Vacanze Italiane - Wine & Food Pairing in Amsterdam
The most festive tasting of all - with Vacanze Italiane I wanted to take the participants on a tour to the Italian wine regions via the...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jan 31, 2022
- 6 min
Öküzgözü from all around Turkey
Turkey is home to more than 1000 grape varieties and has been doing wine for more than 7000 years. Unfortunately people outside of Turkey...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Büyülübag Öküzgozü-Boğazkere - the Turkish Wine Classics
What is Turkey's answer to the classic Bordeaux blend? It's, of course, the marriage of Öküzgözü and Boğazkere. Both grapes are from East...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jan 17, 2022
- 4 min
Slovenian Wine - the Balkan Burgundy
Throughout its' history, Slovenia had all the ups and downs a winemaking country can possibly have. One thing is clear - today this tiny...
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Henrietta Straton
- Oct 5, 2021
- 8 min
Paşaeli Wine Tasting in Amsterdam with Wines of Turkey
This week I had my first wine meetup in the Netherlands with Wines of Turkey .NL - Turkish wine importer in the Netherlands. We were...
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Henrietta Straton
- Sep 26, 2021
- 5 min
Thrace Wine Route - an immense wine region right next to Istanbul
The Thrace Wine Route (Trakya Bağ Rotası in Turkish) is the oldest wine route in the country that actually unites 4 separate wine routes...
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Henrietta Straton
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
7000 Years of Winemaking. Practical Guide to Turkish Wines
Most of the people are surprised to find out that Turkey makes wine at all. In fact, the cradle of winemaking is somewhere around here in...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
Acikara - a rare and indigenous Turkish grape rediscovered by Likya
I’m extremely excited about tasting new varieties, especially when they come from the place of their origin and have a story to inspire...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
The hopeless love of Chamlija's Kara Sevda
What is love? Maybe this bottle is an answer? Kara Sevda translates as 'black love' (perhaps, better even ''hopeless'') and one might...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
Chamlija Kehribar 2019 - natural orange wine from Turkey
I don't really like pairing wine with food. This honesty might hurt me though as there's a widely accepted opinion that food makes wine...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 6, 2021
- 7 min
Turkish Island Wines from Bozcaada
A rocky island where the Marmara Sea empties to the Agean Sea. Here winds never stop blowing and your safe haven is the picturesque coves...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jun 6, 2021
- 4 min
Bucelas Wine Region - the kingdom of Arinto right next to Lisbon
Bucelas is one of Lisbon's 3 historic wines, now, unfortunately, threatened for extinction. At the same time it's the kingdom of Arinto...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jun 6, 2021
- 4 min
Rare grapes of Lisbon - Jampal by MANZWINE from Cheleiros
Cheleiros just as Bucelas wine region is also in danger of being forgotten. Locals left their vineyards and fields for big city life, as,...
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