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Where To Purchase Turkish Wine

I live near San Jose, CA and would like to know where I can purchase Turkish wine locally?
Answer From Expert Roger Bohmrich MW

Thanks for following up to clarify your previous question regarding where to purchase Turkish wines in the South Bay. Looking at information available at this time (August 2015), I see that, while there is no outlet in San Jose, there are two stores that stock Kavaklidere wines in the Bay area: Blackwell's in San Francisco and Craft Beer & Wine in Alameda. K&L in Redwood City, not too far from you, sells several Gülor wines. You can also purchase Diren wines from Amazon.com and Sevilen from Wine.com for delivery to your home. The distribution of Turkish wines is likely to continue expanding as the trade discovers that many can offer exceptional value for money, particularly those based on distinctive and unusual native grapes.

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Roger has enjoyed a lengthy career in the wine trade as an importer and retailer, and at present he is an educator, speaker and consultant. He set up and managed Millesima USA, a New York merchant affiliated with a leading European company. Previously, he served as senior executive of importers Frederick Wildman & Sons. In recent years, Roger has judged wine competitions in Argentina, Turkey, Portugal, China and the U.S. Roger is one of America's first Masters of Wine.

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