Now one of the most widely known grapes in Turkey, Kalecik Karası was nearly lost to history. This grape was nearly extinct until the 1970s
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Turasan winery, based in Turkey's iconic Cappadocia, holds the spot as not only the largest winery in Cappadocia, but one of Turkey's most recognizable
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I frequently lament the vast amount of Bordeaux-style blends we have in Turkey. Partially because it does get rather tedious to drink the same
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While it has been some time since my birthday (August) I still vividly recall one of the wines we drank: the Chateau Kalpak Petit
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While 2010 is not really that old as far as aged wines go, it’s old for the Turkish market. Finding wine commercially (frankly sometimes
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Today is International Xinomavro Day! This new grape holiday was established only last year. While I missed my chance to post about it in
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It's #Merlober! Earlier this month I participated in the #WinePW conversation about #Merlot which you can read about here. While my original intent was
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This week I'm continuing my #Merlober celebrations with wine pairings for two Merlots from the same Turkish winery: Claros. Claros winery comes to us from
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Öküzgözü Şarapçılık outside Izmir is one of those curious cases we see occasionally here. It is both a bulk and a boutique winery. The
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Recently I participated in the #WinePW group's #MerlotMe conversation. You can read all about that here. I thought that would be the end of
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