Despite all the difficulties experienced in the wine industry and knowing all this, it is impossible not to appreciate the producers who still set out on this path. Sagavin, founded by a banker who started his career as a finance professional and was fascinated by the magic of wine production, is one of these examples.
We all know that wine prices have hurt wine lovers badly, especially in the last two years. In fact, professional friends in the market share with us that due to this change, the tendency towards alternative, rather alcoholic drinks with higher alcohol levels instead of wine, has increased. In this study, we have compiled for you the cost items of a 75 cl bottle of wine with a shelf price of 300 ₺, in May 2024 figures.
We have always dreamed of WAYANA as a meeting point for those who deeply embrace the wine culture and value wine, rather than only a wine house serving wine. You may think that we are being a bit quixotic with this side of us, but our guest wine lovers will easily understand that this approach is in essence, not in words. In this respect, the place of wine in religious ceremonies, which is one of the cultural elements, is one of the areas we follow with interest.
Asarcık is a producer that excites us with its vineyards in the region of the same name and the winery right next to it, between the Bozburun and Selimiye villages of Marmaris, which have become prominent with tourism in recent years. Every wine lover who is sensitive to the story of the wine until it reaches the glass will easily notice the effort that goes into every sip of Asarcık's wine.
Gelveri organized its creatively named VII. Dionysus Symposium on April 20, 2024. When we were asked whether we would join the event, our answer was an immediate and enthusiastic yes! We have been working Gelveri for a couple of months now and it is among the few winemakers in Turkey that exclusively focuses on natural wine in Turkey. So, how could we not go there? In this article, we will share with you the view of Gelveri, which was born, nurtured and matured on the backs of two partners. Their wines, wine production methods, and the economics of their production, guided by the information and observations we gained during our visit, is our main focus in what follows.
İstanbul’da Galata semtinin ortaya çıkma süreci, Roma İmparatorluğu’nun ikiye ayrılıp Bizans olmasından öncesine uzanıyor. Her ne kadar Venedikliler zaman zaman bölgede hakimiyet kurmuş olsa da, Galata yaklaşık bin yıllık bir dönemi Ceneviz kontrolünde geçirmiş. Elbette Galata IV. Haçlı Seferi gibi İstanbul’da Bizans’ın siyasi etkisinin zayıfladığı dönemlerden ister istemez etkilenmiş, ama Ceneviz topluluğu yerini korumuş.
If we answer the question by looking at production statistics, it would not be wrong to say ‘yes’ without hesitation. This year, we encountered developments that worried everyone who follows the developments in the wine industry. Among these, the most striking was that both wine production and sales remained at the lowest level in the last 60 years.
Articles, on the effects of climate change caused by global warming on the ecosystem in a broad sense and on agricultural production in a narrow sense, are now very common. The title of one of the two articles written recently was very interesting. We borrowed the title of the article that questions whether vineyards, like canaries in a cage used as a sign of gas leakage in coal mines, are also a sign of agricultural collapse.
We use vernacular equivalents in almost every language for the different ingredients of wine. Like red, white, sparkling, dessert wine. But some styles are mostly used as they are in English or French: rosé, blush, etc. Ice Wine is also in this second group, but it is less known. Let's take a closer look at this wine type, which is almost impossible to produce under Turkish climatic conditions.
A natural part of what we do is to follow the wine world of our country, to find and reach producer friends that we have not yet reached, and to get to know their wines. You know that we do not see WAYANA as just a wine house where we serve wine. Our mission is to introduce the widest variety of wines made from grapes produced in our lands to wine lovers by including the samples we have compiled from the most of our producers.
