Founder of the Pasaeli winery Seyit Karagozoglu poses at his office in Istanbul, on September 25, 2024. Curious winemakers in Turkey cultivate international grape varieties such as Cabernet, Sauvignon, or Merlot for the domestic market yet also experiment with local varieties, from white grape varieties Narince and Kolorko or Papaskarasi to Karasakiz reds, as winegrowers say taxes, bureaucracy and sometimes farcical laws are killing their production. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)