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I’ve mentioned a fair few times that “natural” wine drives me crazy. So, I’d like to look at what natural wine is, what it isn’t, why it annoys me, and natural wine in Turkey. But just to clarify before you get into the weeds […] The post Natural Wine in Turkey appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
My adventures with Turkish wine importer, Fine Turkish Wine, continue! Well at least the writing of them does, the adventures themselves ended in November. And it’s taking ever so much longer to write about these visits than it took to make them! After two […] The post Büyülübağ: Love Travels on the Meltemi appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
It’s August!! Why am I so excited for this typically hottest, most unbearable month of the year? It’s my birthday! It’s all about meeee!!!! While I won’t be saying which birthday, I will be posting about the wines I’m so excited to drink on […] The post Your August 2026 Turkish Wine Horoscope appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
Have you ever wondered how some wines get their name and what that name means? A lot of the bottles crowding store shelves don’t have what we call a fantasy name. They’re labeled simply with the grape or blend used to craft the wine. […] The post What’s in a Name? Paşaeli 6\N: More Precious Than Gold appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
At least their wine industries do. While I haven’t had the chance to deeply explore Mexican wine, a little research has turned up some parallels between their industry and Turkey’s. They do say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, hopefully I don’t […] The post Mexico and Turkey Have More in Common Than You Might Think appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
A few weeks ago, I signed up for a wine tasting of rare grapes at Wayana in Moda. Wayana regularly does tastings, but this one caught my eye because I love nothing so much as a grape I’ve never heard of. What was billed as […] The post The Mission to Uncover Turkey’s Rare Grapes appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
This June saw the launch of Turkey’s newest wine route: the Troia Bağ Yolu. Pack your bags, put on some sunscreen, and get ready for an adventure! Troia Bağ Yolu / Troy Wine Route Troy. A name deeply embedded into the minds of every […] The post Introducing the Troia Bağ Yolu appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
Another month come and gone. I don’t know about you, but for me it was sweaty and borderline icky (no klima here) and crazy busy. It’ll be months before I get a chance to write up all the wine activities I attended. Not that […] The post Your July 2026 Turkish Wine Horoscope appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
Updated It was years ago that I first published a review of Bordo Şaraphane. Since then, the bar moved, first to Fenerbahçe…but now it’s back in Kadıköy! If, like me, Fenerbahçe was just too far away, now is your chance to stop in at the […] The post Turkish Wine Bar Review: Bordo Şaraphane appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
A few weeks ago, I posted about a marathon wine tasting I did in Manisa. That tasting, hosted at Kastro Tireli by the winemakers behind not only Kastro Tireli but also Heraki, Yaban Kolektif, Sobran Bağları, and Vinolus featured the newest Erciş Karası vintage […] The post Getting to Know Erciş Karası appeared first on The Quirky Cork .
