Someone recently sent me a sample bottle of a Kalecik Karasi. It was excellent, and I’d be happy to suggest that you buy it, but I couldn’t find out anything about it. Or where to buy it. One of the problems with trying to cover this industry, whether as a reporter or simply as a wine lover, is that it’s nearly impossible to find out what’s happening in this world of wine. Among other issues, getting unsolicited samples can be maddening. As much as I liked this wine, I had no idea what it was supposed to sell for or how to get any. This didn’t happen as much decades ago, when maybe 10 different grapes dominated to the exclusion of dozens of others. But today, we are seeing all sorts of alternative grapes aimed at appealing to the adventuresome. The above wine, which reminded me slightly of zinfandel, was …
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