Vine has existed on our planet for millions of years. Vines have watched the birth and extinction of millions of living species that no longer exist today. When we compare the existence of human, which goes back three million years, with that of the vine, we see that we are yesterday's children.
The world of wine has developed its own language over the centuries. This language includes both adjectives that highlight the artisan identity of the wine and technical concepts gained by the production process. There is a strong possibility that you will be startled when you first encounter the term carbonic maceration. Even though you are familiar with the carbon part, there is a chill of the unknown in the maceration part. In this article, we will try to approach carbonic maceration in a way that we can all easily understand. Let's start with the maceration.
Our first encounter with Uçmakdere's Firuze wines was at one of the professional wine events. The biggest problem of those events with their tasting rooms where hundreds of wines are placed side by side is that they leave you stunned.
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.
