SABİHA APAYDIN GÖNENLİ
Sabiha Apaydın, continues her position as the
leader, coordinator and wine educator of Mikla
restaurants long lasting staff with the same
enthusiasm she felt in its opening fifteen years
ago. As a WSET-certified specialist, she is a
dedicated follower of natural wines and has been
organizing workshops on wines made in amphoras.
She has partnered with the Roca Brothers during
the filming of their 2015 travelogue “Turkish Way”
which shares the journey and experiences of the
three brothers on their trip across Anatolia. She
is currently administrating multiple projects in
support of the Turkish wine culture and is often
found speaking in national and international
conferences focusing on Anatolian grapes and
wines. She is also the founder and organizer of
the annual wine conference, “Root Origin Soil”
where the past, present and future of local grapes
are discussed with the aim of evoking awareness
and change.
Founder of Root Origin Soil