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  "I gave the vineyard of the Soul. I bought the barrel where grapes are crushed. I wrote the deed of this transaction On a glass of wine." - Divan-e Shams by Rumi The Poetry of Grapes in Konya If you've heard of Konya, you might know it as the resting place of Sufi mystic poet Rumi. Or, along the same lines, as one of the most religiously conservative cities in Turkey. It is not the first place you think of for wine. And yet, here we are.  Konya is actually an ancient region. It's been inhabited since the third millennium BC and has seen the rule of many civilizations including the Hittites, Phrygians, Greeks, Persians,