Arabella Mileham – February 22, 2023 To celebrate the talent of the winemakers who have scooped the highest accolade of the drinks business’ Global Masters tasting series, db has published a second edition of The Master Winemaker 100, our guide to the artists at the pinnacle of winemaking. We talk to Mustafa Çamlica, who owns Turkish winery Chamlija about what inspires him. […]
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January 5, 2011 Alder Exploring new wine regions continues to be one of my greatest thrills as a wine lover and wine writer. And when I say new wine regions, I mean new to me, of course. I wish I were writing these words above the bustling streets of Istanbul or out in the countryside
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May 10, 2023 Ahmed Sallam Grapevine (Vitis Vinifera L.) has been one of the significant perennial crops in widespread temperate climate regions since its domestication around 6000 years ago. Grapevine and its products, particularly wine, table grapes, and raisins, have significant economic importance not only in grapevine-growing countries but also worldwide. Grapevine cultivation in Türkiye dates back
March 29 2025 09:31:19 NEVŞEHİR Türkiye’s Cappadocia region in the central city of Nevşehir, famed for its fairy chimney volcanic cones, has been included in the Iter Vitis Wine Route, one of the cultural routes of the Council of Europe. This development follows the application carried out by the Ahiler Development Agency, aiming at accelerating regional and local development.
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A wine lover’s journey along Turkey’s ancient Aegean coast. By Betsy Andrews Published on January 18, 2025 The Minoans made wine here in the 20th century B.C.,” said Ergin Ince, the guide that one of my hotels, Six Senses Kaplankaya, had secured for me for a tour of the ancient cities of Priene, Melitus, and Didyma. “But they mixed
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Issued on: 23/11/2024 – 16:19By:Dorian Jones In Turkey, hundreds of new producers are growing the country’s wine industry, and its international reputation – despite increasing taxation and controls by President Erdogan’s religious, conservative government. Grapes have been grown for centuries in Manisa, western Turkey. It is here that Fulya Akinci and her Spanish husband, Jose Hernandez
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Wine news – Wed 5 Jun 2024 – By Mila Gorchakova Last week, our judges headed to Istanbul for the IWSC’s second Turkish Wine Judging in partnership with Tuğrul Şavkay Turkish Wines Competition. The judging panels were overseen by the IWSC Wine Judging Committee member Sarah Abbott MW and the IWSC judge Isa Bal MS. Sarah and Isa
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