Sunday, October 28, 2012

Mediterranean life






MEDITERRANEAN 

~ LİFE ~







This week was another escape from the city for me. Everytime I make wine tasting next to mediterranean sea, I feel like my wine is more tasty and special. Probably it's because of this fantastic ambiance and great weather.
This time I had two special wines: one from Turkey and one from France.
TR ~ This is one of my favourite brand Prodom. Everytime I taste something new about this brand I like. Their product Petit Verdot 2010 was really nice with red meat and turkish cheese gravyer. This medium bodied wine has well balanced acidity and soft tannins wine.
FR ~ It is from Bordeaux. Chateau Lanessan is a really great mix. The Lanessan vineyard belongs to a family who is making wine since 8 generations. It's mainly composed of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon which are completed by Merlot and Petit Verdot. Great taste with dark fruits, full bodied and completely nice balanced.
for further information
www.lanessan.com











Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Wine diary -2-






This great wine is a gift from the family who produced it. The wine is from Provence. The mix of 50% Grenache, %25 Syrah, 25% Mouvedre is completely well balanced with great acidity. Red fruits flavor and   dark color amazingly matched with my plate. The producer family makes wine since three generations. Their Rose wine TAVEL Château d'Aquéria was awarded as the best rose wine in France few years ago.

The link of the wineyard for more information. 

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Rose night out

October started full of rush and with many tasting plans.
Istanbul is a great city but sometimes, It is not possible to catch all the tasting events.
Although all the difficulties (crowd, traffic, distances, etc.), I love this city and to be in rush!

This event just started as a friend meeting. We decided to enjoy the last days of hot weather with cold rose wines, so we chose three great Turkish Rose wines...


- fruit taste and fragrance, dark cherry color and medium body -
Suvla Clairet
Syrah
2011


- light pink color, fresh taste and balanced acidity -
Premios Nuevo Vino 2010 Bronze Medal
Arcadia Rose
Cabarnet Franc - Merlot
2011


light color, fruit taste, balanced body and acidity.
Selendi - Gülpembe
Grenache - Mouvedre - Cinsault - Shiraz
2011