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By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I haven't written before about Çakır Bağcılık ve Şarapçılık. It's a newish winery, releasing its first vintage only last year. Until recently this was the only of their wines I've had it being the only native grape they work with. And while I had it last summer (I am so behind on my writing up my notes!) with warmer weather coming back around I've been thinking about how darn good this was and how much I want it again. So let's talk about some Çakır Bornova Misketi. But first, the winery.  Çakır Bağcılık ve Şarapçılık, is one of the newest members of the Urla Bağ Yolu (along with Perdix). The winery

By 1Articles, Turkish Wine, White Wine

  My fourth article for Turquazz is now live! What began as a celebration of Turkey's devotion to jazz and its own Anatolian music has developed into a full-blown exaltation of Anatolian music and culinary arts. "From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, from Greece to the Iranian border – what is known as Anatolia has a lot to offer, not only a varied landscape but also a long history and multi-faceted culture. For certain, Anatolia is a place of endless stories once you explore its abundant riches. What we focus on today here are the contemporary approaches to this cultural mosaic that is Anatolian culture. There are two words

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

  This month Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla has invited the #Winophiles group to explore French grown around the world. You can view her original invite here. France is home to what are probably the world's most famous and widespread grape varieties. Grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Chardonnay can be found in almost every winemaking country from France to the Italy, the UK, the US, Argentina, Australia, China, and Tunisia. And pretty much everywhere in between! Turkey likewise is not immune to the charms of French grapes. They enjoy an overwhelming popularity here. Few wineries (in fact only four or five come to mind) do not feature a

By 0Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Summer is waning away here in Istanbul. While the forecast promises warmer days again, we're currently experiencing temperature drops and overcast skies. So while we still have intermittent sun I will continue to enjoy summer white wines. For me, the best Turkish summer wines often come from the Bornova Misketi grape. For a while I thought I'd exhausted all the examples of Bornova Misketi. But then I found Perdix. Perdix is a newly opened winery in the Aegean growing region and a newcomer to the Urla Bağ Yolu (Urla Wine Route). I have not yet had the chance to visit but going by the winery's Instagram page, they have

By 1Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Despite the ever growing number of native white grape varieties in Turkey, Chardonnay along with Sauvignon Blanc remain very popular. Chardonnay here went through quite a journey. For many years the wines displayed excessive oak influence that drowned out any possible fruit or freshness. However, the last few years have seen the rise of Chardonnay wines that express fruit and vibrancy as well as those with complexity from responsible oak ageing. Over the last few months I have enjoyed a number of Chardonnays from the young and fresh all the way to sparkling. Sevilen İsa Bey Chardonnay, 2019 One of Sevilen's most successful lines, the İsa Bey series includes varietal

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  I'm one of those annoying people who has to touch everything when they go through clothing and housewares stores. Although I am certainly trying to control the impulse during these days of COVID-19. But I'm a very tactile person. I learn by doing, not by seeing for example. And how things feel is critical for me. I might like the look of a dress or even a couch cover but the feel of the material is ultimately even more important than the look. For that reason, I particularly enjoy textural wines and one of the reasons why, for years Cabernet Sauvignon was among my go-to grapes. I drank a

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  The Boğazkere grape comes from Diyarbakır in Turkey's farthest east vineyards. Commercial wineries do not exist in Diyarbakır. Wineries around the country either own or contract with growers there and have the grapes shipped in. However, like many other grapes, Boğazkere has migrated to different parts of the country.  One place the grape has found a new home is in the vineyards of Urla Şarapçılık. Located in the same-named sub region along the Aegean and south of Izmir; So what does a Boğazkere from the Aegean region taste like? Let's find out! Urla Şarapçılık Boğazkere 2013 Tasting Notes To start, Boğazkere can often be a tricky grape to make into a varietal

By 2Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  Architect and musician (respectively) turned winemakers Bilge Benisü Öğünlü and Reha Öğünlü make wine they way they like it. After spending more than 15 years in America, they admit their palate was shaped by the many American and European wines they had during those years. So when they returned to Turkey to start their own vineyard in Urla, it felt natural to plant French varieties. Friends of the slow food movement, they take their time with their wine and attribute its ability to age well to a combination of this care and good cellaring practices. Their wine is always a little bit of a surprise to people I know. One

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  What Ali and Melis Emin intended as a future retirement project turned into full-blown careers. Located on the same grounds as the Emins's vast horse breeding operation, Mozaik turns out some 60-70,000 bottles annually. Greatly influenced by a love of Italian wine, the winery offers wines made from several Italian varieties. Including the Mahrem Petit Verdot Rebo. We have a surprising amount of Petit Verdot in Turkey. For years winemakers used it only in blends but more 100% Petit Verdot wines pop up every year. For the case of Mozaik's Mahrem label though, we're back to blend territory. Interestingly enough, this is the only blend Mozaik produces. So while

By 0Red Wine, Turkish Wine, Wine Reviews

  I am slowly coming around to Merlot. Not my favorite (long before that wine movie that's not about wine), it always seemed to strike me as being flat and characterless. Apparently I was drinking bad Merlot. Happily I have since learned the difference between the two. Even more happily, Turkey has a number of producers making good (or at least decent!) Merlot. One of those is Urla-based producer, and member of the Urla Bağ Yolu, MMG is one such producer. This family-run winery in the hills above Urla produces several wines with Merlot, a varietal and several blends. I've previously written about MMG's white and rosé wines. In this