Turkish Wine

Grapes have been planted in Turkey for more than 10,000 years, but it would take another 3,000 years before they started making Wine with those grapes.

The Peninsula of Anatolia in Turkey is the oldest Winemaking area in the country, dating back 7,000 years.

Turkey hosts over 1,000,000 ha (2,500,000 acres) of vineyards, producing a yearly harvest of 3.6 million tonnes, although only 2% of that amount is normally suitable for wine production. There are 150 registered producers.

The wine regions of Turkey:

• Aegean
• Marmara
• Central Anatolia

The grapes grown in Turkey:

White:

• Sauvignon Blanc
• Clairette Blanche
• Chardonnay
• Riesling
• Sauvignon Gris
• Pinot Gris
• Sémillon
• Beylerce
• Yapıncak
• Vasilaki
• Viognier
• Alvarinho
• Narince
• Chenin Blanc
• Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
• Bornova Misketi
• Trebbiano
• Kabarcık
• Dökülgen
• Emir
• Hasandede
• Rumi

Red:

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Cabernet Franc
• Pinot Noir
• Adakarası
• Papazkarası
• Sémillon
• Kuntra
• Gamay
• Karalahna
• Cinsault
• Malbec
• Petit Verdot Kırklareli Kırklareli
• Lüleburgaz
• Büyükkarıştıran Saranta, Arcadia
• Chamlija
• Vino Dessera
• Gürbüz
• Carignan
• Çal Karası
• Merlot
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Alicante Bouschet
• Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese
• Montepulciano
• Grenache
• Tannat
• Petit Verdot
• Cabernet Franc Çanakkale Bozcaada
• Gelibolu, Eceabat Talay Çamlıbağ
• Ataol, Sezer
• Amadeus
• Corvus
• Gali, Suvla
• Burdur Dimriti
• Acıkara
• Fersun
• Merzifon Karası
• Tilkikuyruğu Antalya Elmalı Likya
• Emir
• Hasandede
• Dimrit Nevşehir Ürgüp
• Kalecik Karası
• Dimrit Ankara Akyurt
• Kalecik Kavaklıdere
• Vinkara
• Tafalı
• Horoz Karası
• Öküzgözü
• Boğazkere
• Sergi Karası