The Bulgarian Consulate in Istanbul organized a wine tasting event on September 20. The Bulgarian company Domain Boyar presented three of its quality wines, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. These wines will be exported to Turkey, starting this year. `Geographically, Turkey is very close to Bulgaria and there is interest in the Bulgarian products because of the similarity of tastes. Also, Turkey is a big market with traditions in wine making,` Grozdanov from Domain Boyar said. Not long ago there was a tight monopoly on the Turkish market for imported alcoholic drinks but recent changes in the legislation allowed Domain Boyar to export wines to Turkey.