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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

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Based in Elmalı, Antalya, Likya is one of Turkey's few Mediterranean wineries. Run by brothers Burak and Doruk Özkan, Likya's vineyards sit at an average of 1,100 meters giving the grapes cooling relief from the otherwise hot climate of Antalya. The Özkan family cultivates a wide variety of grapes including both domestic and international varieties. Likya is currently one of the country's leaders in resurrecting lost grape varieties like Acıkara, Fersun, and Merzifon Karası. These aren't the only native varieties the winery cultivates though. Likya's Narince has been one of my favorite wines from this grape. Boğazkere, Kalecik Karası, and Öküzgözü can also be found in their vineyards. Today,

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Petit Verdot blends well with a number of Turkish grapes. In addition to this Öküzgözü blend by Gülor, it also does well with Karasakız. Its meaty tannins and floral perfume help fill out some of these more highly acidic grapes that, left on their own, make medium bodied and often juicy fruity wines. For Gülor, the Öküzgözü Petit Verdot falls under the winery’s Silver Series which includes several native-international variety blends. Gülor Silver Öküzgözü Petit Verdot 2012 Tasting Notes The nose on the wine was as riotously colorful as the intense purple-tinged ruby color it displayed in the glass. Blue fruit aromas burst from the glass in waves of açai berries,

By 0Sweet Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Kırklareli-based winery Arcadia is not alone in cultivating Sauvignon Blanc. This French varietal maintains a spot as a major favorite here in Turkey. What sets it apart is the Arcadia 333. The sexiest wine in Turkey (but more on why later!). While many turn up their nose to sweet wines, I staunchly remain a fan. Turkey offers a fair number of semi and sweet wines. Most of them are made with late harvest grapes while three producers, Corvus, LA Wines, and Gemici make passito-style sweet wines. Only one, Arcadia, makes a sweet wine with botrytis grapes. Something the winery never anticipated doing and, like all those who gamble with

By 0Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  I've read a lot of #WinePW posts but for one reason or another never managed to get my act together enough to participate. However, when I saw that the inspiration for this month's event was Jason Wilson's Godforsaken Grapes I knew I couldn't not participate. Being an advocate for Turkish wine and grape varietals this #WinePW was right up my alley. Öküzgözü This tongue-twisting grape originates in Mid-Eastern Anatolia (Elazığ). However, as the most popular (or at least widely planted) native variety in Turkey, one can find this grape across the country in vineyards in Mid-Southern Anatolia (Cappadocia) and increasingly across the Aegean and even in Thrace. Pronounced uh-küz-guh-zü, these grapes prefer

By 0European Wines, Rest of the World, Sparkling Wine, Wine Reviews

  The Hungaria Grand Cuvée Brut sparkling wine, or peszgő as it's called in Hungary is a delightfully affordable sparkling wine. I discovered this wine at a charming wine bar in Budapest, Doblo. If you're visiting Budapest I highly recommend a stop in here! I stopped in here on a warm Sunday afternoon and started, as I always do, with the sparkling wines by the glass. A little touch of sweetness kept the wine from austerity and lifted my spirits on that rainy day! I enjoyed it greatly that day and made sure to pick up a bottle to bring home! Hungaria Sparkling Wine Originally established in 1955, Hungaria, as of 2014,

By 0Amber Wine, Orange Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Established in 2002 by wine and beer importer Seyit Karagözoğlu, Paşaeli is, in my opinion, one of Turkey’s most valuable wineries. More than just creating quality wine, Paşaeli is of the Turkish wineries making huge efforts to revive rare and dying grape varieties. While Paşaeli does turn out a couple of the Bordeaux-style blends that are endlessly popular in Turkey. I’ve had the Kaynaklar and K2 blends several times and they’re very good. But the heart and soul of this winery are the grapes you’ve never heard of. A big believer in growing things where they are native, Karagözoğlu set about collecting vineyards where Turkey’s native grapes thrive naturally. Paşaeli has vineyards in

By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Yapıncak is arguably Turkey's most up and coming native white grape right now. As a general champion of lesser-known Turkish grapes, Yapıncak has been part of Paşaeli's collection for a while now. The winery features a simple (but elegant) Yapıncak, a skin contact amber that frustratingly I haven't been able to get my hands on, and an 'old vine' (more on the in the future). Popular Gallipoli-based producer Suvla makes three wines with this grape as well: a simple table wine, a lovely oaked reserve, and a traditional method sparkling wine.  Now mega producer Sevilen has joined the ranks. Sevilen's history with this grape is just that, a history.

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  I do not count driving among my core skills. If I'm being honest, it's barely a peripheral skill. Essentially, the best one can say about my driving is that I haven't killed anyone. And that car that I totaled that one time we argued the dealership into fixing instead of scrapping. Good thing for me, my skill level (or lack thereof) actually makes me an average driver in Turkey. Which is great because I've had to spend the last two years driving around the country in pursuit of wine. [caption id="attachment_13671" align="alignleft" width="225"] Gal pals on the edge[/caption] Google Maps has failed us a few times on these trips, getting

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Rıfat Şekerdil, owner and winemaker of Öküzgözü Şarapçılık, has been a fixture in central Izmir since his father opened a small winery in the Bornova area of Izmir when Şekerdil was a child. It was while making wine in Bornova that he became curious about the little-known Foça Karası grape. Foça Karası, which literally means “black from Foça” is from the nearby town of the same name. He started with just a few rows of the grape planted alongside Cabernet Sauvignon. When Şekerdil began experimenting with it, no one else was using it to make wine* so he had no idea what to expect. He soon realized that this medium small,