thrace with US importer, Fine Turkish Wine. Not that I don't always enjoy visiting Arcadia (or any other winery), but when you're with a buyer, wow does the carpet get rolled out for you! After breakfast, we did a marathon tasting with Arcadia founder Zeynep who generously opened so many wines for us to try. I'll post reviews for everything eventually (especially the new Mahiada wines!), but first, lets dive into the Arcadia Odrysia line.  Arcadia Bağları  Arcadia Vineyards is a father–daughter dream brought to life in Lüleburgaz, once known as Arcadiapolis—an apt setting for their “earthly paradise.” Inspired by

By 0Amber Wine, Amphora, Orange Wine, Red Wine, Rest of the World, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Quite some time ago (again, I drink faster than I can type) I received an exciting invitation to a wine masterclass in Istanbul: Georgian Wine in Focus. Organized by Sabiha Apaydın in coordination with the Georgian Wine Association, the masterclass introduced participants to some of the Georgian wines available in Turkey.  Yes! Before you ignore this post because it talks about wine not available here, these wines are! Am I 100% sure where? Sadly, no. Because the shop that did have them, doesn't seem to anymore. But, the usual suspects to check would be La Cave, Mensis Mahzen, maybe Gözde Tekel, it's possible you might even see these at

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Disclaimer: I received these wines as samples but all opinions are my own. While I've seen them on social media, I have yet to try any wines from the relatively new winery: Sarı Vadi Bağları. I was therefore delighted when the winery reached out to me and sent me samples of two of their wines.  Sarı Vadi Bağları  What began as a journey to California to source rice lead to a life in wine. Turgay Yetis business life revolved around rice. Surprisingly to many, rice is a large part of the agricultural sector in Turkey's upper Thrace. Turgay established a business in Sacramento, establishing paddies and cultivating rice. All the while, nearby

By 2Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Disclaimer: I received these wines as samples but all opinions are my own. Explore Sagavin’s two distinct Syrah wines. Discover how vineyard origin and winemaking style shape their bold flavors, and learn the story behind this passionate, small Turkish winery. Recently, Sagavin Bağcılık ve Şarapçılık kindly sent me several of its wines. I enjoyed pairing Sagavin's white, rosé, and one of its reds with an Indian eggplant dish. I was really surprised that the red came out the winner in that experiment! Now, it's time to delve into the last two wines: Sagavin Syrahs. The winery makes two different Syrah wines, sourcing grapes for both from different places within İzmir.

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  These wines were provided as samples - all opinions are my own. The lovely folks at Akberg recently reached out to me and sent me some samples. I love samples! Thank you Akberg! This presented me with a fantastic chance to try some of their new vintages and new wines. Not all of which are included here, a couple need their own posts! But the four I'm featuring here uncover flavors - and a new grape! - from the winery.  But first! A little about the winery.  Akberg Akberg winery already had a long history in Turkey before the 2020 vintage that put it on the map. For years, Akberg has produced

By 2European Wines, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  It's a pretty rare day for me to post about wine from one of the "main" (aka Italy, France, Spain) European countries. Partially, because it's more difficult for me to get my hands on those but also because that's what almost everyone else writes about. However, some things are too exciting to not share. Such is the case with a wine I picked up on a trip (a while back) to Bologna: Leoni Conti La Mia Albana Progetto 1. Previously, I shared some notes on a few of the Lambruscos I got there. The Lambrusco grapes weren't the only native grapes I was hoping to find during my trip.

By 1Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Since I wrote an extensive post about 7Bilgeler quite recently (including travel information for anyone wanting to visit!) I won't rehash all that info here. We're just going to dive right into this (previously) obscure grape and 7Bilgeler's wine.  Gök, the Sky Grape From the Mersin district in Turkey’s Mediterranean growing region comes the grape, Gök or Göküzüm. Mersin is far more well-known for its beaches and Mediterranean coastline than it is for grapes and wine, but this resort area’s hot climate isn’t where Gök makes its home. Grown in the Taurus mountains, high elevation helps mitigate the heat of the Mediterranean region. In mountain villages like Çömelek, Gök vines

By 1European Wines, Red Wine, Travel, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  This post contains affiliate links While I was only in Bulgaria a few short days last summer, its wine left a lasting impression on me. I did several great tastings, found some fantastic wine bars, had my first canned pét-nat! and brought home some great wine. It's time to dive back into Bulgarian wine and talk about one of those great tastings - in fact the first one I did - at Sofia's Coupage. Coupage Located just a few blocks off Sofia's Slaveykov Square, Coupage Wine and Cheese is the brainchild of Aleksander Angelov. As the shop's name promises, it is more than wine (although that's enough in my opinion!). He also