Root Origin Soil 2024

Anatolian Heritage Grapes Conference III

Since 2019, the third of our conferences on the topic of Anatolia’s Heritage Grapes was held in 2024 with the aim of combining viticulture, wine, our native grapes, historical flow, and interdisciplinary studies.

Sabiha Apaydın Gönenli

Founder of Root Origin Soil - Wine Expert and Educator

Jancis Robinson

MW, FT Columnist and Wine Book Author

Dr. Yiannis Paraskevopoulos

Co Founder, GAIA Wines

Gürsel Tonbul

Founder of Değirmen Organic Farm

Sibel Kutman Oral

Doluca A.Ş Member of the Board of Directors

Cevza Başman

Kavaklıdere A.Ş Marketing Director / Member of the Board of Directors

Ozan Diren

Dimes A.Ş CEO / ITU, Industrial Engineer

Enis Güner

Sevilen Wines A.Ş Member of the Board of Directors

Gözdem Gürbüzatik

Fern Kolektif A.Ş Founder

Göknur Gündoğan

PhD, Wine Expert, Author, Educator

Özge Kaymaz Özkan

Mey Diageo Kayra Wines Head Winemaker

Sanem Karadeniz

Kavaklıdere Chief Winemaker

Semril Zorlu

DNO (Diplome National d'Oenologue), Consultant

Fulya Akıncı Hernandez

Enologist, Consultant, Heraki Wines Co-founder

Umay Çeviker

Architect – Old Vine Turkey Regional Ambassadors, Member of Slow Wine Coalition

Doç. Dr. Hande Tahmaz Karaman

Assistant Professor - Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University

Levon Bağış

Wine Expert, Foxy Co-owner

Hayri Arpa

Founder, Kuzeybağ

Mir Mehmet Fırat Doğan

Xalta Ezidi Royal Family Emirate

Hakan Hece

Mey-Diageo, Kayra Wines Senior Vineyards Specialist

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Karataş

Faculty of Agriculture, Dicle University

Ayça Çiğdem Budak

IWSA – International Wine and Spirits Academy Manager, WSET Turkiye Educator

Nebiye Kaya

Head Sommelier - The Peninsula Hotels Istanbul

Süleyman Şen

Head Sommelier - Sunset Grill Bar

Seray Kumbasar

Wine Director, Co-owner Urla Vino Locale Restaurant

Niso Adato

Owner – Şans Restaurant İstanbul

Koray Özcan

Technical Quality and Innovation Manager, Mey-Diageo

Murat Üner

Winemaker, Kayra Wines Production Manager

Time

Program

Title

Speakers


09.30

Registration


10.00

Gathering

Breakfast & Coffee


10.50

Opening

Root Origin Soil

Sabiha Apaydın
Founder, Root Origin Soil


11.00

Panel

Being a Winemaker in Turkey

Moderator: Göknur Gündoğan

Semril Zorlu

Özge Kaymaz

Fulya Akıncı Hernandez

Sanem Karadeniz


11.50

Academic Research

Clone Selection and Vineyard Collection Practices for Boğazkere and Öküzgözü Grape Varieties

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Karataş

Faculty of Agriculture, Dicle University


12.20

Q&A

From Past to Future in Viticulture: The Role and Contribution of the Third Generation in Wine Production

Questions: Gözdem Gürbüzatik

Cevza Başman – Kavaklıdere

Enis Güner – Sevilen


12.40

Panel

The Nuances of the Sommelier Profession and Its Impact on the Restaurant and Consumer

Moderator: Ayça Budak – IWSA – International Wine and Spirits Academy Manager, WSET Turkiye Educator

Niso Adato – Şans Restaurant

Seray Kumbasar – Vino Lokale

Süleyman Şen – Sunset Restaurant

Nebiye Kaya – The Peninsula İstanbul


13.25

Lunch Break


14.15

Keynote Speech

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Jancis Robinson

MW


15.05

Research

The Precarious Existence of Anatolian Old Vines

Heritage Vines of Türkiye

Gözdem Gürbüzatik

Sabiha Apaydın Gönenli

Levon Bağış

Umay Çeviker


15.25

Q&A

From Past to Future in Viticulture: The Role and Contribution of the Third Generation in Wine Production

Questions: Gözdem Gürbüzatik

Sibel Kutman - Doluca

Ozan Diren – Diren Wines


15.45

Talk

Organic Farming and Viticulture

Gürsel Tonbul

Founder of Değirmen Organic Farm


16.05

Panel

Guardians of Legacy, Sustaining Old Vines

Moderator: Levon Bağış

Hayri Arpa - Kuzeybağ

Hakan Hece - Kayra Wines

Fırat Doğan – Xalta


16.35

Coffee Break


17.05

Q&A

Anatolian Grapes’ DNA Profiles and Comparison with Western Databases

Questions: Umay Çeviker

Hande Tahmaz Karaman - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University


17.25

Talk

“Santorini Terroir - A Unique Case”

Dr. Yiannis Paraskevopoulos

GAIA wines


17.50

Panel

The Intersecting Path of “Turkey’s Only Geographically Indicated Drink” Through Grapes and Vineyards

Questions: Gözdem Gürbüzatik

Koray Özcan – Technical Quality and Innovation Manager, Mey–Diageo

Murat Üner – Winemaker, Kayra Wines Production Manager


Closing

Deep thanks for your support.

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Hafize Gül

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