Jill and me enjoying the wine.
After seeing the Agzikarahan Caravanserai, Jill, our crew and I all went to do a little wine tasting.
Jill is a big time wine lover and so am I so we thought this would be fantastic.
We’d been quite impressed with the wines from Turkey, so far, and were looking forward to checking out Kocabag Winery.
They are rated as one of the Top 5 wineries in Turkey and we had tried a few bottles of their wine in the previous week or two.It was very beautiful and the wine was excellent.
Sadly, because of the government and the Muslim influence, alcohol is very highly taxed in Turkey so an average bottle of wine costs around $15 USD. This isn’t really nice wine so the type of wine that Jill and I like to drink is up there in price. Therefore, we did some tasting but didn’t buy any of the wine at the winery because we continue to be on a budget and need to stay frugal no matter how much we want to party and have fun. FYI, winery tasting rooms usually charge more for wine so we usually buy them in the stores. Again, it isn’t as romantic but it is frugal and we can afford to travel more often if we do that.
However, Andrea bought some and it came in a beautiful bag.
We took our time, walking around the tasting room, and talking to the attendants.
There are a lot of different varietals, most of which we had never heard of, and it was nice to try new grapes and new wines to help us learn more about the world and open our palates to new experiences.
That is what traveling is about for Jill and me.
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- As we drove up to the winery.
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- Their line up of wines.
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- Time for a taste!
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- Some varietals we’d never heard of before tasted very yummy!
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- A beautiful bag for the wine.
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- Andrea and her parents with their wine.
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- A very pretty display.