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When I found out that the English language has few words for dried grapes: raisins, currants and Sultanas, I felt almost proud. This exotic, manifestly oriental word “Sultana” had made its way into the classical vocabulary! Out of pure etymological curiosity, I started chasing the name of these seedless golden drops across the maps and stories and collecting the pieces of information, as tiny as sultanas themself. So it evolved into my favorite story to tell during the Turkis

The 9 wines in different styles made with one Turkish grape - Narince

One of very few events for wine sector professionals in Türkiye took place in Istanbul last weekend. Here are my highlights and summary of the event: it was rather surprising! But first of all I want to thank the organizers - you did an amazing job! Event's headliner Jancis Robinson is back to Türkiye after 15 year break! Jancis Robinson presented wine world trends of 2024 and commented on Turkish wines and the progress they made during last 15 years After a 15 year break J

Meet Carole Hazlehurst - Events Assistant at the world's most influential blind tasting and wine competition. During my study for WSET...

1 ocak 2024 tarihinde hepimiz ayva yiyebiliriz eğer şimdi butik şarap üreticilere destek vermezsek.

To understand why her wines are so special, I asked Canan from Gordias Winery about her wine story, her terroir and her working secrets...

UPD: Today I want to thank you for supporting kids in Ukraine and exchanging your cup of coffee for fruits for kids. Together we...

Curious about this trendy wine? Below are my Top discoveries of Turkish Fumé Blancs for you to start with:

One Cabernet Sauvignon wine from American, French and Hungarian Oak Barrels Tasted Blind to find out the difference.

D1 Wine Production, D2 Wine Business, D4 Sparkling Wines, D5 Fortified Wines - all done! I passed all 4 exams that I entered last year....

I am so excited: a new star of winemaking was born in Turkey! Kerasus Winery from Black Sea region of Turkey is the pioneer for many...

While wine education doesn't really cover this term, it is widely used by wine experts. So I asked the true wine stars, what it is - the...

Oz Clarke OBE and Caro Maurer MW comment on Turkish wines

Points and marks that wine gets vs reviews and expert comments - which one is more helpful to understand wine quality? I had the...