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From time to time in our articles, we highlight the traumatic impact of declining wine consumption and production.

There was a time when human-driven climate change was a topic discussed only among academics.

The title itself could echo Martin Luther King’s famous words: “I Have a Dream.”

In April 2025, during our visit to Likya’s Elmalı estate, we had the chance to taste, together with Burak Özkan, some of their yet-unfinished new series of wines.

In March 1966, Turkey’s State Planning Organization (DPT) published the Special Committee Report on the Wine Industry.

Some words immediately conjure up images of thick files, stamped documents, and stern institutions.

Among the headlines that wine publications regularly update, emerging wine regions always find a place.

Part 1 To truly speak of the future, we must first understand the shifts that brought us here—and the landscape we find ourselves in today.

If the title gave you the impression that this would be a heavy read, let me ease your mind—this is not one of those overly academic pieces.

I was stunned when I first learned that fossilized vines dated back 60 million years. But then I remembered something essential about this plant: unlike many others, the vine can adapt to almost any type of soil.