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Early Harvest and Full-Bodied Wine – Is It Possible?
By now, we’re all well aware of how rising temperatures due to climate change are affecting grape ripening.

TURASAN: The Most Experienced Producer of Cappadocia
We’ve designed the PRODUCERS AT WAYANA event series in a special format with one key goal:

LIGHTSTRIKE AND CLEAR BOTTLES
The term Lightstrike, known in French as gout de lumière, translates quite naturally into Turkish as ışık çarpması—a phrase that, to be honest,

AKSÜMBÜL: BEYPAZARI’S SURPRISE GRAPE
On Sunday, February 23, 2025, we launched our new event series, PRODUCERS AT WAYANA, with our Bodrum-based producer, MOR SALKIM. The wines for this tasting

IS THERE A PLACE FOR MUSIC IN WINE PRODUCTION?
When we think about the relationship between wine and music, we often picture wine enthusiasts enjoying a glass while listening to their favorite tunes. In fact, at one of

THE FINAL STAGE THAT AFFECTS WINE QUALITY AND LONGEVITY: BOTTLING
There is no need to emphasize the importance of meticulously managing every step of a wine’s journey, which begins in the vineyard. From the very start, decisions regarding soil
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WINE IN ANCIENT GREECE
According to Greek mythology, wine was invented by Dionysus, the son of Zeus and Semele. Dionysus’ counterpart in ancient Rome was Bacchus (meaning "noisy or rowdy").

Ice? Sweet? Wine?
M. Vedat EĞİLMEZ ISTANBUL 2024 If you ask whether there is a beverage that possesses these three qualities together, the answer in German-speaking countries is "Eiswein.

WINE PROHIBITIONS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
It’s been almost two years since we launched WAYANA with its current format focusing on wine culture. When we started serving in 2022, the alcohol advertising ban in Turkey already had a seven-year history.
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