Wine Review: Vinkara Boǧazkere Reserve 2011

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the final of seven reviews of wines from the Turkish winery Vinkara. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. I'm not sure how to pronounce Boǧazkere but it means "burning...

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Wine Review: Vinkara Yaşasin 2013 Brut

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the sixth of seven reviews of wines from Vinkara in Turkey. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. FIRST. TRADITIONAL METHOD. SPARKLING WINE. FROM TURKEY. EVER. You read...

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Bourbon Barrel Aged Wine

Bourbon is very popular right now and to make bourbon you need to use new barrels. Soooo there's A LOT of used bourbon barrels out there. What do you do with them? You sell them for aging other products and they can slap "bourbon barrel aged" on their labels. Rum, scotch, beer...those all make sense.  But wine? Bourbon barrel aged wine is GROSS. Just because you...

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Wine Review: Vinkara Öküzgözü Winehouse 2013

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the fifth of seven reviews of wines from the Turkish winery Vinkara. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. Öküzgözü is pronounced oh-cooz-goe-zue. The name means...

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Wine Review: Vinkara Kalecik Karasi Reserve 2012

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the fourth of seven reviews of wines from Vinkara in Turkey. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. Kalecik Karasi (Kah-le-djic Kar-ah-ser) has the town of Kalecik, where...

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Wine Review: Vinkara Narince Reserve 2012

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the third of seven reviews of wines from the Turkish winery Vinkara. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. Narince is an indigenous grape to Turkey, originating up by...

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Wine Review: Vinkara Kalecik Karasi 2013

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the second of seven reviews of wines from Vinkara in Turkey. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. Vinkara is located in Kalecik, central Anatolia. You will never ever ever...

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Wine Review: Vinkara Narince 2013

MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! This is the first of seven reviews of wines from the Turkish winery Vinkara. To learn more about the history of Turkish wine, what's going on with it today, and more on Vinkara, check out Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine. Narince is an indigenous grape to Turkey, originating up by the Black...

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Chileans!

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Tarhun Returns: The Resurgence of Turkish Wine

The Middle East was the origin of civilization, science and viticulture. The people here were once the leaders in human advancement and technology. IMAGE SOURCE: winesofturkey.org But as monotheism took control of the Middle East and Europe, many of these achievements stood still or regressed in the name of religion. Although one thing that improved through Christianity...

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That's a paddlin'

Leave your perfume and cologne at home, people! Fragrance is #1 on the no-no list at tastings, whether you're there to pour or to tas...

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May Wine Pick: Cantina del Taburno 2011 Sannio Aglianico "Fidelis"

This WINE PICK of the month was written for the Luke's of Cape Cod website. MAY IS WINES OF TURKEY MONTH THANKS TO VINKARA WINERY! Aglianico is one of the oldest, ancient wine grapes that we know of. It was brought over to the Campania region of Italy from Turkey by the Phocaeans 2,500 years ago, and there in Campania it made its permanent home....

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