It is maybe a rare wine drinker that walks into a complex restaurant and tells the wine valet, “Bring me some of your best Turkish wines.” The country of Turkey isn’t often known as being a producer of fine wines and is not necessarily given the status and regard that it merits due to its wine production. Once you begin to learn a little about wines from Turkey, you’ll find that indeed it might be good if your favorite restaurant started serving this choice! Interestingly enough, wine drinking was basically banned in Turkey for some 5 hundred years in the rule of the Ottoman empire, but luckily for us today wines from Turkey have made quite a comeback and are being rediscovered by wine connoisseurs around the globe. Also, as the country is now looking to be more competitive economically, wine growers are realizing the significance of manufacturing a product that’s palatable to a global audience. Continue reading →