Wines made from Kalecik karasi grapes of Eastern Anatolia
Discover the best wines made with Kalecik karasi as a single variety or as a blend of Eastern Anatolia.
More informations about the variety Kalecik karasi
This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. It is virtually unknown in France and even less so in other wine-producing countries. Still in Turkey, we can find a white grape variety called kalecik also known as hasandede beyazi.
More informations about the region of Eastern Anatolia
The wine region of Eastern Anatolia of Turkey. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kayra or the Domaine Kayra produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Eastern Anatolia are Okuzgozu, Bogazkere and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Eastern Anatolia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of savory, pomegranate or rhubarb.
What are the typical flavors of the Kalecik karasi grape variety?
News about the grape variety Kalecik karasi
Negev desert study may have earliest evidence of white grapes
Today’s high-tech vintners of Israel’s Negev desert grow modern grape varieties like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but a new study shows the region’s desolate sand was once home to very different cultivars – relics notable for past and future alike. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study compared the genetic information of a handful of grape pips from an excavated Byzantine monastery with hundreds of modern cultivars, and wild and table grapes from Israel ...
Australian wine exports fall as China tariffs bite
Australian wine exports dropped by 19% to A$2.08bn in the year to 30 June, said trade body Wine Australia this week. While exports to some countries rose, notably the US, the group’s report for the 2021-22 financial year offered fresh insight into a slide in shipments to China. Mainland China imposed varying import tariffs ranging from 116% to more than 200% on Australian bottled wines from late 2020 onwards. Exports to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, dropped by 74% in the 12 months to 30 ...
Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation
‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...