Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Unusual Suspects: What about Turkish wine?

Published: 24 August, 2026

Whatever happened to Turkish wine? At a time when Greek wine has gone stratospheric in terms of quality, volume and interest – and other countries in the eastern Mediterranean such as Cyprus, Lebanon and Israel have seen an uptick in interest and quality despite ongoing wars – Turkey seems, if anything, to have gone backwards.

Towards a Turkish revival

Published: 18 February, 2019

Turkey’s indigenous varieties offer a wealth of options to explore. Peter McCombie MW takes the country’s temperature

Turkey sets sight on 'quality' export markets

Published: 30 November, 2017

Wines of Turkey held their third annual London tasting yesterday with producers – suffering high domestic sales taxes and growing local restrictions on promotions and sales – eager to boost exports beyond the traditional markets, Germany and the US.