Accidentally Championing Turkish Wines, with Andrea Lemieux

Andrea Lemieux is a Michigan native who found herself on a "temporary" assignment in Istanbul… and 12 years later she is still there championing Turkish wines and the people and the history behind them. Episode Highlights:How the country is embracing and reviving its native grapesI taste my first ever Turkish wine-hear my reaction!The rise of women in wine in a Muslim dominant countryWhat American foods she misses the most and can't getting TurkeyTips for transporting 12 bottles of wine in a suitcaseLinks and Resources:Get Andrea's book the Essential Guide to Turkish Wine Check out Andrea's Website The Quirky Cork and follow her on InstagramGet the Wine Diapers here.Order and Ship Pasaeli wines from Bottle Barn in CA (We tasted the 2021 Karasakis)Follow Pasaeli on Instagram If you are in Houston you can find a great selection of Turkish Wines Here. Andrea's recommended Turkish Wineries to visit:Yedi BilgelerAkbergDid you know I make my own wine here in Sonoma County? My 2021 Sollevato Sangiovese is available to be shipped to most US States. Use the code PODLISTENER for 10% off. It's a delicious, medium bodied, aromatic red wine that is perfect with pizza, pasta and your charcuterie spread!You NEED some delicious California Olive Oil from our awesome sponsor American Olive Farmer. Use code SipWithNikki for $10 off your order!If you'd like to Support the Podcast, you can buy me a glass of wine and get a shoutout on a future episode.Please leave a RATING or a REVIEW (on your podcast listening platform), or thumbs up and subscribe (on YouTube!)Questions? Comments? Guest requests? [email protected]