Top 100 wines of Ankara
Discover the top 100 best wines of Ankara as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Ankara and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Ankara
The wine region of Ankara of Turkey. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kavaklıdere or the Domaine Kavaklıdere produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ankara are Kalecik karasi, Okuzgozu and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ankara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or tree fruit.
We currently count 14 estates and châteaux in the of Ankara, producing 99 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ankara go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
News from the vineyard of Ankara
Champagne: Getting ready for 2050
The arrival of Covid and the ensuing lockdown restrictions had serious repercussions in the hospitality sector and severely disrupted supply chains, particularly in the drinks sector. Champagne, one of the world’s most recognisable and exported wines, was severely hit by travelling restrictions – which initially impacted the luxury sector Champagne dominates – and the closing of on-trade outlets. The 2020 slump As a result, in 2020, Champagne sales plummeted; a 10% decrease year-on-year in March ...
Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022
The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...
Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn
Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...