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By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  We don't talk a great deal about the ageability (or not) of white wine in Turkey. Frankly we don't talk a great deal about the ageability of any wine. Difficult to do really since it's largely all speculation. Most wineries with serious history behind them have not kept wine libraries. In fact, the largest collection of aged wine (wine in general, I think) is in private hands. Wineries, now realizing the importance of keeping old vintages of their wine, are buying wine back from him.  [caption id="attachment_13709" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Likya's vineyards in the Taurus Mountains[/caption] And yet, I'm relatively sure there are any number of grapes, if not necessarily yet

By 1Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  It's been some time since Chamlija debuted its Teruar Serisi with rare white grapes Ten Göynek, Ak Üzüm, Hüyük Ak Üzüm, and Kuyucak Ak Üzüm. I reached out to Chamlija to clarify some questions I had about these.  Ak Üzüm on its own is a little confusing. What little we know about Ak Üzüm comes from Mediterranean wineries Selefkia and Tasheli. A thin-skinned grape prone to disease, Ak Üzüm tends to prefer limestone soils where they grow as bush-trained vines, many of which are quite old. However, Ak Üzüm really just means "white grape". As it turns out, there are several "Ak Üzüms" floating around the Mediterranean.  This reminds me

By 1Amber Wine, Orange Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Amber wine has quietly existed in Turkey for a number of years with previously off the radar, small producers like Gelveri. Then, a few well-placed and larger name wineries like Chamlija, Paşaeli, and Kastro Tireli released skin contact wines. In many ways, the amber boom here resembles the rosé explosion. Sure, there's always been rosé. But then a handful of years ago everyone started making it (whether or not they personally like it) because that was the selling trend. And so it seems, amber follows in the wake of pink.  Despite the work from Mediterranean wineries like Tasheli and Selefkia, Göküzüm still flies largely un-talked about. A pity, in

By 1Articles, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Every year - well every year that I remember - I like to do a quick review of the wines I posted about during the year that I most enjoyed, that most surprised me, etc. So with no further ado, let's jump into my favorite Turkish wines of 2022! My Favorite Sparkling Wines Sparkling wines are always going to be at the tippy top of my list! Not many new sparkling wines were released this year but, even if it were the only one, the Arcadia Pét-Nat Sauvignon Gris would still sit at the top of the tippy top.  Yaşasın is not new but it still makes my list. This year, I

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  While I've written about it a number of times now, Patkara is still something of an emerging grape in Turkey. The first glimpse we had of it was a handful of years ago from Urla Şarapçılık. In association with Anatolian grape expert Umay Çeviker and Tasheli, it was part of a limited release "Discovery" series. Why it remains relatively obscure has nothing to do with the grape's quality or suitability for wine production, and more to the fact that it's a highly localized grape grown where wineries are scarce. In fact, only two small, family-run wineries are dedicated to it: Tasheli and Selefkia. Patkara is at home on the

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Sagavın Winery's wines still reside totally under the radar. I've seen them at the odd shop here in Istanbul but not widely. Which is a shame. I'm not going to pretend that they're the greatest wines or even anything above mediocre because they're not. And yet. They're pricing their wines exactly as they should - not always a guarantee anywhere, especially not here! For that reason alone I think it's a winery worth supporting. Wine can improve. Egos and price inflation rarely do. I've tried a number of Sagavın's wines so far, the rosé was a nice surprise! And now that temperatures have cooled off a bit, I can

By 1Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Last fall when I visited Likya, they told me about a new rosé they were trying to release: Fox. Made from a new (for us) grape called Tilki Kuyruğu, which means "fox tail" the winery wanted to call their wine Likya Fox. This simple action sparked a lawsuit. But before that story, the grape.  Rather than the bog standard "black from somewhere" (i.e. all the grapes here that are something kara), Tilki Kuyruğu has a fun name. It means, as I mentioned above, fox tail. Named because the bunches are quite large with several cascading lobes that thin out at the bottom creating a fox tail-looking bunch. Elsewhere in

By 1Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  In May at Gusto Bar's CMC, I connected with Erdem Yılmaz from Tasheli. Then, after drinking the winery's Göküzüm Aküzüm, I reached out to him with some questions about the wine. And to order more! During our conversation, he very kindly offered to send me a few bottles from the rest of their selection. He sent me a Patkara-Kalecik Karası rosé, the new vintage of their orange Göküzüm, and the Patkara-Cabernet-Shiraz red blend. Reviews for the other two will be upcoming but, as I've been having a surprising yen lately for rosé (I know, who am I?!?!) I'm starting there! Tasheli and Patkara  Located in the Çömelek village in the Mut

By 1Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Located in the Çömelek village in the Mut district of Mersin along Turkey's Mediterranean coast, Tasheli is a family-run winery that has had a long journey to get to where it is now. They began in 2005 as amateur winemakers but serious wine enthusiasts. Years of learning on their own and receiving guidance from other winemakers and experts have now paid off. With the help of Anatolian grape expert Umay Çeliker, Patkara became their star grape. But the winery does not neglect other regional, native grapes, like Göküzüm and Aküzüm. Grown in the Taurus mountains where high elevation helps mitigate the heat of the Mediterranean region, Tashaeli's Göküzüm vines are