‘Underexploited for years’: why Turkish sparkling wines, made with rediscovered indigenous grapes, are winning fans

‘Underexploited for years’: why Turkish sparkling wines, made with rediscovered indigenous grapes, are winning fans

But Vinkara’s wine – made from a local Turkish grape variety that almost died out in the 1980s – won the gold medal for the best sparkling wine in the world at a competition in France in 2020. Vinkara’s 2019 Yasasin Rosé Brut, made from Kalecik karasi grapes. Photo: Instagram / @vinkarawines Its fruity “Yasasin” … Read more