William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

Become a fan of Turkish wines, especially of the dry white Emir wine. This is my second post about Turkish wine. My previous post about Turkish wines was about the Diren 2012 Öküzgözü red wine . This post is about a wine made from another ancient Turkish cultivar, the Emir . Learning about the delicious wines of Turkey. I'd like to thank my friends at Protocol Wine Studio for hosting a wonderful and educational wine tasting last month on the wines of Turkey. And a sincere thank you to VinoRai Wines importers of fine Turkish wines for providing the wonderful wine samples. You can tell that VinoRai is doing a wonderful job from their delicious portfolio of wines. Turkish Wine FAQ Pronunciation - Emir (eh-MEER)  Emir is an indigenous Turkish white variety grown only in Cappadocia . The variety is called “Emir” (as in “Ruler” or, “Lord”) since it was a popular wine with royalty. A variety with a rich heritage. Cappadocia is in central Anatolia . Many tourist come ...

Öküzgözü is one of Turkey’s five most import native grapes.  *Turkish Wine FAQ : It seems appropriate to add this FAQ to the top of this post. New to you varieties from different countries and producers merit clarification. Diren is the winery. Öküzgözü is the grape. Öküzgözü translates as the eye of the bull.  Derives its name from the fact that the fruit has large, black berries that resemble a bull’s eye.  Pronunciation of "Öküzgözü" is similar to: "Oh! + couscous + zoo"  Öküzgözü grape produces light/medium style wines. Often compared to Beaujolais wines. It can be served chilled. Native Turkish varietals include: Öküzgözü , Kalecik, Karasi, Bogazkere, Emir and Narince (first 3 red, last 2 white). These are the five most important native Turkish grapes. Turkey has 800+ indigenous grape varieties - it may be a founder nation for grape domestication around 7,000 years ago. During the long period of the Ottoman Empi...