Wine writer turned winery owner Şeyla Ergenekon and winemaker husband Çağatay cultivate organic grapes on the Gallipoli Peninsula. There they concentrate on French varieties
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Hailing from some of Turkey's most easterly vineyards in Elazığ, Öküzgözü is the number one planted wine grape in Turkey. As demonstrated in my
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This month the #winophiles are exploring the Côtes du Rhône. You can view the preview here. Originally I was going to pass on this
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I generally try to bring attention to wineries in Turkey that champion native grapes. However, some of the wineries here that focus on international
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Kösetevek is a "new" grape; or more accurately, newly reinvigorated. The grape comes from Elazığ in the east of Turkey where it has been
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About an hour's drive outside Izmir, arriving at Nif Bağları gives you the feeling of having found a desert oasis. Located off an unmarked,
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Just because the weather has turned hot and summery does not mean red wine lovers should despair of not comfortably drinking red wines! Many
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I'm one of those annoying people who has to touch everything when they go through clothing and housewares stores. Although I am certainly trying
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I, like many people, have had my spring/summer travel plans interrupted by COVID-19. In May I was going to return to Budapest. I've been
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It has been so long since I've been to Moldova that I don't even remember what year it was. 2009? Maybe 2010? For a
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