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By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  I recently had the chance to re-visit Arda Bağları in Thrace with US importer, Fine Turkish Wine. If only I had a car, I would certainly be at this winery more often. Arda has long been a favorite winery of mine. Not only because the wine is great (and price conscious!) but because the family behind it is lovely. [caption id="attachment_22197" align="alignright" width="445"] Rob İçsezen of Fine Turkish Wine, Andrea Lemieux, Yavuz Saç[/caption] Arda Bağları & Şarapçılık Located near the historic town of Edirne, a mere stone’s throw from the Turkey-Greece-Bulgaria border, lies Arda Bağları. Founded in 2007 by Ilyas Saç, this winery is a family affair tended to by Saç’s

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I recently had the chance to re-visit Arcadia Bağları in Thrace with US importer, Fine Turkish Wine. Not that I don't always enjoy visiting Arcadia (or any other winery), but when you're with a buyer, wow does the carpet get rolled out for you! After breakfast, we did a marathon tasting with Arcadia founder Zeynep who generously opened so many wines for us to try. I'll post reviews for everything eventually (especially the new Mahiada wines!), but first, lets dive into the Arcadia Odrysia line.  Arcadia Bağları  Arcadia Vineyards is a father–daughter dream brought to life in Lüleburgaz, once known as Arcadiapolis—an apt setting for their “earthly paradise.” Inspired by

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  These wines were provided as samples - all opinions are my own. The lovely folks at Akberg recently reached out to me and sent me some samples. I love samples! Thank you Akberg! This presented me with a fantastic chance to try some of their new vintages and new wines. Not all of which are included here, a couple need their own posts! But the four I'm featuring here uncover flavors - and a new grape! - from the winery.  But first! A little about the winery.  Akberg Akberg winery already had a long history in Turkey before the 2020 vintage that put it on the map. For years, Akberg has produced

By 1Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Every year, wineries in Turkey release new wine vintages (I mean, of course they do). But new wines are much rarer. Finding out about them isn't always easy either given the ban on advertising alcohol. Sometimes, a wine enthusiast such as myself stumbles across a new wine (or even winery) via social media. Or, in a wine shop.  That's exactly how I learned about the latest release from The Wine Experience Project. Wine Experience Project Created by Göknur Gündoğan and Işık Gülçubuk, they launched the Wine Experience Project, aka Wine Ambassadors at the end of 2020. Per the group's mandate, The Wine Experience Project respects vine, wine, and are “winebassadors” who

By 0Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Despite the massive expense and roadblocks thrown up by the current government, wine production in Turkey continues to expand. Each regions grows a little more every year - be it a new winery, a new grape, new wine offerings, or expanded vineyards. Over the last couple years, Thrace has seen a boom in most of those areas (excepting the new grapes), with Prius Winery becoming one of the region's newest wineries. It came on the scene maybe two years ago. But, I only recently was able to get my hands on some of their wine.  Prius Winery Does Prius Winery need this whole section with a big 'heading 2' sub-title?

By 1Articles, Red Wine, Turkish Wine

  Summer has arrived hard and fast in Turkey with temperatures already soaring into the 30s even in Istanbul. Air conditioning units work round the clock and electricity outages have increased apace of everyone running those units. While I love white wine (and am increasingly coming around to rosé), especially during this time of the year, not everyone does. Even if you do like white and rosé wines, the summer heat is no reason to give up your red wines entirely. “But no!” I can hear you exclaiming, “How can I drink red wine in this heat?” Chill them! Yes, you heard me, stick ‘em in the fridge. Before

By 2Amber Wine, Amphora, Articles, Orange Wine, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  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 2023! My Favorite Sparkling Wines There weren't many new sparkling wines released this year. And frankly, with the skyrocketing price of most Turkish bubbles, I didn't really drink much. And while the Paşaeli Karasakız Pét-Nat may not be a fair wine to include, as it was a super limited bottling, it nonetheless gets a spot.  My Favorite White Wines Over the last few years,

By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Really, what is the obsession some of the upper Thracian wineries seem to have with making blanc de noir wines with Papazkarası? Sure, some of them are pretty nice. My personal favorites being those from Chamlija and Arcadia. And yes, it's great to see experimentation with the native grapes. Especially as this seems to be the only Thracian native grape going. Why do I have such a viscerally negative reaction, then, when I see a new blanc de noir Papazkarası? Even I can't answer that. I like to see a new blanc de noir Çal Karası. Maybe it's because I feel sure that there must be a native white

By 2Articles, Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Papazkarası has been staging a quiet take over. When I first discovered the grape, maybe you could find two or three wines. Now, this ancient blue-black grape variety native to Turkey's upper Thrace abounds and wineries are releasing not just red wines, but also rosés and blanc de noir wines. The name Papazkarası roughly translates to "black of the priest (or) pope". In Greece, the variety is registered as "Kara Papas", although little, if any, Papazkarası wine is produced there. In Turkey, the spelling varies between Papazkarası (with a 'z') and Papaskarası (with an 's'). You can read more about the here! Now that there are so many of these wines

By 2Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Arcadia, based in upper Thrace in Kırklareli, has long prided itself on its winemaking techniques. Including a crazy looking machine that very gently filters the wines and then bottling them unfined. They're now following the popular trend of spontaneous fermentation, or doğal fermentasyon in the Turkish. This has become a growing trend over the last few years. Some wineries, like Kastro Tireli and Tomurcukbağ, have always allowed their wine to ferment spontaneously with ambient yeasts. Büyülübağ has made one or two "wild ferment" wines for years. When Claros opened, they did the same and Gürbüz, Paşaeli, and probably a handful of others all have at least a couple wines.