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By 0Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Sweet Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  June has been just a crazy month for me! I hope yours has been calmer. I've barely been able to enjoy any wine at all. Eek! So, I'm looking forward to a quiet July. Now that I have time to enjoy wine again, what will I be drinking? What will you be drinking in July? Read on and find out what your horoscope suggests! Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Feeling stuck? At work, in your relationships, at life in general? Feeling like you're not making progress in your life can be frustrating. And the more frustrated you feel, the more stuck you become. At times like this, don't stubbornly wave your

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  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 the Yavaş family. Brainchild of the father with son, Canberk, serving as winemaker. Claros keeps things simple for us. They make Merlot. Only Merlot. Possibly they should act as the Turkish representative for #MerlotMe month! The winery takes its name from tClaros he nearby ruins of ancient Greek city, Klaros. Not only does it specialize in Merlot, but Claros also makes completely unfined, unfiltered, wild ferment Merlot. When other wineries here say they make unfined/unfiltered or "limited" filtered wines, I laugh. Maybe their wines have

By 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

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  To the surprise of many, there are over 100 wineries in Turkey. Some of them produce wine on a colossal scale and are known domestically and abroad. One of those wineries people don’t often know about (even here in Istanbul) is Claros. Claros Wines The Yavaş family first planted their vineyards in 2006. Five years later they produced their first vintage, really “just to see how it would turn out.” Initially they enjoyed their wine among friends and family. However, they soon realized that they had too much wine to drink themselves – as if that’s a thing! So in 2017, they founded Claros Wines. Claros is a Merlot-only vineyard and winery.