Two of my best friends have just moved to Istanbul and I haven’t had time to take them through the do’s and don’ts of
Read MoreDespite living in Istanbul for two years; one of them right next to the famous French Street which high volume live music keeps me
Read MoreI was in the Suvla shop the other day looking for gifts for friends moving here. I thought they should have some nice wine
Read MoreSince my Carrefour has remodeled and renamed itself a Carrefour Gourmet (which as far as I can tell means that it simply has a
Read MoreWhenever I go into Carrefour I take a quick look at the wine section to see if I can find red wines at a)
Read MoreIn addition to the its already overwhelming selection of excellent wine; Suvla also produces a series called Kabatepe-a table red, white, blush, and rose.
Read MoreThis week we’re diverting from Suvla. Largely because I saw a bottle of wine at Carrefour last week that I don’t recall having seen
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Last week I went to the Suvla shop in Cihangir for a bottle of Sur, completely forgetting that there were two. When I was
Read MoreIt’s December and yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent which means that it’s officially time to start playing Christmas movies and music and,
Read MoreI was both excited and trepidatious going into this Suvla Merlot. On the one hand…Merlot; blech. It rhymes with ‘no’ for a reason. One
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