Bozcaada

“Two hundred miles from Istanbul, this place has been invaded by Greeks, Romans, Persians and Turks,” he says in Bozcaada, Turkey.

One enduring memory of my trip last summer to Bozcaada, an island off the western coast of Turkey, is the aroma of maturing figs, lavender and rosemary carried by persistent winds that locals say help shape the island’s character.

That means that this 15-square-mile island — a seven-hour trip from Istanbul by bus and ferry — offers solitude with a dash of culture in its only town, also called Bozcaada, and vineyards, whose output has helped make this one of Turkey’s most promising wine destinations.

Their biggest success has been with cabernet sauvignon, and thanks to Bozcaada’s terroir — “the earth was made to produce wine,” Mr. Gareis said — they have continued to expand.

But Corvus did not make Bozcaada famous.