Turkish wines by the Galen

In Turkey recently as guests of the Turkish Society of Hematology, Giovanni Morelli was able to visit a vineyard owned by the neurosurgeon, taste some lovely blends, and take in one of Greek physician Galen’s ancient workplaces. ‘A good book and a genuine wine emanate identical scents; they enclose not dissimilar flavours and light up love in the same way.’ — Francesco Burdin, Italian writer (1916-2003). Perhaps you knew, but I didn’t, that Turkey was one of the largest growers of grapes in the world. Needless to say it is not one of the largest wine-making countries, but when you…