Have you ever thought about how a story of a vineyard shapes our wine tasting experiences? When you know about the certain story behind something you are interested; you are more likely to enjoy it. That applies the wine as well. Wine is a personal journey after all and what we figure, discover and learn in the process can highly affect our perceptions.

I’m going to tell you the story of a family vineyard located in Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey and how their wines reflect the characteristics of...

Winemaking in Anatolia was started 7000 years ago and Turkey is one of the world’s oldest wine countries. However, people don’t know much about Turkish wines. There are magnificent grape varieties and blends you’d be glad to know. So I want to give you an insight about Turkish winemaking through a special wine route in the Aegean part that I periodically visit.
Turkey is home to 600–1200 indigenous varieties of Vitis vinifera, while less than 60 of these are grown commercially. Anatolia, Marmara...

Alsace, a French wine region famous for its delicious whites, is so inviting and fascinating that you can suddenly find yourself planning a trip there only to drink wine, as I did last year.

I was craving aromatic, decent white wines; so I booked my ticket in an instant and got ready for a drinking journey. It’s a perfect place for traveling alone as well as for a romantic weekend getaway or for a family vacation. You can spend your days in the route by discovering vineyards, visiting wineries...