Visiting Urla winery in Turkey
During my very first visit in Turkey and Izmir to judge Turkish wines, I had also the chance to visit some wineries. One of those that really impressed me both by its concept and quality was Urla winery located in Kuşçular district, 35 km west of Izmir.
Can Ortabaş who founded the winery in 2006 (it is now run together with three more partners) welcomed us in the beautiful open garden in front of the winery, where one could observe the various shades of autumn leaves together with the different clones of Boğazkere vines (central photo). We explore the winery with Isa Bal MS and Ayhan Guleyen and Jan explains that what we see here goes beyond just producing wine in the area.
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