My Favorite Turkish Wines of 2020
April 25, 2021 0Amber Wine, Orange Wine, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Sweet Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews
It was recently pointed out to me that I never posted a list of my favorite wines from 2020. In fact, I have not posted a list like that since 2017! How embarrassing. However, I feel happy that someone reads this often enough to have noticed the oversight! We can all agree that very few of us enjoyed 2020. At least I had wine to cushion the blow!
Below is a list of my favorite Turkish wines that I tried this year (in no particular order). Unfortunately my typing is a lot slower than my drinking so I haven’t posted reviews of all of them but for those I have reviewed I’ve included links. In 2020 I started participating in a number of wine and food pairing blogging groups including #WinePW, #Winophiles, and #ItalianFWT. I was able to feature Turkish wine for some of those which was fun. That means that I’ve stepped up my food pairing game and some of the links here will take you to a few of those posts!
Favorite Reds:
- Uçmakdere Firuze Cabernet Sauvignon
- Gordias Cabernet Franc
- Chateau Kalpak Petit Verdot
- Kuzeybağ Kösetevek
- Büyülübağ Adakarası
- Eskibağlar Öküzgözü
- Antioche Barburi
- Perdix Boğazkere
- Chateau Nuzun Çatal Karası-Selvi Karası
- Akın Gürbüz Cabernet Franc
Favorite Whites:
- Umurbey Fumé Blanc
- Sevilen 900 Fumé Blanc
- Perdix Bornova Misketi
- Vinolus Emir Roussanne
- Amadeus Cuvee Blanche
- Vinolus Narince
- Vinkara Mahzen Narince
- Selendi Moralı Narince
- Paşaeli Kolorko
- Gordias Fesleğen
Favorite Rosés:
- Sevilen Innocent Angel
- Chamlija Rose d’Strandja
- Amadeus Zinfandel Dark Roze
- Paşaeli Çakal Üzümü
- Buradan Şirin
- Ma’Adra Floral Öküzgözü
- Vinkara Minoj
Favorite Sweet:
- Sevilen Late Harvest
- Kayra Madre
- Diren Vadi Semi-Sweet Narince
Favorite Amber:
- Gelveri Kızıl Üzüm
- Gelveri Koku Üzüm
- Kastro Tireli Hermos
Favorite Sparkling:
- Vinkara Yaşasın