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A Grandchild Visit, A Wine Tasting, and Notes from Japan When you have a grandchild, crossing to the other side of the world to see them doesn’t feel daunting at all.

We recently had the opportunity to attend a vertical tasting event organized by Kavaklıdere, hosted for wine industry professionals and narrated by the winery’s production team.

Originally from France, Chardonnay is now found in almost every wine-producing country in the world and is also one of the most widely planted grape varieties. Its widespread presence

You might think that wine producers struggle immensely to sell their products, right? Think again. As a place that serves wines from nearly all Turkish producers, WAYANA can tell you otherwise. Let me summarize briefly.

When viewed from a distance, winemaking appears to be a clean sequence of clearly defined steps. Grapes are harvested, sorted,

The power balance between the Soviet Socialist Republics Union and the United States after World War II introduced the world to the era known as the Cold War. Just as today, powers then imposed embargoes to prevent their rivals from gaining strength.

Good News from Wine Lovers On May 8th, in an online group of wine enthusiasts, I came across the exciting announcement that Erhan Seçkin’s new winery was nearing completion.

On a cool August afternoon in 2024, we received a message from WAYANA letting us know they would like to visit our guest table and meet with us.

Classifying wines by color is one of the easiest things for any wine enthusiast. Once you focus on color, the world of wine splits neatly into three: white, rosé (or pink),

Kayra is the wine brand developed by MEY-Diageo for the Turkish market after TEKEL’s privatization in 2004.