Natural Wine in Turkey

April 1, 2020ByAndrea Lemieux 0Amber Wine, Amphora, Articles, Orange Wine, Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

The twenty-first century may still be fairly young but the wine world has already been rocked by a movement as big as it is controversial. Natural wine. While winemakers in several countries could argue that this is hardly new; much of the west treats it like a spanking new phenomenon. As we see natural wines popping up all over it seems to be a case of ‘better late than never.’ And now, the latest country to jump on the bandwagon is one of the oldest winemaking countries: Turkey.

Where then, does Turkey enter this picture? Over the last 15 years in particular the wine industry in Turkey has leapt forward in terms of technology and quality. Now the country produces many fine wines indeed; and in a very few cases, natural (or nearly so) wine. Wild-fermented wine is more common than fully natural wine and many producers are embracing this.

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